Patent ID: 11946321
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 16:
17. A method of forming a downhole tool, comprising:
forming a bit body including at least one blade extending from the bit body;
securing at least one sleeve to the at least one blade, the at least one sleeve defining a cutter-receiving aperture;
disposing at least one biasing member within the cutter-receiving aperture; and
inserting a cutting element into the cutter-receiving aperture of the at least one sleeve, such that the at least one biasing member is disposed between the at least one sleeve and the cutting element and biases the cutting element relative to the at least one sleeve in an axial direction, and wherein the cutting element is configured to translate in the axial direction relative to the sleeve by a maximum distance within a range of about 0.001 to about 0.010 in.