Class   175	BORING OR PENETRATING THE EARTH
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WITH SEISMIC SHOCK GENERATING

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BORING WITH EXPLOSION IN INACCESSIBLE HOLE

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. (1 indent ) Severing formed core by explosion

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. (1 indent ) Explosive charge carried by projectile

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. (1 indent ) Driving core receiver by explosion or with receptacle collecting material in bore

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. (1 indent ) Directing successive projectiles or charges in same path

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. (1 indent ) With position orienting or indicating

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. (1 indent ) With wall engaging packer or anchor

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. (1 indent ) Firing chamber movable in bore relative to carrier or another firing chamber

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. (1 indent ) With bore condition firing control, or compensating means

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. (1 indent ) Independent firing of plural charges

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. (1 indent ) Firing control mechanically actuated in bore

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. (1 indent ) Projectile forms bore

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.. (2 indent ) With means to initially restrain projectile for pressure build-up

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.. (2 indent ) With means to prevent preliminary bore fluid contact

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. (1 indent ) Concave-shaped charge

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BORING A SUBMERGED FORMATION

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. (1 indent ) Boring with underwater tool drive prime mover

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. (1 indent ) Boring from floating support with submerged independent anchored guide base

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. (1 indent ) Boring from submerged buoyant support

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. (1 indent ) Boring from nonbuoyant support

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. (1 indent ) Boring with submersible vertically movable guide

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BORING BY DIRECTLY APPLYING HEAT TO FLUIDIZE OR COMMINUTE

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. (1 indent ) Combustion of the formation material

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. (1 indent ) With introduction of slag forming flux

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. (1 indent ) Combustion is confined chamber having restricted discharge orifice

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. (1 indent ) Rotating the heating tool

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. (1 indent ) Electrically produced heat

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WITH HEATING OR COOLING (1) WITHIN THE BORE, OR (2) DRILLING FLUID

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ICE BORING

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BORING WITHOUT EARTH REMOVAL (I.E., COMPACTING EARTH FORMATION)

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. (1 indent ) Combined with earth removal (e.g., removing sample)

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. (1 indent ) Fluid passage to exterior of drive point

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. (1 indent ) Drive point detached from shaft to form cased bore or with installation of casing

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.. (2 indent ) Drive point retracted through shaft or casing

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AUTOMATIC CONTROL

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. (1 indent ) Of fluid pressure below ground

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. (1 indent ) Of boring means including a below-ground drive prime mover

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. (1 indent ) Of advance or applied tool weight

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. (1 indent ) In response to drilling fluid circulation

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WITH BIT WEAR SIGNAL GENERATING

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WITH SIGNALING, INDICATING, TESTING OR MEASURING

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. (1 indent ) Ray energy detection or measuring

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. (1 indent ) Indicating agent released in drilling fluid

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. (1 indent ) Providing identifiable indication of core position in situ for core sample orientation

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. (1 indent ) Tool position direction or inclination measuring or indicating within the bore

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. (1 indent ) Signaling or indicating condition of cutting in cuttings retainer

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. (1 indent ) Measuring or indicating drilling fluid (1) pressure, or (2) rate of flow

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. (1 indent ) Transparent inspection feature

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. (1 indent ) Indicating, testing or measuring a condition of the formation

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WITH SELF-ACTING CYCLIC ADVANCE AND RETRACTION OF TOOL OR TOOL SHAFT

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WITH MAGAZINE FOR SUCCESSIVELY MOVING UNCONNECTED, ORIENTED TOOL OR SHAFT SECTIONS TO USE POSITION

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ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING PILOT THROUGHBORE REQUIRING ACCESSIBILITY TO EXISTING OPPOSITE BORE ENDS TO INSERT AND REMOVE TOOL

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BORING BY BELOW GROUND RECIRCULATION OF UNSUPPORTED ELEMENTS (E.G., SHOT)

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TOOL ACTUATION BY REACTION OF ROTATING ECCENTRIC MASS

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NATURAL VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ELEMENT OF BORING MEANS RELATED (1) TO NATURAL VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF ANOTHER ELEMENT, OR (2) TO FREQUENCY OF AN IMPOSED MOTION

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PROCESSES

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. (1 indent ) Sampling of earth formations

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.. (2 indent ) Retaining fluid or taking separate fluid sample

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.. (2 indent ) Transporting sample to surface by fluid

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. (1 indent ) Boring curved or redirected bores

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. (1 indent ) Boring horizontal bores

