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EX10.10 Employ Agreement Wheeler

EXHIBIT 10.10

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
    

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 29th day of December, 2014, by and between RBC Life Sciences, Inc. (“Employer”), located at 2301 Crown Court, Irving, Texas 75038, and Douglas R. Wheeler (“Employee”), residing at 2703 Shadow Drive West, Arlington, Texas 76006.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Employer is engaged in, among other businesses, the international distribution of nutritional supplements and personal care products through the network marketing distribution model, and the distribution of wound care and oncology care products; and 

WHEREAS, Employer desires to employ Employee, and Employee desires to accept employment with Employer, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises set forth in this Agreement, Employer and Employee hereby agree as follows:

		
	Section 1.  
	Effective Date and Purpose.  The effective date of this Agreement shall be January 1, 2015 (the “Effective Date”).  This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of Employee’s employment with Employer on and after the Effective Date during the term hereof.

Section 2.  Employment Title and Duties.  Employer shall employ Employee in the capacity of Vice President - Operations.  In this capacity, Employee shall have the responsibility to perform all duties that are customarily performed by one holding that position in other, same, or similar businesses or enterprises as that engaged in by Employer.  Employee accepts this employment, subject to the general supervision and pursuant to the orders and direction of Employer’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”).  Employee shall also render such other services and duties, consistent with such capacity, as may be assigned from time to time by the CEO.
Section 3.  Compensation of Employee.  Employer shall pay Employee, in full payment for Employee’s services and covenants under this Agreement, the following compensation:
		
	(a)
	Salary.  During his employment pursuant to this Agreement, Employee’s annual base salary shall be $138,000 payable bi-weekly in equal payments of $5,307.69 in accordance with Employer’s customary payroll practices. Employee’s annual base salary may be increased during the term of this Agreement subject to business conditions and Employee’s performance, as recommended by the CEO to the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of Employer’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Compensation Committee and the CEO shall review and make a joint decision in accordance with the Compensation Committee Charter.  

		
	(b)
	Incentive Bonus.  The Compensation Committee will maintain a discretionary annual cash incentive bonus program each year during the Term.  The Compensation Committee shall determine in its sole discretion whether any annual incentive bonus will be payable for any year to Employee based on business-related factors deemed appropriate by the Compensation Committee for a particular year.  Any annual incentive bonus payable to Employee will be paid in a lump sum payment between January 1 and April 30 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year to which the bonus relates pursuant to the terms of the bonus plan adopted by the Compensation Committee provided that Employee remains continuously employed by Employer until the date the bonus is paid.

		
	(c)
	Health and Welfare Benefits.  During his employment, Employee shall be eligible to participate in the health and welfare benefit plans and programs offered from time to time by Employer for its similarly situated employees, upon the terms and subject to conditions of such plans and programs.  

Section 4.  Best Efforts of Employee.  Employee agrees to perform all of the duties and responsibilities pursuant to the express and implicit terms of this Agreement to the reasonable satisfaction of Employer.  Employee further agrees to perform such duties and responsibilities faithfully and to the best of his ability, talent, and experience. 
Section 5.  Place of Employment.  Employee shall render such duties and responsibilities at 2301 Crown Court, Irving, Texas 75038 and at such other places as Employer shall in good faith require or as the interest, needs, business, or opportunity of Employer shall require.
Section 6.  Non-Competition with Employer during Employment.  Employee shall devote all his time, attention, knowledge, and skills solely to the business and interest of Employer, and Employer shall be entitled to all of the benefits and profits arising from the work of Employee.  Employee shall not, during his employment under this Agreement, perform services for or be interested directly or indirectly, in any manner, as partner, officer, director, shareholder, advisor, consultant, employee, 

or in any other capacity in any other business similar to Employer’s business, any allied trade, or any business offering a competing or alternative product or service. However, nothing contained in this section shall prevent or limit Employee from continuing to receive the benefits of relationships previously disclosed and approved by the CEO in writing or investing in the capital stock or other securities of any corporation whose stock or securities are publicly owned and traded on any public exchange, nor shall anything contained in this Section 6.   prevent or limit Employee from investing in real estate.
Section 7.  Confidentiality and Nondisclosure.  Employer shall disclose to Employee, and Employee acknowledges that in and as a result of his employment by Employer, he will receive, be making use of, acquiring, and/or adding to, confidential information of a special and unique nature and value relating to such matters as Employer’s trade secrets and proprietary and confidential business information, including but not limited to, its unique business methods and strategies, processes, product and design development, programs and programming codes, pricing methods, operating techniques and practices, operating and production costs, corporate financial information, customer requirements, customer and supplier information, potential customer lists and marketing techniques, systems, procedures, manuals, confidential reports, the equipment and methods used and preferred by its customers and the fees paid by them, and compilations of information, records, and specifications (all of which are referred to collectively herein as “Confidential Matters”).  Employee further agrees that if a third party (e.g., vendors, customers and manufacturers) contracts with Employer, the information obtained or received from a third party including, but not limited to, its patents, copyrights, proprietary information, trade secrets, systems, product development, procedures, manuals, and confidential reports will be treated in the same manner and subject to the same protection as other Confidential Matters.
Employee acknowledges that Employer does not voluntarily disclose Confidential Matters, but rather takes precautions to prevent their dissemination except pursuant to suitable confidentiality safeguards.  Employee further acknowledges that Confidential Matters (i) are secret and not known in Employer’s industry; (ii) have been and will be entrusted to Employee because Employee is a fiduciary of Employer; (iii) have been and will be developed by Employer and/or Employee for and on behalf of Employer through substantial expenditures of time, effort, and money and are and will be used in Employer’s business; (iv) give Employer an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use the Confidential Matters; and (v) are of such value and nature as to make it reasonable and necessary for Employee and Employer to protect and preserve the confidentiality and secrecy of the Confidential Matters.
Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Confidential Matters are valuable, special, and unique assets of Employer, the disclosure of which could cause substantial injury and loss of profits and goodwill to Employer.  The Confidential Matters to be prepared or compiled by Employee and/or Employer or furnished to Employee prior to or during Employee’s employment with Employer shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer.  Upon the termination of Employee’s employment with Employer, all documents and materials related to Confidential Matters shall be returned to Employer upon termination of employment, and none shall be retained by Employee, including any copies.
As a condition of employment and continued employment, Employee shall keep confidential all Confidential Matters that Employee learns or acquires as a result of his employment with Employer, and shall not at any time, except as necessary to conduct the business of Employer, directly or indirectly make known, divulge, use, furnish, or reveal to any person, firm, company, corporation, or anyone else any of the Confidential Matters or any knowledge or information with respect thereto, or otherwise use such information for any purpose whatsoever.  Employee shall take all steps necessary to safeguard all Confidential Matters and to prevent their use, disclosure, or dissemination to any other person or entity except as necessary to conduct the business of Employer.
If Employee is subpoenaed, served with any legal process or notice, or otherwise requested to produce or divulge, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Matters by any entity, agency, or person in any formal or informal proceeding, including, but not limited to, any interview, deposition, administrative or judicial hearing, and/or trial, upon Employee’s receipt of such subpoena, process, notice, or request, Employee shall immediately notify and deliver a copy of the subpoena, process, notice, or request to the Board.  Employee further irrevocably nominates, constitutes, and appoints Employer (specifically including any attorney retained by Employer) as Employee’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, to act in Employee’s name, place, and stead to do and perform any act which Employee might perform, including to institute, prosecute, defend, quash, compromise, settle, arbitrate, release, and dispose of any and all legal, equitable, or administrative hearings, actions, suits, attachments, subpoenas, claims, levies, or other proceedings, or otherwise engage in or defend any and all litigation in connection with or relating to any request to disclose, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Matters; provided, however, that Employer shall be under no obligation to act as Employee’s attorney-in-fact and may decline to do so upon written notice to Employee.
		
	Section 8.  
	Term.  The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall be effective for a period of one (1) year beginning on January 1, 2015 and ending on December 31, 2015.  

Section 9.  Termination of Employment. 
		
	(a)
	Termination by Employer for Cause.  Employer may immediately terminate the employment of Employee under this Agreement for Cause (as defined below) at any time by giving written notice of termination to Employee without prejudice to any other remedy to which Employer may be entitled either at law, in equity, or under this 

Agreement.  In the event Employee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated for Cause pursuant to this Section 9(a), Employer shall pay to Employee his monthly base salary up to the date of his termination of employment (the “Termination Date”) in a single lump sum payment on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of Employer following the Termination Date and Employee shall not be entitled to any other compensation or benefits under this Agreement.  
For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean, in each case, as reasonably determined by the Board:  (i) indictment for, conviction of, or entry of a pleading of guilty or no contest by, Employee with respect to a felony or any lesser crime of which fraud or dishonesty is a material element, (ii) Employee’s willful and continued failure to perform his duties with Employer, or a failure to follow the lawful direction of the Board after the Board delivers a written demand for performance and Employee neglects to cure such a failure to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board within 15 days after receipt of the demand, (iii) Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws with respect to the execution of Employer’s business operations or his material breach of Sections 6 or 7 of this Agreement, (iv) Employee’s theft, fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty, or similar conduct which has resulted or is reasonably likely to result in damage to the business or reputation of Employer or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, or (v) Employee’s habitual intoxication or continued abuse of illegal drugs which interferes with Employee’s ability to perform his assigned duties and responsibilities.
		
	(b)
	Termination by Employee for Good Reason or Termination by Employer Without Cause.  Employee may terminate his employment under this Agreement for “Good Reason” (as defined below) at any time by giving written notice of termination to Employer without prejudice to any other remedy to which Employee may be entitled either at law or in equity under this Agreement, and Employer may terminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement at any time for any reason other than Cause by giving written notice of such termination to Employee.  In the event Employee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated by Employee for Good Reason or by Employer for a reason other than Cause pursuant to this Section 9(b), Employer shall pay to Employee (i) his monthly base salary up to the Termination Date plus an amount equal to his accrued, unused vacation and personal time off (“PTO”), not to exceed 520 hours, paid in a single lump sum payment on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of Employer following the Termination Date and (ii) an amount equal to the greater of (A) his monthly base salary through the last day of the Term or (B) his monthly base salary for a period of six (6) months as severance pay following the Termination Date, payable, in each case, for a period of twelve (12) months in substantially equal payments in accordance with Employer’s normal payroll practices measured from the Termination Date, but commencing, subject to the payment timing provisions of Section 10(b), on the 60th day following the Termination Date (the “Payment Commencement Date”), provided that on or before the Payment Commencement Date, Employee shall have executed a general release of employment-related claims in a form reasonably satisfactory to Employer (the “Release”) (the form of such Release shall be provided to Employee by Employer within five (5) days following the Termination Date) and the revocation period applicable to the Release shall have expired; and provided further, that the first payment will include an amount equal to all payments that would have been made between the Termination Date and the Payment Commencement Date if the payments had commenced on the Termination Date.  The amounts paid pursuant to this Section 9(b) shall be reduced by all amounts withheld and deducted pursuant to Section 18.  No benefits, bonuses, PTO, or other forms of compensation, except for the severance payments and accrued PTO described in this Section 9(b), will be paid to Employee or accrued for the severance payment period.  Payments under this Section 9(b) shall immediately cease if at any time during which such payments are being made Employee violates the provisions of Section 7 or Section 11.  

