Patent ID: 11920409
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 14:
15. A method of forming an earth-boring tool, the method comprising:
securing a cutting element within a pocket of an unfinished earth-boring tool, the cutting element comprising a cutting table, comprising:
a first surface;
a cutting surface surrounding the first surface and angled relative to a central longitudinal axis of the cutting table;
a plurality of first transition surfaces and a plurality of second transition surfaces positioned in an alternating circumferential sequence, the plurality of first transition surfaces angled differently relative to the central longitudinal axis of the cutting table than the plurality of second transition surfaces; and
a cutting edge defined by an interface between the cutting surface and each of: the plurality of first transition surfaces; and the plurality of second transition surfaces.