BEARING ASSEMBLIES AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING SUPERHARD BEARING ELEMENTS
A bearing assembly includes a support ring circumferentially surrounding a central bearing axis and a plurality of superhard bearing elements coupled to the support ring. Each of the plurality of superhard bearing elements has a base, a superhard bearing surface, and a lateral periphery extending be...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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18.06.2020
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Summary: | A bearing assembly includes a support ring circumferentially surrounding a central bearing axis and a plurality of superhard bearing elements coupled to the support ring. Each of the plurality of superhard bearing elements has a base, a superhard bearing surface, and a lateral periphery extending between the base and the superhard bearing surface. The superhard bearing surface has a partial-ellipsoidal surface shape. A bearing apparatus includes an inner bearing assembly and an outer bearing assembly. A subterranean drilling system includes an output shaft operably coupled to a bearing apparatus. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US201916551674 |