Patent ID: 8327957

Claim:
A downhole cutting tool for use in a well, the well having a surface location and a downhole location, the downhole cutting tool comprising: a body having a first end for connection with a rotating component of a drill string; and a cutting end for rotation in unison with the body, the cutting end comprising at least two blades, each of the at least two blades comprising a front sidewall surface, a back sidewall surface, an inner end, an outer end, and at least one beveled portion disposed along the front sidewall surface toward the inner end of each of the at least two blades, wherein each of the beveled portions comprise at least one cutting element disposed thereon, at least one of the at least one cutting elements being disposed across a center point of the cutting end thereby providing for cutting of an object to occur across the center point of the cutting end when the downhole cutting tool is rotated against an object in the well.