For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) a material breach by Employer of this Agreement; or (ii) a material diminution of Employee’s authority, duties, or responsibilities as in effect immediately after the Effective Date; provided, however that Employee must provide written notice to Employer of the condition described in clause (i) or (ii) above, as applicable, within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the condition, and Employer shall have a thirty (30) day period following its receipt of Employee’s notice during which it may remedy the condition.
		
	(c)
	Death of Employee.  This Agreement shall be deemed terminated as of the date of Employee’s death.  In the event of Employee’s death, Employer shall pay to employee’s estate Employee’s monthly base salary up to the Termination Date, plus an amount equal to Employee’s accrued, unused PTO, not to exceed 520 hours, paid in a single sum payment on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of Employer following the Termination Date, and Employee (and Employee’s estate) shall not be entitled to any other compensation or benefits under this Agreement.  The amounts paid pursuant to this Section 9(c) shall be reduced by all amounts withheld and deducted pursuant to Section 18.

		
	(d)
	Disability of Employee.   Should Employee be unable to perform his duties under this Agreement by reason of Employee’s inability to perform the essential functions of the position for a period of six (6) months, as determined 

by the Board in its sole discretion, Employer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Employee.  During the six (6) month period that Employee fails to perform his duties as a result of his inability to perform the essential functions of the position, Employer will continue to pay Employee Employee’s monthly base salary based on its customary payroll practices, reduced by any disability payments received by Employee from a disability program made available by Employer, and Employee shall be treated as on a bona fide leave of absence.  In the event Employee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated by reason of Employee’s disability pursuant to this Section 9(d), Employer shall pay to Employee his monthly base salary up to the termination Date, plus an amount equal to Employee’s accrued, unused PTO, not to exceed 520 hours paid in a single sum payment on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of Employer following the Termination Date, and Employee shall not be entitled to any other compensation or benefits under this Agreement.  The amounts paid pursuant to this Section 9(d) shall be reduced by all amounts withheld and deducted pursuant to Section 18.  
		
	(e)
	Early Termination by Employee.  In the event Employee terminates his employment prior to the end of the Term, other than for Good Reason, death or disability, Employer shall pay to Employee shall his monthly base salary up to the Termination Date, plus an amount equal to Employee’s unused, accrued PTO, not to exceed 520 hours paid in a single sum payment on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of Employer following the Termination Date, and Employee shall not be entitled to any other compensation or benefits under this Agreement.  The amounts paid pursuant to this Section 9(e) shall be reduced by all amounts withheld and deducted pursuant to Section 18.

Section 10.  Section 409A.
		
	(a)
	Separation from Service.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to any amounts payable to Employee under this Agreement in connection with a termination of Employee’s employment that would be considered “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), in no event shall a termination of employment be considered to have occurred under this Agreement for purposes of the time of payment of such amounts unless such termination constitutes Employee’s “separation from service” with Employer as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), and any successor provision thereto (“Separation from Service”).

		
	(b)
	Section 409A Compliance; Payment Delays.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the Contrary, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the severance payments payable to Employee pursuant to Section 9 shall be made in reliance upon Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (relating to separation pay plans) and/or Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (relating to short-term deferrals).  However, to the extent any such payments are treated as “non-qualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code, and if Employee is deemed at the time of his Separation from Service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the benefits to which Employee is entitled under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited payment under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of Employee’s termination benefits shall not be provided to Employee prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of Employee’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date of Employee’s death.  Upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred pursuant to this Section 10(b) shall be paid in a lump sum to Employee.  The determination of whether Employee is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the time of his Separation from Service shall made by Employer in accordance with the terms of Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance thereunder (including, without limitation, the default provisions Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) and any successor provision thereto).

		
	(c)
	Construction and Interpretation; Separate Payments.  This Agreement is intended to be written, administered, interpreted and construed in a manner such that no payment or benefits provided under the Agreement become subject to (i) the gross income inclusion set forth within Section 409A(a)(1)(A) of the Code or (ii) the interest and additional tax set forth within Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code (collectively, “Section 409A Penalties”), including, where appropriate, the construction of defined terms to have meanings that would not cause the imposition of Section 409A Penalties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no particular tax result for Employee with respect to any income recognized by Employee in connection with this Agreement is guaranteed and in no event shall Employer be required to provide a tax gross-up payment to Employee or otherwise reimburse Employee with respect to any Section 409A Penalties.  For purposes of Section 409A of the Code (including, without limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), each payment that Employee may be eligible to receive under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate and distinct payment and shall not collectively be treated as a single payment.  

		
	(d)
	In-kind Benefits and Reimbursements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Employer policy with respect to such payments, in-kind benefits and reimbursements provided under this Agreement during any tax year of Employee shall not affect in-kind benefits or reimbursements to be provided in any other tax year of Employee and are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.  

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, reimbursement requests must be timely submitted by Employee and, if timely submitted, reimbursement payments shall be made to Employee as soon as administratively practicable following such submission in accordance with Employer’s policies regarding reimbursements, but in no event later than the last day of Employee’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred.  This Section shall only apply to in-kind benefits and reimbursements that would result in taxable compensation income to Employee.  
Section 11.  Post Employment Non-Compete.  As a material inducement for receiving the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information described in Section 7 and other good and valuable consideration, Employee agrees that during the term of his employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination of Employee’s employment with Employer, for whatever reason:
		
	(a)
	Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, without written approval of the CEO, solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any employee of Employer or other person providing services to Employer to alter, leave or cease his employment or other service relationship with Employer, for any reason whatsoever;

		
	(b)
	In an executive, financial, sales, or operational capacity, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, without written approval of the CEO, accept employment from or provide competitive services or assistance to any current customer of Employer with whom Employee has had any contact during his employment with Employer; and

		
	(c)
	Employee shall not solicit or attempt to solicit Employer’s current customers (defined as all customers of Employer within the 12 months preceding Employee’s termination of employment) with respect to which Employee had confidential information or with whom Employee had any contact during his employment with Employer to purchase services or products that are competitive with those marketed, offered for sale and/or under any stage of development by Employer as of the date of Employee’s termination of employment with Employer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, Employer shall not unreasonably restrict Employee’s ability to serve on boards of directors of other companies.

		
	Section 12.  
	Indemnity.  Employer shall indemnify Employee and hold Employee harmless for any acts or decisions made by Employee in good faith and that were reasonably believed to be in the best interest of Employer while performing services for Employer.  Employer will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain Director and Officer insurance coverage in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 for Employee under an insurance policy covering the officers and directors of Employer against lawsuits.  Employer shall pay all reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually and necessarily incurred by Employee in connection with any appeal thereon, including the cost of court settlements.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (i) the obligations of Employer shall be subject to the condition that the Board shall not have determined based on advice from its legal counsel that Employee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of Employer to make an expense or fee advance pursuant to this Section 12 shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Board determines that Employee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, Employer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Employee (who hereby agrees to reimburse Employer) for all such amounts theretofore paid (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing agreement by Employee shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement that Employee provide Employer with an undertaking to repay any advancement of fees or expenses if it is ultimately determined that Employee is not entitled to indemnification under applicable law); provided, however, that if Employee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Employee should be indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by the Board that Employee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Employee shall not be required to reimburse Employer for any expense advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or have lapsed).  This undertaking by Employee to repay such expense advance shall be unsecured and interest-free.

Section 13.  Effect of Partial Invalidity.  The invalidity of any portion of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provision.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, the parties agree that the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 14.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the complete agreement between the parties and shall supersede all other agreements, either oral or written, between the parties, including, without limitation, the Prior Agreement.  The parties stipulate that neither of them has made any representations except as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and each of the parties acknowledges that they have relied on their own judgment in entering into this Agreement.
Section 15.  Successors and Assigns; Survival of Rights and Obligations.  
		
	(a)
	Binding Agreement; Employee’s Personal Agreement.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Employee and Employee’s heirs and legal representatives and Employer and its successors and assigns.  Employee’s rights and obligations under this Agreement are personal and may not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part by Employee (except that his rights may be transferred upon his death by will, trust, or the laws of intestacy).  

		
	(b)
	Employer’s Successor.  Employer will require any successor to all or substantially all of the business and assets of Employer (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place; except that no such assumption and agreement will be required if the successor is bound by operation of law to perform this Agreement.  In this Agreement, “Employer” shall include any successor to Employer’s business and assets that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement (either by agreement or by operation of law).

		
	(c)
	Survival.  The respective rights and obligations of Employer and Employee under this Agreement (including Sections 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15 and 17) shall survive the expiration or termination of the Term to the extent necessary to give full effect to those rights and obligations.

Section 16.  Notices.  All notices, requests, demands, and other communications shall be in writing and shall be given by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses shown on the first page of this Agreement, or to such subsequent addresses as the parties shall so designate in writing.
Section 17.  Dispute Resolution.  
		
	(a)
	Arbitration.  The exclusive remedy or method of resolving all disputes or questions arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including its expiration or termination) or the expiration or termination of Employee’s employment hereunder (“Disputes”) shall be arbitration held in Dallas, Texas.  Nevertheless, although disputes or questions arising out of or relating to Sections 6, 7 and 11 shall be subject to arbitration, Employer shall not be precluded from also seeking and obtaining injunctive relief from any court of proper jurisdiction to enforce or protect its rights under Sections 6, 7 and 11. Any arbitration may be requested or initiated by a party to the Dispute by written notice to the other party or parties to the Dispute specifying the subject of the requested arbitration and preparing the name of an arbitrator (“Arbitration Notice”).  

		
	(b)
	Arbitrators.  Arbitration shall be before a single arbitrator agreed upon by Employer and Employee (collectively, the “Parties”).  If the Parties are unable to agree upon the selection of an arbitrator, then the Parties shall request that the American Arbitration Association in Dallas, Texas appoint an arbitrator.

