Patent ID: 9371699
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A cutting element for an earth-boring tool, comprising: a substrate; and at least one volume of superabrasive material on the substrate, the at least one volume of superabrasive material including a first planar surface and a second planar surface oriented at an angle relative to the first planar surface and intersecting the first planar surface along an apex; wherein the first planar surface has a first shape comprising more than half of a circle or more than half of an oval, the first shape having a first maximum diameter, the second planar surface has a second shape comprising more than half of a circle or more than half of an oval, the second shape having a second maximum diameter, and the apex has a length less than the first maximum diameter and the second maximum diameter, wherein notches extend in a lateral side surface of the at least one volume of superabrasive material on opposing sides adjacent the apex.