Patent ID: 6991049

Claim:
A cutting element comprising: a hard material body having an end surface symmetrical about a plane and a periphery defining a circumference, the end surface comprising a canted portion extending to the periphery and an uncanted portion extending to the periphery, wherein the canted portion intersects the periphery along a periphery line, and wherein the periphery line continuously extends around more than half of the circumference; and an ultra hard material layer formed over the end surface having an exposed upper surface, said ultra hard material layer having a periphery and extending over both the canted and uncanted portions, wherein the ultra hard material layer comprises a thickness, wherein the thickness of the ultra hard material layer is maximum at a first location at the periphery of the ultra hard material layer at an intersection with the plane and wherein the thickness of the ultra hard material layer is minimum at a second location at the periphery of the ultra hard material layer at an intersection with the plane, wherein the second location is opposite the first location.