		
	(c)
	Award and Costs.  The arbitration proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  The costs of arbitration (exclusive of the expense of a party to the Dispute in obtaining and presenting evidence and attending the arbitration and of the fees and expenses of legal counsel to a party to the dispute, all of which shall be borne by that party to the Dispute) shall be borne by Employer if Employee receives substantially the relief sought by him in the arbitration, whether by settlement, award, or judgment; otherwise, the costs shall be borne one-half by Employer and one-half by Employee.  The arbitration determination or award shall be final and conclusive on the parties to the Dispute, and judgment upon such award may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 18.  Tax Withholding.  Employer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from payments made under this Agreement all amounts required to satisfy its withholding obligations with respect to income, employment and any other applicable taxes.  
Section 19.  Limitation on Payments.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the total of the payments and benefits under this Agreement, together with any other payments or benefits received by Employee from Employer, will be an amount that would cause them to be a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A) of the Code (the “Parachute Payment Amount”), then such payments under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the total amount thereof is $1 less than the Parachute Payment Amount.
Section 20.  Attorney’s Fees.  If any arbitration proceeding or any action for injunctive or declaratory relief is brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, attorney’s fees shall be borne by Employer if Employee is the prevailing party (or receives substantially the relief sought by Employee), otherwise each party will be responsible for its own attorney’s fees.
Section 21.  Additional Obligations.  During and after the Term, Employee shall, upon reasonable notice from Employer, furnish Employer with such information as may be in Employee’s possession, and cooperate with Employer as may reasonably be requested by Employer, in connection with any legal or governmental proceedings in which Employer or any of its affiliates is or may become a party.  Employer shall reimburse Employee for his reasonable expenses in fulfilling his obligations under this Section 21 promptly, but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which Employee incurs the expense.
Section 22.  Amendment.  Any modification, amendment or change of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in a writing signed by both parties.
Section 23.  Governing Law; Interpretation.  This Agreement, and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.  This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted by the Board and such determination shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties.
Section 24.  Interpretive Matters.  Whenever required by the context, pronouns and any variation thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.  The terms “include” and “including” do not denote or imply any limitation.  The captions and headings used in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of the parties and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement for construction or interpretation purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on this 29th day of December, 2014.

EMPLOYEE:                        EMPLOYER:

RBC LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

/s/ Douglas R. Wheeler                    By: /s/ Steven E. Brown
Douglas R. Wheeler                           Steven E. Brown
 PresidentExhibit 10.45

 

EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURING, MARKETING, SALES

AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

THIS EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURING,
MARKETING, SALES AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 9, 2015 (the
“Effective Date”), by and among Extreme Technologies, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“Extreme”),
Hard Rock Solutions, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“Hard Rock”), Tenax Energy Solutions LLC,
an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Tenax”) and Kevin Jones, an individual (“Jones”).
Tenax and Jones may be referred to herein collectively as the “Tenax Parties” and singularly as a “Tenax
Party”). Hard Rock and Extreme may be referred to herein collectively as the “Hard Rock Parties” and
singularly as a “Hard Rock Party”). The Hard Rock Parties and the Tenax Parties may hereinafter be referred
to singularly as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties”.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Jones is the inventor
of and has filed a certain United States patent application and non-provisional applications on technology that is used on a certain
subsurface drilling tool (the “Orbit IP”) as more fully described on Schedule A (the “Orbit
U.S. Patent Application”);

 

WHEREAS, Jones is the inventor
of and has filed certain worldwide patent applications on Orbit IP as more fully described on Schedule B (the “Orbit
Global Patent Applications” and together with the Orbit U.S. Patent Application, hereinafter referred to collectively
as the “Orbit Patent Applications”);

 

WHEREAS, Jones is the majority
owner of Tenax;

 

WHEREAS, Jones and Tenax
are parties to that certain perpetual Exclusive Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales and Consulting Agreement evidencing Tenax's exclusive
rights to manufacture, market, sell and rent the Orbit IP product line (the “Tenax Agreement”), a copy of which
has been furnished to the Hard Rock Parties;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that
certain Bill of Sale, executed as of even date herewith, Hard Rock has purchased from Tenax and Tenax has sold and delivered to
Hard Rock all inventory associated with the Orbit IP product line, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (the “Orbit
Inventory Purchase Price”) as more fully described therein (“Bill of Sale”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire
to enter into an agreement whereby Hard Rock has the exclusive right on a perpetual basis to manufacture, market, sell and rent
the products that utilize the Orbit IP (the “Orbit Products”), as hereinafter more fully described and as subject
to the terms and condition hereof;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire
to set forth various rights, duties and obligations with respect to Jones removing certain liens on the Orbit IP and granting an
option to purchase same;

 

NOW THEREFORE, for and
in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, the Parties hereby agree
as follows:

 

    	1

    	 

    

 

ARTICLE
I

 

Grant of Exclusive License

 

Tenax hereby grants to
Hard Rock the perpetual and exclusive right and license to manufacture, market, sell and rent the Orbit Products utilizing the
Orbit IP (the “License”) according to the following terms:

 

(a)          The
Orbit IP and any goodwill associated therewith are and shall at all times remain the property of Jones unless and until Extreme
exercises its Purchase Option according to Section 4.2 and as defined therein.

 

(b)          Hard
Rock shall use the Orbit IP at all times in connection with promoting the worldwide manufacture, market, sale or rental of the
Orbit Products (collectively, the “Operations”).

 

(c)          The
Parties understand and agree that Hard Rock's license to use the Orbit IP and perform the Operations is exclusive and perpetual
subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

 

(d)          If
at any time Jones determines that it is appropriate to change, substitute or add modifications to the Orbit IP, then the definition
of “Orbit IP” hereunder shall automatically, and without further action of the Parties hereto, be amended to reflect
any such change, substitution or addition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Jones agrees to give at least thirty (30) days prior
written notice to Extreme and not implement any such proposed change, substitution, addition or discontinuance of all or part of
the Orbit IP without the prior written consent of Extreme which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

ARTICLE
II

 

Orbit Products; Operations

 

All decisions concerning
pricing, marketing tools, taxes, record keeping, marketing efforts, quality control, shipment, return policies, warranties, etc.
shall be solely at the discretion of Hard Rock or its “Affiliates”, as hereinafter defined, with respect to the manufacture,
marketing, sale and/or rental of the Orbit Products pursuant to this Agreement. The defined term, “Affiliate” or “Affiliates”
shall have the meaning set forth in Rule I 2b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

 

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ARTICLE
III

 

Term;
Term Payments

 

3.1           The
term of the License shall begin on the Effective Date and continue unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Agreement (the “Term”).
Hard Rock shall commence payment of the amount of $83,334.00 per month (the “Term Payments”) on February 1,
2015 and shall continue such monthly payments through January 1, 2017, subject to Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 and unless sooner terminated
pursuant to this Agreement. Alternatively, Hard Rock shall have the right to prepay any of said amounts including making quarterly
payments of $250,000.00 for each quarterly time period subject to Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event Extreme exercises its Purchase Option pursuant to Section 4.2, from that time forward, all of the Term Payments shall
cease and the Royalty Payments, as hereinafter defined, shall be implemented. In the event the Orbit Patents, as hereinafter defined,
are not granted, then the License shall remain in full force and effect including the obligation of Hard Rock to make the Tenn
Payments; provided that, after the last Term Payment on January 1, 2017, such that an aggregate amount of $2,000,000.00 or such
lesser amount as determined pursuant to Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4, has been paid to Tenax, this exclusive license shall remain
in full force and effect so long as the Term Payments continue as contemplated herein, or the exclusive license shall terminate
if the Term Payments are discontinued except as specifically permitted herein.

 

Calculation of Term Payments; Option to Terminate
the Term Payments

 

3.2           Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the revenue generated from the sales or rentals of the Orbit Products
by Hard Rock compared to the direct and indirect labor, material and marketing costs incurred by Hard Rock is not producing an
adequate profit to Hard Rock, the Parties shall meet in good faith to discuss and implement an appropriate reduction in the amount
of Term Payments to a reasonable level so that an adequate profit can be achieved by Hard Rock.

 

3.3           Furthermore,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the calculation of the Term Payments shall be equal to the lesser of
(i) $83,334.00 per month, or (ii) the amount of actual gross revenues (whether collected or not) from sales or rentals of the Orbit
Products for such month. There shall be a true-up on the first (16`) of each month commencing on February 1, 2015. For the avoidance
of doubt the following is an example of such true-up: if the amount of revenues from sales or rental of the Orbit Products during
the month of January 2015 shall be determined to be greater than $83,334, the amount of the Term Payment shall equal $83,334; if
the amount of revenues from sales or rental of the Orbit Products during the month of January 2015 shall be determined to be less
than $83,334, the amount of the Term Payment shall equal the actual amount of revenues (whether collected or not) for such month.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, under no circumstances shall the aggregate amount of Term Payments be
required to be greater than $2,000,000.00 or such lesser amount to the extent, if any, that the Term Payments are reduced pursuant
to Section 3.2. 3.3 or 3.4 (the “Aggregate Term Payments Amount”).

 

3.4           In
the event bona fide, material litigation is filed against Jones, Tenax and/or Hard Rock asserting or alleging patent infringement
and/or theft or misuse of confidential information pertaining to the Orbit IP or Orbit Products, Hard Rock may terminate its obligation
to make the Term Payments as set forth in Section 3.1 hereof, but shall continue the exclusive rights granted herein with respect
to the Orbit IP. In the event the Tenax Parties favorably resolve the suit, subject to Section 3.6, any remaining unpaid Term Payments
shall commence until the Aggregate Term Payments Amount is paid.

 

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New IP

 

3.5           The
Tenax Parties and their Affiliates agree that for and in consideration of the Term Payments being made by Hard Rock, to not show
to any third party any new or additional intellectual property created or developed by Jones, Tenax or both in any field or industry
(the “New IP”), without first showing any such New IP to Extreme and its Affiliates. Extreme and its Affiliates
shall have a period of thirty (30) days (the “Early Option Period”) thereafter to make a proposal to the Tenax Parties
with respect thereto should it desire to do so. The Tenax Parties shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to reject such
proposal from Extreme and offer the New IP to any third party but only on higher purchase price terms and conditions and further
provided that the Tenax Parties cannot consummate a transaction concerning the New IP with a third party unless it is on higher
purchase price terms and conditions to the Tenax Parties than the highest purchase price terms and conditions offered by Extreme
and such transaction with such third party is consummated with one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the last offer from
Extreme is rejected by the Tenax Parties.

