Patent ID: 9726222
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: E21B,F16C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A bearing assembly, comprising: a plurality of superhard bearing elements distributed about an axis, each of the plurality of superhard bearing elements having a substrate bonded to a superhard material, the superhard material including a superhard bearing surface and at least one peripheral surface extending between the superhard bearing surface and an interface between the substrate and the superhard material, the superhard material of at least some of the plurality of superhard bearing elements exhibiting: a support ring structure coupled to the plurality of superhard bearing elements, wherein the support ring includes a first side adjacent a first portion of each of the plurality of superhard bearing elements and a second side adjacent a second portion of each of the plurality of superhard bearing elements, wherein the first side exhibits a height that is greater than the second side.