Patent ID: 9366085
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A downhole drilling apparatus comprising: an assembly including a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing having a bore formed therein, the bore having a bore longitudinal axis, the bore longitudinal axis being at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the housing at an outlet of the housing, wherein an output shaft of the assembly extends axially through the bore of the housing; a bearing assembly including first and second races, wherein a first set of bearing elements are disposed at a first angle relative to a top surface of the first race and a second set of bearing elements are disposed at a second angle relative to a top surface of the second race; and the output shaft extends from the outlet of the housing at an angle, the angle defined by the angle between the bore longitudinal axis and the longitudinal axis of the housing.