 

Right of First Refusal and Buyout Options

 

3.6           

 

(a)          If
the Tenax Parties or their Affiliates receive a bona fide third party offer to purchase all or part, or otherwise acquire any interest
in the New IP which the Tenax Parties desire to accept (a “New IP Offer”) and doing so is not otherwise in violation
of this Agreement, prior to making such sale, the Tenax Parties shall deliver a written offering notice to the Hard Rock Parties
containing details of the New IP Offer and affording the Hard Rock Parties a right of first refusal to match such New IP Offer
on or prior to thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of such written notice. The Hard Rock Parties shall deliver a reply notice
to the Tenax Parties setting forth whether it desires to match such New IP Offer. Should the Hard Rock Parties match the New IP
Offer within thirty (30) days of its receipt of written notice of the Offer, such reply notice shall constitute an agreement binding
on the Hard Rock Parties to purchase and the Tenax Parties to sell all or part of the New IP proposed to be purchased in the New
IP Offer at the price offered by the proposed purchaser.

 

(b)          If
within the thirty (30) day period, the Hard Rock Parties shall fail to deliver a written reply notice either agreeing to match
the New IP Offer as provided in subsection (a) or desiring to participate in the New IP Offer as provided in this subsection (b),
then the Hard Rock Parties shall be deemed to have rejected such New IP Offer and shall have no further rights with respect thereto.
In such event, the Tenax Parties shall be permitted to consummate the New IP Offer on the same or better conditions to the Tenax
Parties; provided, that it is done so within one hundred eighty (180) days of the expiration of the thirty (30) day time period.

 

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ARTICLE
IV

 

Orbit Patents: Purchase
Option: Consulting Services: Royalty Payments: Non-Competition

 

4.1           Throughout
the Term, Jones shall utilize commercially reasonable best efforts to procure the Orbit Patents, including but not limited to paying
all attorneys' fees, filing and maintenance fees, and all other costs and expenses reasonably contemplated in procuring the Orbit
Patents both in the United States and elsewhere in the world where applications are already pending or reserved to be implemented.

 

4.2           Commencing
on January 1, 2016, Extreme shall have the option at any time that this Agreement is in effect to purchase from Jones all of the
Orbit Patent Applications and/or the Orbit Patents in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein below. In addition,
in the event the Orbit U.S. Patent Application is granted (the “Orbit U.S. Patent”), Jones shall send written
notice thereof to Extreme, and for one hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of such written notice, or one hundred eighty (180)
days after the time when Jones is able to transfer good and marketable title to the Orbit U.S. Patent and all Orbit Global Patent
Applications and Global Orbit Patents, if any, Extreme shall have the option to purchase from Jones all of the foregoing being
hereinafter referred to as the “Purchase Option”, all right, title and interest held by Jones in and to the
Orbit Patents, as hereinafter defined, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, for a payment of One Million and no/00 Dollars
($1,000,000.00) (the “Orbit IP Purchase Price”); provided however, that, should Hard Rock have made Term Payments
or other payments other than the Orbit Inventory Purchase Price (the “Total Payments”) to the Tenax Parties
in excess of the Aggregate Term Payments Amount, then the Orbit IP Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount that the Total
Payments exceed the Orbit IP Purchase Price. Should neither Extreme nor any of its Affiliates elect to exercise the Purchase Option
within the time period provided herein, then the Term shall immediately terminate and Hard Rock and/or its Affiliates shall retain
the right to continue to market, sell or rent the Orbit Products manufactured during the Term on a non-exclusive basis without
the obligation to make any further payments to the Tenax Parties including but not limited to the Term Payments, and Extreme shall
no longer retain a purchase option. The license granted to Hard Rock in Article I shall otherwise terminate upon failure to exercise
the Purchase Option.

 

4.3           In
the event the purchase of the Orbit Patents is consummated by Extreme (the “Orbit Patents Purchase”), good and
marketable title to the Orbit Patent, as well as all Orbit Global Patent Applications or if patents have been granted thereon,
the actual patents themselves shall be conveyed by Jones to Extreme, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. The term “Orbit
Patents” shall include the Orbit U.S. Patent, the Orbit Global Patent Applications and if same has been granted, all
existing international patents on the Orbit IP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Jones cannot convey good and marketable
title to the Orbit Patents free and clear of all liens and encumbrances including but not limited to termination of the IRS Tax
Lien, then in such event and until Jones is able to procure same and provide good and marketable title free and clear or all liens
and encumbrances, the Purchase Option shall not be consummated. During any such time, Hard Rock shall retain the exclusive right
to manufacture, market, sell and/or rent the Orbit Products using the Orbit IP and all Term Payments shall terminate. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Extreme may, at its own option and upon ten (10) days prior written notice to the Tenax Parties, pay a portion of
the Orbit IP Purchase Price to such bona fide lienholders including but not limited to liquidation of the IRS Tax Lien necessary
to procure said good and marketable title as provided in Section 5.3(b).

 

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4.4           Consulting
Services. For a time period of two (2) years from the Effective Date and for and in consideration of entering into this Agreement
and without further compensation, Jones hereby agrees to provide consulting services to Extreme as may be requested by Extreme
from time to time not to exceed the amount of forty (40) hours per month in connection with enhancing the design of the Orbit Products,
the manufacture and marketing thereof, and other matters reasonably requested by Extreme. In connection therewith, Jones shall
be reimbursed for all reasonable third party out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any, that are previously authorized and approved
by the Hard Rock Parties, that he incurs in performing such consulting services.

 

4.5           Royalty
Payments. Upon consummation of the Orbit Patents Purchase, Extreme shall commence paying Jones quarterly royalty payments within
thirty (30) days after the end of each quarter, of twenty percent (20%) of its collected “Net Revenues,” as hereinafter
defined, from the sale or rental of the Orbit Products (the “Royalty Payments”), up to an aggregate ceiling
of $10,000,000, less any amounts previously received by Tenax or Jones from the Hard Rock Partners or their Affiliates in the form
of the payment of the Orbit IP Purchase Price, Term Payments or otherwise, not including the Orbit Inventory Purchase Price. For
purposes hereof, the term “Net Revenues” shall mean the total collected gross revenue less direct and/or indirect
labor, material and marketing costs incurred with respect to the manufacture, marketing, sale and/or rental of the Orbit Products.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that after being granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Orbit
U.S. Patent is revoked, terminated or expires, and not as a result of the conduct of Extreme not paying maintenance fees to keep
the Orbit Patents viable, then all obligations of Extreme to pay Royalty Payments shall thereafter discontinue.

 

4.6           Noncompetition
Obligation. For a time period of the greater of: (1) five (5) years from the Effective Date, or (ii) three (3) years after
the termination of this Agreement, (the “Non-Compete Term”) neither the Tenax Parties or their Affiliates shall directly
or indirectly compete with the Hard Rock Parties or their Affiliates with respect to the manufacture, marketing, sale and/or rental
of the Orbit Products (the “Business”) anywhere within the Territory, as hereinafter defined. The term “Territory”
shall mean the United States, any European country and any other country where as of the Effective Date or any time thereafter,
any of the Tenax Parties file a national stage patent application concerning the Orbit IP. Furthermore, during the Non-Compete
Term, the Tenax Parties and their Affiliates shall not directly or indirectly solicit any of the customers or potential customers
of any of the Hard Rock Parties or their Affiliates or otherwise encourage any of such customers or potential customers to discontinue
or not do business with the Hard Rock Parties of its Affiliates with respect to the Business anywhere within the Territory. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Non-Compete Term as described herein shall immediately terminate and all noncompetition obligations shall immediately
cease if the Purchase Option is not exercised by Extreme or one of its Affiliates within the time period provided in Section 4.2
herein.

 

4.7           Audit
Rights. Upon seven (7) days prior written notice, the Tenax Parties shall be permitted to inspect the books of Hard Rock and/or
Extreme and their Affiliates for the purpose of verifying the amount of Net Revenues, Royalty Payments, deductions from the Total
Payments, and any allegations of inadequate profits made pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof. In connection therewith, the Tenax Parties
shall have executed together with the Hard Rock Parties a mutually agreed upon form of Mutual Confidentiality Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE
V

 

Representations- Covenants

 

5.1          Representations
and Warranties of the Tenax Parties. The Tenax Parties severally represent and warrant, which shall survive the execution hereof,
as follows:

 

(a)          Except
as set forth in Schedule C, there are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or threatened against or affecting the Orbit
U.S. Patent Application, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, at law or in equity or before or by any governmental
authority or instrumentality or before any arbitrator of any kind, and there is no valid basis for any such action, proceeding,
or investigation;

 

(b)          No
consent, approval, or authorization of, or declaration, filing, or registration with any governmental or regulatory authority,
or any other person or entity, is required to be made or obtained by the Tenax Parties in connection with the execution, delivery,
and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(c)          Jones
has the full power and authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of himself.

 

(d)          Tenax
is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing with the laws of the State of Oklahoma. Tenax
is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business
and properties requires due qualification and good standing. Tenax has all right, power and authority to enter into the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Tenax has taken all necessary action to consummate the transactions contemplated herein, and this
Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each of the Tenax Parties enforceable in accordance with its terms, except
as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement
of creditors' rights generally.

 

(e)          This
Agreement does not violate or infringe on any patents or any proprietary or personal right of any other person, finn, or corporation;
and the Tenax Parties have not infringed on any patent or other right belonging to any other person, firm, or corporation;

 

(f)          Except
as disclosed on Schedule C attached hereto (the “Orbit Tax Liens”), Jones is the sole and exclusive owner
of the Orbit U.S. Patent Application and Orbit IP, in their entirety, as they exist on the date hereof, free and clear of all liens,
claims, encumbrances, taxes, maintenance fees or other actions; and

 

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(g)          The
Tenax Parties have not brought any infringement actions or other judicial, arbitration, or other adversary proceedings concerning
the Orbit IP or the Orbit U.S. Patent Application against any third party, nor do the Tenax Parties have any knowledge of any facts
or circumstances which would or might reasonably be expected to constitute an infringement by any third party of any of the Orbit
IP or the Orbit U.S. Patent Application.

 

(h)          The
Tenax Parties have not granted any options to purchase, acquire license to any third party or otherwise have any rights in and
to the Orbit IP or the Orbit Patent Applications except to the extent specifically provided in that certain Tenax Agreement.

 

5.2          Representations
and Warranties of the Hard Rock Parties. The Hard Rock Parties jointly and severally represent and warrant, which shall survive
the execution hereof, as follows:

 

(a)          No
consent, approval, or authorization of, or declaration, filing, or registration with any governmental or regulatory authority,
or any other person or entity, is required to be made or obtained by the Hard Rock Parties in connection with the execution, delivery,
and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)          Each
Hard Rock Party is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing with the laws of the State
of Utah. Each Hard Rock Party is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign in each jurisdiction
where the nature of its business and properties require due qualification and good standing. Each Hard Rock Party has all right,
power and authority to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Hard Rock Parties have taken all necessary
action to consummate the transactions contemplated herein, and this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each
of the Hard Rock Parties enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally.

