Patent ID: 9428966
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B24D,C23C,E21B

Claim Text:
1. A cutting element for an earth-boring tool, comprising: a substrate; and a volume of superabrasive material disposed on the substrate, the volume of superabrasive material having a cutting face having a domed surface and a shaped feature, the shaped feature comprising at least one of a recess extending into the volume of superabrasive material from the cutting face and a protrusion extending outward from the cutting face, a first portion of the cutting face having a first surface roughness, a second portion of the cutting face having a second surface roughness greater than the first surface roughness of the first portion of the cutting face, wherein a boundary between the first portion and the second portion extends linearly across the domed surface and generally through a center of the cutting face, and wherein the domed surface is configured to generate a single stream of formation cuttings moving laterally away from the center of the cutting face.