Patents
US 12768226 B2: Earth-boring tools, nozzles, and associated structures, apparatus, and methods
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2025-05-08 application 19202443
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An earth-boring tool includes a tool body defining an aperture configured to receive a nozzle. The tool body defines a threaded portion extending into the aperture and an annular seal cavity extending from the aperture into the tool body. The annular seal cavity is defined by an outer wall, the outer wall includes a full width portion, a sealing surface, and an inclined surface extending between the full width portion and the sealing surface, the inclined surface extending at an angle relative to the full width portion of the outer wall.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC 922 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Miguel Bilen | The Woodlands, TX | 48 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Stephen Duffy | Spring, TX | 14 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B10/61 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BILEN, JUAN MIGUEL signed 2025-04-08 DUFFY, STEPHEN signed 2025-04-08 | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC HOUSTON, TX | 71066/547 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-11 |
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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