 

(c)          The
Hard Rock Parties have had an opportunity to review the Orbit IP with counsel of their choosing and to their knowledge have received
all of the due diligence materials they have requested that is needed for them to enter into this Agreement. The Hard Rock Parties
acknowledge Jones' IRS Tax Lien issues and the potential attachment of an IRS lien to the Orbit IP. Nothing contained in the foregoing
statements shall negate any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of the Tenax Parties in their entirety
as contained herein.

 

5.3          Covenants
of the Parties.

 

(a)          Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Hard Rock Parties shall have the unilateral right at any time to prepay any amounts that are
or may in the future be due and owing under this Agreement.

 

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(b)          Jones
shall resolve all existing or hereinafter created liens and encumbrances on the Orbit IP including but not limited to the Internal
Revenue Service's (IRS) liens on the Orbit IP (the “Orbit Tax Liens”) on or before December 31, 2015 and provide
prompt written notice to the Hard Rock Parties, together with satisfactory corroborating information from the IRS that all Orbit
Tax Liens have been discharged once same is accomplished. In the event all Orbit Tax Liens have not been fully discharged by the
IRS on or before December 31, 2015, then in such event, the Hard Rock Parties or one of their Affiliates shall have the right to
cause the discharge of such Orbit Tax Liens and to utilize and offset any existing or future payments due and owing by either Hard
Rock Party to Tenax or Jones to accomplish same.

 

(c)          Other
than the existing IRS Tax Liens and the security interest granted to the Hard Rock Parties pursuant to Section 5.3(e) herein,
Jones shall not allow any additional liens or encumbrances to exist or to be created on the Orbit IP, the Orbit Patent Applications
or the Orbit Patents.

 

(d)          Furthermore,
except as specifically provided herein, Jones shall not sell, grant an option, or otherwise transfer any right, title or interest
in and to the Orbit Patent Applications, the Orbit Patents and/or the Orbit IP unless and until the Orbit U.S. Patent has been
granted and Extreme or its Affiliates have not exercised the Purchase Option within the time period set forth in Section 4.2 herein.

 

(e)          By
his execution hereof, Jones hereby grants a security interest in and to the Orbit U.S. Patent Application, the Orbit Global Patent
Applications, the Orbit 1P and any future Orbit Patents and all of the proceeds thereof in order to permit the Hard Rock Parties
to collateralize all of the obligations of the Tenax Parties as contained herein and in the Bill of Sale. In connection therewith,
the Tenax Parties shall execute such UCC-1 financing statements and security assignment documents in order for the Hard Rock Parties
to secure their position with the Secretary of State of Oklahoma, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and such other
jurisdictions as the Hard Rock Parties may reasonably request

 

(f)          Jones
shall guarantee all of the obligations of Tenax as contained in all agreements entered into with any of the Hard Rock Parties or
their Affiliates including but not limited to this Agreement.

 

(g)          From
the execution hereof and for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, the Tenax Parties hereby agree on behalf of themselves
and their intellectual property counsel to fully cooperate with Extreme with respect to providing copies of all communications
and documents from and to the United States Patent and Trademark Office and any other applicable countries' patent office and providing
comments and information about the status of granting the Orbit Patents; provided, however, that Extreme shall be bound by the
obligations contained in the Mutual Confidentiality Agreement.

 

(h)          Confidentiality.
Each Party hereby agrees, with respect to the Orbit IP:

 

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(i)          to
protect and keep such Orbit IP free from disclosure, except as required in U.S. and foreign patent applications, with the same
degree of precautions and safeguards it uses to protect and keep its other trade secrets and proprietary information, but in any
case with no less than reasonable care, except to the extent reasonably necessary for Hard Rock to manufacture, market, sell and/or
rent the Orbit Products;

 

(ii)         not
to disclose or reveal such Orbit IP to any person other than U.S. and foreign patent offices, employees, representatives or advisors
employed by it who have a need to know such Orbit IP and a contractual duty to maintain information that they receive in the course
and scope of their employment in confidence;

 

(iii)        to
make the conditions of this Agreement known to any person to whom it discloses such Orbit IP and obtain from such person a commitment
to be bound hereby, except any U.S. or foreign patent office; and

 

(iv)        in
the event any of the Parties believes that the Orbit JP has been disclosed in any way not permitted by this Agreement (“Unauthorized
Disclosure”), or a Party has reason to believe an Unauthorized Disclosure has occurred or may occur in the future, such
Party agrees to immediately deliver to all other Parties notice of such Unauthorized Disclosure and shall cooperate fully with
all Parties to minimize the damages resulting from such Unauthorized Disclosure.

 

(i)          Mutual
Nondisclosure. It is contemplated that the Parties in performing their duties, obligations and covenants as contained herein
will have access to and be on the physical premises of the other Parties from time to time. In connection therewith, it is likely
that the Parties will be exposed to and learn various trade secrets, know-how and other confidential information (“Confidential
Information”) of the other Parties that but for this Agreement they would not have access to. For and in consideration
of this Agreement, the Parties hereto do hereby agree not to disclose, use, duplicate, copy or otherwise transfer any right, title
or interest in and to any of the Confidential Information of any other Party without the prior written consent of such Party, except
as reasonably contemplated by this Agreement or except where prior written authorization of the affected Party has been given.
Each Party agrees that it shall afford any other Parties' Confidential Information the same type of protection that it would afford
to its own Confidential Information and shall ensure that all of its employees, independent contractors and professional representatives
adhere to the foregoing.

 

(j)          Action
Under The Tenax Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, Tenax shall not take any action or exercise any of its
rights arising out of or under the Tenax Agreement without the prior written consent of the Hard Rock Parties. Tenax further agrees
to immediately take any action and exercise any rights available to it under the Tenax Agreement if so directed by the Hard Rock
Parties.

 

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ARTICLE
VI
 

Termination

 

6.1        Events
of Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at the option of the non-breaching Patty automatically upon the occurrence
of a “Material Breach.” It shall be a Material Breach if any Party fails to cure a default under this Agreement within
fifteen (15) days following receipt of a written notice of such default. For purposes of this Agreement, it shall be a default
if:

 

(a)          any
Party conducts any portion of its business or uses any of the Orbit IP in a manner that is reasonably believed to threaten the
validity or integrity of any of the Orbit IP, Orbit Products, granting of the Orbit Patents or threatens the goodwill associated
therewith;

 

(b)          any
Party becomes insolvent by reason of an inability to pay debts as they mature or makes an assignment for the benefit or creditors
or any admission of inability to pay obligations as they become due; or

 

(c)          any
Party fails or refuses to comply with any other provision of this Agreement, or otherwise breaches this Agreement.

 

6.2         Notwithstanding
the termination of this Agreement, nothing shall preclude the Hard Rock Parties from completing the manufacture, marketing, sale
and/or rental of any Orbit Products that are already in process as of the date of termination and/or fulfilling any outstanding
purchase orders or other contractual obligations.

 

6.3         Survival.
Notwithstanding termination of this Agreement by any Party, the provisions contained in Sections 3.5, 3.6, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 5.3(1),
5.3(h), 5.3(i), 6.2, and Article VII and VIII shall survive any such termination.

 

ARTICLE
VII

Indemnification

 

7.1         Products
Liability.

 

(a)          The
Tenax Parties shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Hard Rock Parties in the event that the Products that are manufactured,
marketed, sold or rented by the Hard Rock Parties are defective, unless such defect is due in any material manner to the design
of the Product, and such Product is unmodified in any material manner by the Hard Rock Parties.

 

(b)          The
Hard Rock Parties shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Tenax Parties in the event that the Products that are manufactured,
marketed, sold or rented by the Hard Rock Parties are defective in any material manner as a result of the design of the Product
and the Product has not been modified in any material manner by the Hard Rock Parties.

 

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7.2         Suits
and Technology Maintenance. Prior to the exercise of the Orbit IP Patent Option, in the event any Party becomes aware of an
infringement by any third party of any of the Products, the Orbit IP or the Orbit Patents, then such Party shall furnish written
notice to the other Parties. For a period of thirty (30) days after such notice, the Tenax Parties shall have the obligation, to
enforce the validity of the particular portion of the Orbit IP for which an infringement has occurred or allegedly occurred, in
which event the Tenax Parties shall send written notice to the Hard Rock Parties. In such event, the Tenax Parties shall bear all
of the costs of prosecution of such suit, but receive all the benefits thereto. If during such thirty (30) day period, the Tenax
Parties do not send written notice to the Hard Rock Parties that it desires to enforce the validity of the Orbit IP against the
alleged infringer, then the Hard Rock Parties shall have the right, but not the obligation, to enforce its validity by bearing
all the expenses but receiving all the benefits, if any, resulting from such suit.

 

7.3         Indemnification.

 

(a)          In
addition to Section 7.1(a), the Tenax Parties shall indemnify, save, and hold harmless Hard Rock Parties from and against any and
all Claims, incurred in connection with or arising out of or resulting from or incident to any breach of any covenant or warranty,
or the inaccuracy of any representation, made by the Tenax Parties in or pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)          In
addition to Section 7.1(b), the Hard Rock Parties shall indemnify, save, and hold harmless the Tenax Parties from and against any
and all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, lawsuits, deficiencies, claims and expenses, including without limitation, interest,
penalties, attorneys' fees and all amounts paid in investigation, defense or settlement of any of the foregoing (collectively referred
to herein as “Claims”), incurred in connection with any breach of any covenant or warranty, or the inaccuracy of any
representation, made by the Hard Rock Parties in or pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)          If
any lawsuit or enforcement action is filed against any Party entitled to the benefit of indemnity hereunder, written notice thereof
shall be given to the indemnifying party as promptly as practicable (and in any event within fifteen (15) days after the service
of the citation or summons); provided that the failure of any indemnified party to give timely notice shall not affect rights to
indemnification hereunder except to the extent that the indemnifying party demonstrates actual damage caused by such failure. After
such notice, if the indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing to such indemnified Party that such indemnifying Party shall be
liable under its indemnity in connection with such lawsuit or action, then the indemnifying party shall be entitled, if it so elects,
to take control of the defense and investigation of such lawsuit or action and to employ and engage attorneys of its own choice
to handle and defend the same, at the indemnifying Party's cost, risk and expense, and such indemnified party shall cooperate in
all reasonable respects, at its cost, risk and expense, with the indemnifying Party and such attorneys in the investigation, trial
and defense of such lawsuit or action and any appeal arising therefrom.

