ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,639, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC (Houston).
"Fixed nozzle port retention mechanism" was invented by Juan Miguel Bilen (The Woodlands, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of forming an earth-boring tool includes providing a drill bit body with a nozzle cavity adapted to receive a nozzle and forming a first groove in the wall of the nozzle cavity at a first depth. A nozzle adapted to be inserted into the nozzle cavity is also provided. A second groove is formed in the nozzle at a second depth. The nozzle is inserted into the nozzle cavity such that the first groove and the second ...