Patents
US 12597111 B2: Systems and methods for dull grading
- Granted
- 2026-04-07
- Filed
- 2022-05-23 application 18561926
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to automatically dull grading drill bits and portions thereof based on three-dimensional digital models made from one or more images of the drill bits taken at a drilling site by an electronic device with a time-of-flight camera, wherein a method for evaluating drill bits at a site of a drilling rig is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a requestor, a plurality of images of a drill bit that has been used, at least some of the plurality of images including time-of-flight images that have been captured by an electronic device (e.g., a computing device, an electronic device, etc.) on-site at or near a drill rig. The method includes generating a digital model of the drill bit based on the plurality of images.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 (ipgb20260407.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Synthetic Corporation 551 patents | US company or organization | Orem, UT | US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 |
| Exo-Field Engineering Solutions PVT Ltd. | Foreign company or organization | Maharashtra, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tushar Chowhan | Maharashtra, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 | ||
| Brandon Paul Linford | Draper, UT | 19 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 | |
| Scott Schmidt | Draper, UT | 8 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T7/0002 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 |
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B10/567 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION signed 2025-07-18 | KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OVERLAND PARK, IL | 74973/89 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-18 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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