 

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7.4         Patent
Suits.

 

(a)          The
Tenax Parties shall protect and maintain the Orbit Patent Applications and the Orbit Patents and the Orbit IP and shall defend,
at their expense, any claims of infringement or unfair competition brought against the Hard Rock Parties in connection with the
Hard Rock Parties' proper use hereunder of the Orbit IP. The Hard Rock Parties shall notify the Tenax Parties of the existence
of any such claims promptly after being advised hereof. The defense, settlement and handling of such claims for infringement or
unfair competition shall be as determined by the Tenax Partes in its sole reasonable discretion. All litigation, suits, actions
or proceedings challenging the validity of the Orbit Patents and the Orbit 1P, or claims of infringement of other patents brought
by any third party against the Tenax Parties or the Hard Rock Parties, are hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as “Infringement
Suits” and singularly as an “Infringement Suit”. In the event that the Tenax Parties fail to undertake
the defense of or fails to indemnify the Hard Rock Parties from an Infringement Suit as provided for in this subsection (a), the
Tenax Parties shall have the option, but not the obligation, to defend itself in any such Infringement Suit. Regardless of whether
the Hard Rock Parties defend themselves in connection with an Infringement Suit, the failure of the Tenax Parties to defend the
Hard Rock Parties or to provide indemnification shalt permit the Hard Rock Parties to hold the Tenax Parties liable for all damages
that it incurs, so long as the alleged infringement is not due to a material modification or an improper use of the Orbit IP by
a Hard Rock Party.

 

(b)          The
Hard Rock Parties shall undertake the defense of and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Tenax Parties from and against
any claims, suits or causes of action brought or threatened against the Tenax Parties by any third party pertaining to the Products
that do not constitute Infringement Suits (“Non-Infringement Suit”). The Hard Rock Parties shall pay (i) all
costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) paid or incurred by the Tenax Parties in connection with any claim
or any actual or threatened suit, action or proceeding, including all costs and expenses of investigating or defending against
such claim, suit, action, or proceeding, (ii) all damages and costs finally awarded against the infringing party as the result
of any suit, action or proceeding, and (iii) the amount of any settlement of any claim, suit, action or proceeding. In the event
Slazenger fails to defend any such Non-Infringement Suit, the Tenax Parites shall have the option, but not the obligation, to defend
such Non-Infringement Suit against the Hard Rock Parties. In such event, the Tenax Patties shall be entitled to be reimbursed by
the Hard Rock Parties to the extent of the Tenax Parties' out-of-pocket expenses. In the event that the Hard Rock Parties fail
to undertake the defense or fails indemnify the Tenax Parties from any such Non-Infringement Suit as provided for in this subsection
(b), the Tenax Parties shall have the option, but not the obligation, to defend itself in any such suit. Regardless of whether
the Tenax Parties defend themselves in connection with such suit, the failure of the Hard Rock Parties to defend the Tenax Parties
or to provide indemnification shall permit the Tenax Parties to hold the Hard Rock Parties liable for all damages that it incurs.

 

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ARTICLE
VIII

Miscellaneous

 

8.1           Independent
Contractor. Nothing herein shall be construed or deemed to create a joint venture, contract of employment or partnership. The
relationship between the Parties is that of independent contractors. Under no circumstances will either Party act or attempt to
act, or represent itself, as an agent of the other Party without prior written authorization, or enter into any contract on behalf
of the other Party.

 

8.2           Notices.
Any notice, request, consent or communication (collectively a “Notice”) under this Agreement shall be effective
only if it is in writing and (a) personally delivered or, (b) sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid or, (c) sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery service, with delivery confirmed, or (d) telefaxed or telecopied,
with receipt confirmed, addressed as follows:

 

	If to Tenax:	Tenax Energy Solutions LLC
	 	Attn: Kevin Jones, President
	 	10303 N. 2210 Road
	 	Clinton, OK 73601-7707
	 	Fax:  ________________
	 	 
	If to Jones:	Kevin Jones
	 	10303 N. 2210 Road
	 	Clinton, OK 73601-7707
	 	Fax:  ________________
	 	 
	If to Hard Rock:	If to Extreme: Hard Rock Solutions, LLC
	 	Attn: Troy Meier, President and Chief Executive Officer
	 	1583 S. 1700 E.
	 	Vernal, UT 84078
	 	Fax:  (435) 789-0595
	 	 
	If to Extreme:	Extreme Technologies, LLC
	 	Attn: Troy Meier, President and Chief Executive Officer
	 	1583 S. 1700 E.
	 	Vernal, UT 84078
	 	Fax: (435) 789-0595

 

or to such other address or addresses as shall
be furnished in writing by any Party to the other Party. A Notice shall be deemed to have been given as of the date when (i) personally
delivered, (ii) three days after when delivered during business hours to said overnight delivery service, properly addressed and
prior to such delivery service's cut off time for next day delivery, or (iii) when receipt of the telex or telecopy is confirmed,
as the case may be, unless the sending Party has actual knowledge that a Notice was not received by the intended recipient.

 

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8.3           Headings.
Section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement.

 

8.4           Entire
Agreement. This Agreement contains the complete expression of the agreement between the Parties with respect to the matters
addressed herein and there are no promises, representations, or inducements except in writing signed by both Parties hereto. All
terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors
and permitted assigns of the Parties hereto.

 

8.5           Amendments
and Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, modified, or superseded only by written instrument executed by all Parties hereto.
Any waiver by either Party to be enforceable must be in writing and no waiver by either Party shall constitute a continuing waiver.

 

8.6           No
Waiver. Failure by either Party hereto to enforce at any time or for any period of time any provision or right hereunder shall
not constitute a waiver of such provision or of the right of such Patty thereafter to enforce each and every such provision.

 

8.7           Governing
Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
All disputes concerning this Agreement shall be tried in the federal or state courts located in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

 

8.8           Multiple
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by electronic delivery of signed signature
pages) and by different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, will be deemed
to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, will constitute but one and the same agreement.

 

8.9           Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall for any reason be held to violate applicable law, and so much of said Agreement is held
unenforceable, then the invalidity of such specific provision herein shall not be held to invalidate any other provision herein,
which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

8.10         Force
Majeure. Either Party will be excused for delays in performance under this Agreement if their inability to perform punctually
is caused by Force Majeure. “Force Majeure” as used herein shall mean, cover and include the following: acts of God,
strikes, lockouts, industrial disturbances, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, epidemics, landslides,
lightning, earthquakes, fires, storms, floods, wash-outs, tornadoes, hurricanes, windstorms, arrest and restraint of rulers and
people, civil disturbances, boycotts, explosions, breakage or accident to machinery or equipment, and any other causes similar
to those above, which are not within the reasonable control of the Patty claiming force majeure, and which by the exercise of due
diligence such Party is unable to overcome, it being understood and agreed by and between the Parties hereto, that upon any event
of force majeure that lasts for a consecutive period of three (3) months, either Party hereto shall be entitled to unilaterally
terminate this Agreement with immediate effect, by written notice to the other Party.

 

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8.11         Rights
of Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by
reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, nor is anything in
this Agreement intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third persons to any Party to this Agreement,
nor shall any provision give any third person any right of subrogation or action over or against any Party to this Agreement.

 

8.12         Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and
assigns, but this provision shall in no way alter the restrictions set forth herein relating to assignment by the Parties.

 

8.13         Assignment.
This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of all other Parties hereto, except that
the Hard Rock Parties may assign this Agreement or any right or interest it has under this Agreement to an Affiliate or in connection
with the sale of all or substantially all the equity or assets of either of the Hard Rock Parties, without the prior written consent
of the Tenax Parties.

 

8.14         Drafting.
Both Parties hereto acknowledge that each Party was actively involved in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and that
no law or rule of construction shall be raised or used in which the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in favor or
against either Party hereto because one is deemed to be the author thereof.

 

8.15         Injunctive
Relief. In recognition of the fact that a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 3.5, 3.6, 4.2, 4.6, 5.3(c), 5.3(d), 5.3(e),
5.3(h) and 5.3(i) as well as the provisions of this Agreement will or is likely to cause irreparable damage for which monetary
damages alone will not constitute an adequate remedy, the Parties shall be entitled as a matter of right (without being required
to prove damages or furnish any bond or other security) to obtain a restraining order, an injunction, an order of specific performance,
or other equitable or extraordinary relief from any court of competent jurisdiction restraining any further violation of such provisions
by breaching Party or requiring it to perform its obligations hereunder. Such right to equitable or extraordinary relief shall
not be exclusive but shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies to which the nonbreaching Party may be entitled at law
or in equity, including without limitation the right to recover monetary damages for the breach by the breaching Party of any of
the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.16         Prevailing
Party. The prevailing Party in any litigation concerning a breach of this Agreement shall be entitled to reimbursement of its
reasonable costs, including legal and accounting fees, incurred in connection with any such matter.

 

8.17         Counsel.
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS EXECUTING A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS CERTAIN DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AS SPECIFIED
HEREIN. EACH PARTY FURTHERMORE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF ITS RIGHT TO RETAIN LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT IT HAS EITHER
BEEN REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL PRIOR TO ITS EXECUTION HEREOF OR HAS KNOWINGLY ELECTED NOT TO BE SO REPRESENTED.

 

Signature Page Follows:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this
Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the date as first above written.

 

	 	Extreme Technologies, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Troy Meier, President and
	 	 	Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	Hard Rock Solutions, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Troy Meier, President and
	 	 	Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	Tanax Energy Solutions LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Kevin Jones, President
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	KEVIN JONES, individually

 

Signature Page to Exclusive Manufacturing Marketing
Sales

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SCHEDULE A

 

Orbit U.S. Patent Application

 

U.S. Provisional Patent
Application Serial No. 61/879,131 filed by Kevin Jones, Inventor, on a certain subsurface drilling tool on September, 2013, and
non-provisional applications filed on 5/29/14, U.S. Serial No. 14/290,597 and on 8/22/2014, U.S. Serial no. 14/465,907

 

    	Schedule A

    	 

    

 

SCHEDULE B

 

Orbit Global Patent Applications

 

    	Schedule B

    	 

    

 

Agent Ref. No. P11107WO01

 

		TITLE:	SUBSURFACE DRILLING TOOL

 

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

 

This PCT is based on U.S. Serial No. 14/465,907
filed August 22, 2014, which is a Continuation Application of U. S. Serial No. 14/290,597 filed May 29, 2014, which application
claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/879,131 filed September 13, 2013, all of which are incorporated
herein by reference in their entirety.

