INTERNATIONAL PATENT: GRANT PRIDECO, INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "FIXED CUTTER DRILL BITS WITH TAILORED GAGE PADS FOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLING"

GENEVA, April 8 -- GRANT PRIDECO, INC. (10353 Richmond AvenueHouston, Texas 77042-4103) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/048106) for "FIXED CUTTER DRILL BITS WITH TAILORED GAGE PADS FOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLING" on Sep 26, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/072905, the details related to the patent application was published on Apr 02, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): GAVIA, David E. (30 Silver Lute PlaceThe Woodlands, Texas 77381-4380), MUELLER, Levi Adam (6121 NW 157th StreetEdmond, Texas 73013-8926)

Abstract: A fixed cutter drill (100) bit for drilling a borehole in an ea...