 

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

 

The present invention relates in general to subsurface drilling
tools and cutting elements for drill bits or other tools incorporating the same. More specifically, embodiments disclosed herein
relate generally to rotatable cutting elements for rotary drill bits for deep well drilling.

 

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

 

Drill bits used to drill wellbores through earth
formations generally are made within one of two broad categories of bit structures. Depending on the application/formation to be
drilled, the appropriate type of drill bit may be selected based on the cutting action type for the bit and its appropriateness
for use in the particular formation. Drill bits in the category generally known as “roller cone” bits, include a bit
body having one or more roller cones rotatably mounted to the bit body. The bit body is typically formed from steel or another
high strength material. The roller cones are also typically formed from steel or other high strength material and include a plurality
of cutting elements disposed at selected positions about the cones. The cutting elements may be formed from the same base material
as is the cone. These bits are typically referred to as “milled tooth” bits. Other roller cone bits include “insert”
cutting elements that are press (interference) fit into holes formed and/or machined into the roller cones. The inserts may be
formed from, for example, tungsten carbide, natural or synthetic diamond, boron nitride, or any one or combination of hard or superhard
materials.

 

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Agent Ref. No. P11107WO01

 

Drill bits of the category typically referred to as “fixed
cutter” or “drag” bits, include bits that have cutting elements attached to the bit body. Drag bits may generally
be defined as bits that have no moving parts. However, there are different types and methods of forming drag bits that are known
in the art. For example, drag bits having abrasive material, such as diamond, impregnated into the surface of the material which
forms the bit body are commonly referred to as “impreg” bits. Drag bits having cuffing elements made of an ultra-hard
cutting surface layer or “table” (typically made of polycrystalline diamond material or polycrystalline boron nitride
material) deposited onto or otherwise bonded to a substrate are known in the art as polycrystalline diamond compact (“PDC”)
bits. PDC bits drill soft formations easily, but they are frequently used to drill moderately hard or abrasive formations. They
cut rock formations with a shearing action using small cutters that do not penetrate deeply into the formation. Because the penetration
depth is shallow, high rates of penetration are achieved through relatively high bit rotational velocities. PDC cutters have been
used in industrial applications including rock drilling and metal machining for many years. In PDC bits, PDC cutters are received
within cutter pockets, which are formed within blades extending from a bit body, and are typically bonded to the blades by brazing
to the inner surfaces of the cutter pockets. The PDC cutters are positioned along the leading edges of the bit body blades so that
as the bit body is rotated, the PDC cutters engage and drill the earth formation. In use, high forces may be exerted on the PDC
cutters, particularly in the forward-to-rear direction. Additionally, the bit and the PDC cutters may be subjected to substantial
abrasive forces. In some instances, impact, vibration and erosive forces have caused drill bit failure due to loss of one or more
cutters, or due to breakage of the blades.

 

In a typical PDC cutter, a compact of polycrystalline
diamond (“PCD”) (or other superhard material, such as polycrystalline cubic boron nitride) is bonded to a substrate
material, which is typically a sintered metal-carbide to form a cutting structure. PCD comprises a polycrystalline mass of diamond
grains or crystals that are bonded together to form an integral, tough, high-strength mass or lattice. The resulting PCD structure
produces enhanced properties of wear resistance and hardness, making PCD materials extremely useful in aggressive wear and cutting
applications where high levels of wear resistance and hardness are desired.

 

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A significant factor in determining the
longevity of PDC cutters is the exposure of the cutter to heat. Conventional polycrystalline diamond is stable at temperatures
of up to 700-750° Celsius in air, above which observed increases in temperature may result in permanent damage to and structural
failure of polycrystalline diamond. This deterioration in polycrystalline diamond is due to the significant difference in the coefficient
of thermal expansion of the binder material, cobalt, as compared to diamond. Upon hearing of polycrystalline diamond, the cobalt
and the diamond lattice will expand at different rates, which may cause cracks to form in the diamond lattice structure and result
in deterioration of the polycrystalline diamond. Damage may also be due to graphite formation at diamond-diamond necks leading
to loss of microstructural integrity and strength loss, at extremely high temperatures.

 

Exposure to heat (through brazing or through
frictional heat generated from the contact of the cutter with the formation) can cause thermal damage to the diamond table and
eventually result in the formation of cracks (due to differences in thermal expansion coefficients) which can lead to smiling of
the polycrystalline diamond layer, delamination between the polycrystalline diamond and substrate, and conversion of the diamond
back into graphite causing rapid abrasive wear. As a cutting element contacts the formation, a wear flat develops and frictional
heat is induced. As the cutting element is continued to be used, the wear flat will increase in size and further induce frictional
heat. The heat may build-up that may cause failure of the cutting element due to thermal miss-match between diamond and catalyst
discussed above. This is particularly true for cutters that are immovably attached to the drill bit, as conventional in the art.

 

Accordingly, there exists a continuing need
to develop ways to extend the life of a cutting element and improve the drilling process.

 

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

 

Therefore, it is a principal object, feature,
and/or advantage of the present invention. to overcome the aforementioned deficiencies in the art and provide a new and improved
subsurface drilling tool that will efficiently drill hard rock formations.

 

Another object, feature, and/or advantage
of the present invention is to provide a subsurface drilling bit with new and improved alternating rotating cones having hard inserts
embedded therein and protruding therefrom to crush hard rock formation.

 

A further object, feature, and/or advantage
of the present invention is to provide a subsurface drilling bit that eliminates or minimizes sticky clay or shale drill cuttings
from preferentially adhering to and “balling-up” a drill bit cutting face while drilling in a bore hole.

 

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Another object, feature, and/or advantage
of the present invention is to provide a subsurface drilling bit that has replaceable hard inserts embedded therein for easy access
and increased efficiency.

 

These and/or other objects, features, and/or
advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention is not to be limited to
or by these objects, features, and advantages. No single aspect need provide each and every object, feature, or advantage.

 

According to one aspect of the present invention,
a subsurface drilling tool, particularly a drill bit, is provided. The drill bit includes a bit body or shank, wherein the shank
comprises a pin end and an opposite cutting end. The pin end is open and comprises a fluid course extending longitudinally from
the open pin end, through the shank, and through the cutting end for drilling fluid to transfer through the shank. The pin end
includes a pin, screw, threads, or other means standard in the industry for attaching a drill bit to a drill stem. The cutting
end comprises a plurality of ear portions configured to form the shape of a socket, wherein a ball shaped cutting tool fits inside
the socket and is rotatably attached to the plurality of ear portions via an axle. The ball shaped cutting tool comprises a plurality
of cones, preferably two, shaped like half-domes and placed adjacent to one another to form the ball shape. The plurality of cones
further comprise weights configured to cause the plurality of cones to rotate in opposite directions around the axle while the
drill bit is drilling or cutting through the ground, rock, or other material. The drilling or cutting is caused by a plurality
of blade inserts, preferably metal-carbide, that fit inside and protrude therefrom a plurality of holes covering the exterior of
the ball shaped cutting tool, wherein each blade insert comprises a cutting face and a trailing face. The plurality of cones and,
consequently, the ball shaped cutting tool may be locked in place via a locking pin through the axle. The drill bit of the present
invention further includes a series of milling courses extending longitudinally along the outside length of the shank for milling
and particles of formation to flow to the surface through the bore hole. According to another aspect of the present invention,
a method of subsurface drilling using a drill bit includes providing a drill and a drill bit. The drill bit includes a bit body
or shank, wherein the shank comprises a pin end and an opposite cutting end. The pin end is open and comprises a fluid course extending
longitudinally from the open pin end, through the shank, and through the cutting end for drilling fluid to transfer through the
shank. The pin end includes a pin, screw, threads, or other means standard in the industry for attaching a drill bit to a drill.
The cutting end comprises a plurality of ear portions configured to form the shape of a socket, wherein a ball shaped cutting tool
fits inside the socket and is rotatably attached to the plurality of ear portions via an axle. The ball shaped cutting tool comprises
a plurality of cones, preferably two, shaped like half-domes and placed adjacent to one another to form the ball shape. The plurality
of cones further comprise weights configured to cause the plurality of cones to rotate in opposite directions around the axle while
the drill bit is drilling or cutting through the ground, rock, or other material. The drilling or cutting is caused by a plurality
of blade inserts, preferably metal- carbide, that fit inside and protrude therefrom a plurality of holes covering the exterior
of the ball shaped cutting tool, wherein each blade insert comprises a cutting face and a trailing face. The plurality of cones
and, consequently, the ball shaped cutting tool may be locked in place via a locking pin through the axle. The drill bit of the
present invention further includes a series of milling courses extending longitudinally along the outside length of the shank for
milling and particles of formation to flow to the surface through the bore hole. The method subsequently involves attaching the
drill bit to the drill, inserting the drill bit into the ground, and starting to drill.

 

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Agent Ref. No. P11107WO01

 

Different aspects may meet different objects of the invention.
Other objectives and advantages of this invention will be more apparent in the following detailed description taken in conjunction
with the figures. The present invention is not to be limited by or to these objects or aspects.

 

DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

 

Figures 1-3 represent examples of subsurface
drilling tools of the present invention, and a method of subsurface drilling utilizing the present invention.

 

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the subsurface
drilling tool of the present invention.

 

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the subsurface
drilling tool of FIG. 1.

 

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the subsurface
drilling tool of FIG. 1.

 

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

 

FIG. 1 illustrates a side elevation view
of the subsurface drilling tool, particularly a drill bit, of the present invention. A rolling cutter, such as the one herein described,
is a cutting element having at least one surface that may rotate within a cutter pocket as the cutting element contacts the drilling
formation. As the cutting element contacts the formation, shearing may allow a portion of the cutting element to rotate around
a cutting element axis extending through a central plane of the cutting element. The drill bit of the present invention includes
a bit body or shank (1 0), wherein the shank (10) comprises a pin end (12) and an opposite cutting end (14). The shank (10) may
be formed of material including, for example, metal, carbides, such as tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, or titanium carbide,
nitrides, ceramics and diamond, such as polycrystalline diamond, or a combination thereof. Also illustrated in FIG. 1, the pin
end (12) has the usual threaded portion by which it may be connected to a typical drill stem (not shown), although other means
standard in the industry such as pins, screws, or other means for attaching a drill bit to a drill stem may be utilized. The construction
of the shank (10) may be of a conventional type well known and heretofore extensively used in rolling cutters in a conventional
cross roller cutter bit.

 

The cutting end (14) comprises a plurality
of ear portions (16), preferably two, located opposite one another on both sides of the shank (10). Moreover, the ear portions
(16) extend beyond the shank (10) to assist in forming the cutting end (14) of the shank (10). For instance, the ear portions (16)
are configured to form the shape of a socket (18), wherein a ball shaped cutting tool (20) fits inside the socket (18) and is rotatably
attached to the plurality of ear portions (16) via an axle (24). Comprising the ball shaped cutting tool (20) is a plurality of
cones (22), preferably two, shaped like half-domes and located adjacent to one another to form the ball shape as illustrated in
FIG. 1. The ball shaped cutting tool (20) is thus snugly engaged and held in place by the socket (I8). The drill bit of the present
invention further includes a locking pin (38) to lock the axle (24) in place, thus, effectively locking the plurality of cones
(22) into a set.position.

 

As further illustrated in FIGS. I and 2,
when the drill bit is rotated by the drill stem (not shown) in a bore hole, the plurality of cones (22) rotate on the axle (24)
and, as a very great pressure is applied by the weight of the drill stem, the plurality of cones (22) will crush the hard formation
on which the drill bit is rotated. The pin end (12) of the present invention is open and comprises a fluid course (40) extending
longitudinally from the open pin end (12), through the shank (10), and through the cutting end (14) for drilling fluid to transfer
through the shank (10). The milling or particles of formation crushed by the plurality of cones (22) will be removed by the drilling
fluid which is pumped in the usual manner through the open pin end (12), down through the fluid course (40) and continuing through
and around the cutting end (14). The milling or particles of formation will subsequently return to the surface of the earth through
the series of milling courses (36) and walls of the bore hole. Thus, this process eliminates or significantly reduces “bit-
balling” at this critical area of the drill bit's cutting end (14).

 

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The arrangement of the plurality of cones
(22) is such that the cones will crush substantially the entire area of the bottom of the bore hole. Moreover, the plurality of
cones (22) is of such composition and so manufactured as to have an extremely high compressive strength, and to be extremely resistant
to transverse rupture and to abrasion. For example the plurality of cones (22) may be made of a composition of tungsten, cobalt,
iron and carbon processed to produce the desired properties just referred to. The plurality of cones (22) forming the ball shaped
cutting tool (20) will take the extreme loads required in drilling hard rock. No bending moment is imposed upon the hard metal
of which the plurality of cones (22) is made. The plurality of cones (22) will take loads imposed upon them from any direction
under operating conditions. The plurality of cones (22) forming the ball shaped cutting tool (20) eliminates sharp corners in the
shank (10) from which cracks might start, thus, effectively increasing the life of the drill bit. Also, it has been found that
the use of the plurality of cones (22) in forming the ball shaped cutting tool (20) not only simplifies and reduces the cost of
manufacture, but also facilitates final assembly and repair of the drill bit of the present invention.

 

Illustrated in FIG. 3, the plurality of
cones (22) further comprise weights (26) configured to cause the plurality of cones (22) to rotate in opposite directions around
the axle (24) while the drill bit is drilling or cutting through the ground, rock, or other material. The drilling or cutting is
accomplished by a plurality of blade inserts (30) that fit inside a plurality of holes (28) covering the exterior of the ball shaped
cutting tool (20). One blade insert of the plurality of blade inserts (30) is snugly fitted into one hole of the plurality of holes
(28) and attached by means known in the industry, such as via brazing, interference fitting, welding, or threaded screws, so that
the blade insert (30) does not rotate within the hole (28). Alternatively, in other embodiments, blade inserts (30) may rotate
within their respective holes (28). The plurality of blade inserts (30) may have a cutting face (32) and a trailing face (34),
wherein the cutting face (32) faces in the direction of blade rotation.

 

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The plurality of blade inserts (30) according
to embodiments of the present disclosure may be formed of material including, for example, metal, carbides, such as tungsten carbide,
tantalum carbide, or titanium carbide, nitrides, ceramics and diamond, such as polycrystalline diamond, or a combination of substrates
thereof. For instance, a carbide substrate utilized in the present invention may include metal carbide grains, such as tungsten
carbide, supported by a matrix of a metal binder. Various binding metals may be present in the substrate, such as cobalt, nickel,
iron, alloys thereof, or mixtures, thereof In a particular embodiment, the substrate may be formed of a sintered tungsten carbide
composite structure of tungsten carbide and cobalt. However, it is known that various metal carbide compositions and binders may
be used in addition to tungsten carbide and cobalt. Thus, references to the use of tungsten carbide and cobalt are for illustrative
purposes only, and no limitation on the type of carbide or binder use is intended. Further, diamond composites, such as diamond/silicon
or diamond/carbide composites, may be used to form the plurality of blade inserts (30).

 

According to a further aspect of the present
invention a method of subsurface drilling using a drilling tool, particularly a drill bit, is provided. Illustrated in FIGS. 1-3,
the method includes providing a drill and the aforementioned drill bit. For instance, the drill bit includes a bit body or shank
(10), wherein the shank (10) comprises a pin end (12) and an opposite cutting end (14). The pin end (12) is open and comprises
a fluid course (40) extending longitudinally from the open pin end (12), through the shank (10), and through the cutting end (14)
for drilling fluid to transfer through the shank (10). The pin end (12) includes means standard in the industry for attaching the
drill bit to a drill stem. The cutting end (14) comprises a plurality of ear portions (16) configured to form the shape of a socket
(18), wherein a ball shaped cutting tool (20) fits inside the socket (18) and is rotatably attached to the plurality of ear portions
(16) via an axle (24). The ball shaped cutting tool (20) comprises a plurality of cones (22), preferably two, shaped like half-
domes and placed adjacent to one another to form the ball shape. The plurality of cones (22) further comprise weights (26) configured
to cause the plurality of cones (22) to rotate in opposite directions around the axle (24) while the drill bit is drilling or cutting
through the ground, rock, or other material. The drilling or cutting is caused by a plurality of blade inserts (30), preferably
metal-carbide, that fit inside and protrude therefrom a plurality of holes (28) covering the exterior of the ball shaped cutting
tool (20), wherein each blade insert (30) comprises a cutting face (32) and a trailing face (34). The plurality of cones (22) and,
consequently, the ball shaped cutting tool (20) may be locked in place via a locking pin (38) through the axle (24). The
drill bit further includes a series of milling courses (36) extending longitudinally along the outside length of the shank (10)
for milling and particles of formation to flow to the surface through the bore hole. The method subsequently involves attaching
the drill bit to the drill, inserting the drill bit into the ground, and starting to drill.

 

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The subsurface drilling tool of the present
invention and method of drilling using the subsurface drilling tool are universally applicable to drilling apparatuses of all shapes
and sizes, makes, models, and manufacturers. Furthermore, while intended for large subsurface drilling operations, the drilling
tool of the present invention may be used for drilling in all manner of uses, large and small. Although the invention has been
described and illustrated with respect to preferred aspects thereof, it is not to be so limited since changes and modifications
may be made therein which are within the full intended scope of the invention.

 

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What is claimed is:

 

1.          A
drill bit for use in a drilling operation comprising: a body comprising an axle; a wheel comprising a plurality of sections configured
to rotate independently about the axle while drilling; and wherein the diameter of the wheel is greatest at its center.

 

2.          The
drill bit of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of holes covering the exterior of the wheel.

 

3.          The
drill bit of claim 2 further comprising a plurality of blade inserts that fit inside the plurality of holes, wherein each blade
insert comprises a cutting face and a trailing face.

 

4.          The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein the plurality of sections are configured such that they tear at an object upon rotation of the sections
in opposite directions while engaged with the object.

 

5.          The
drill bit of claim 4 wherein the wheel is configured to impact into the object.

 

6.          The
drill bit of claim 4 wherein the wheel is configured to mill the object by scraping the plurality of sections against the object.

 

7.          The
drill bit of claim 4 wherein the object is a frac plug.

 

8.          The
drill bit of claim 4 wherein the object is a sliding sleeve.

 

9.          The
drill bit of claim I wherein the body further comprises a plurality of cutters affixed to an outer cirmunference of the body.

 

10.        The
drill bit of claim 9 wherein the plurality of cutters reduce friction between the body and a hole created by the bit.

 

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11.         The
drill bit of claim 9 wherein the body is configured to pulverize an object contained within a hole created by the bit as the body
rotates and the plurality of cutters engage with the object.

 

12.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein the body and wheel are configured such that they automatically center themselves on an object being
drilled within a hole.

 

13.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein torque built up between an object contained within a hole created by the bit and the body is released
by rotating the plurality of sections in opposite directions while engaged with the object.

 

14.         The
drill bit of claim I wherein friction built up between an object contained within a hole created by the bit and the body is reduced
by rotating the plurality of sections in opposite directions while engaged with the object

 

15.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein vibration between an object contained within a hole created by the bit and the body is minimized by
rotating the plurality of sections in opposite directions while engaged with the object

 

16.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein the body further comprises a fluid course to supply fluid to the wheel.

 

17.         The
drill bit of claim 16 wherein the fluid course supplies fluid to the wheel such that the fluid flows around the wheel and washes
debris away from the plurality of sections as they rotate.

 

18.         The
drill bit of claim 17 wherein the flow of fluid around the wheel is such that hydraulic pressure does not prevent contact between
the wheel and an object being drilled.

 

19.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein the body further comprises a first end configured for attachment to a drill.

 

20.         The
drill bit of claim 19 wherein the drill supplies lubricating fluid for lubrication of the axle.

 

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21.         The
drill bit of claim 20 wherein the plurality of sections filter the lubricating fluid by grinding up particles contained within
the lubricating fluid.

 

22.         The
drill bit of claim 19 wherein the body further comprises a plurality of ports formed proximate the first end of the body.

 

23.         The
drill bit of claim I wherein the wheel comprises more than two sections.

 

24.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein the plurality of sections are of equal size.

 

25.         The
drill bit of claim I wherein the plurality of sections are different sizes.

 

26.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein the wheel, axle, and body do not comprise rubber elements.

 

27.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein the wheel, axle, and body do not comprise seals.

 

28.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein the wheel, axle, and body do not comprise grease sealed within the wheel, axle, or body.

 

29.         The
drill bit of claim 1 further comprising bearings.

 

30.         The
drill bit of claim 1 wherein the axle is cantilevered.

 

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ABSTRACT

 

The present invention relates in general
to subsurface drilling tools, and more specifically, to a drill bit comprising a ball shaped cutting tool. The drill bit is configured
so that a plurality of cones, forming the ball shaped cutting tool, rotate in opposite directions around an axle while the drill
bit is drilling or cutting through the ground, rock, or other material. The drilling or cutting is accomplished by a plurality
of blade inserts that fit inside and protrude therefrom a plurality of holes covering the exterior of the ball shaped cutting tool.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and improved subsurface drilling tool that will efficiently drill hard
rock formations.

 

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