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. (1 indent ) Chemical reaction with earth formation or drilling fluid constituent

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. (1 indent ) Boring with specific fluid

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.. (2 indent ) Treating spent or used fluid above ground

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.. (2 indent ) Boring by fluid erosion

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.. (2 indent ) Anti-agglomeration treatment of gaseous drilling fluid

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.. (2 indent ) Combined liquid and gaseous fluid

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.. (2 indent ) Plural distinguishable liquids

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.. (2 indent ) Gaseous fluid or under gas pressure

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.. (2 indent ) Prevention of lost circulation or caving

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MEANS TRAVELING WITH TOOL TO CONSTRAIN TOOL TO BORE ALONG CURVED PATH

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. (1 indent ) Sectional guide or shaft having means to lock sections in angular relation while boring

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. (1 indent ) Normally curved guide or shaft

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. (1 indent ) Axially spaced opposed bore wall engaging guides

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SIDE WALL TOOL FED LATERALLY WITHOUT ROTATION FROM INACCESSIBLE HOLE

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MEANS CARRIED BY HOUSING INSERTABLE IN INACCESSIBLE HOLE TO ADVANCE SIDE WALL TOOL LATERALLY

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TOOL SHAFT ADVANCED RELATIVE TO GUIDE INSERTABLE IN INACCESSIBLE HOLE TO CHANGE DIRECTION OF ADVANCE

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. (1 indent ) Tool telescopes over guide having surface set at angle in hole

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. (1 indent ) With anchor for guide engaging hole side wall

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. (1 indent ) Guide carried by shaft to operative position

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.. (2 indent ) With clutch means acting between shaft and guide

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WITH ABOVE-GROUND CLEANER FOR BORING MEANS

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WITH ORIENTING OR RACKING MEANS FOR UNCONNECTED TOOLS OR SECTIONS OF SHAFT OR CASING

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WITH BELOW-GROUND PERSONAL ACCOMMODATION

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CONVERTIBLE

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WITH MEANS CARRYING CUTTINGS LATERALLY OF BORE AXIS COMPRISING (1) CHUTE, (2) CONVEYER, OR (3) VEHICLE

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TOOL ELEMENT OR CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN FLEXIBLE OR ARTICULATED ENDLESS MEMBER

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. (1 indent ) Flexible or articulated member carried on support swingable or laterally movable relative to bore axis

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BORING MEANS INCLUDING A CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING BIT DESCRIBING A NONCIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL BORE

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WITH BELOW-GROUND TOOL DRIVE PRIME MOVER

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. (1 indent ) Below-ground (1) generation of motive fluid, or (2) storage of motivating energy

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. (1 indent ) With below-ground feed means

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. (1 indent ) Plural below-ground drive prime movers

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.. (2 indent ) Plural cutter elements driven by individual prime movers

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. (1 indent ) With means to anchor prime movers support to bore wall

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.. (2 indent ) Expansible anchor

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... (3 indent ) Fluid-operated

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. (1 indent ) Discharge passage for motive fluid directed toward bore entrance

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. (1 indent ) With positive connection between tool and support shaft for rotary below ground motor

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. (1 indent ) With below-ground conveyer or impeller for removal of cuttings

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. (1 indent ) With above-ground means

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. (1 indent ) Electric

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.. (2 indent ) Reciprocating

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. (1 indent ) With mechanical motion-converting means

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. (1 indent ) Fluid rotary type

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COMMON DRIVE OR ADVANCING MEANS FOR CONCURRENTLY BORING ALONG LATERALLY SPACED AXES

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WITH MEANS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY FEED AND ROTATE TOOL FROM A SINGLE MECHANICAL ELEMENT

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. (1 indent ) Constant rotation rate permitted regardless of (1) release of feed force, or (2) change in feed rate

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. (1 indent ) With feed anchor in earth wall being bored

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. (1 indent ) Rotary drive for relatively advancing feed screw

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WITH MEANS TO FEED DRIVE

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WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS TO IMPACT AN EARTH-PENETRATING MEANS

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WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS TO MOVE TOOL TO A DUMPING LOCATION OFFSET FROM BORE

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WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS TO FEED TOOL

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WITH TOOL DRIVE PRIME MOVER OR ABOVE-GROUND MECHANICAL MOTION CONVERTING DRIVE MEANS

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. (1 indent ) With installing casing

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. (1 indent ) With endless flexible conveyer

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. (1 indent ) With diversely operated shafts extending into bore

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. (1 indent ) Drive reciprocates tool

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. (1 indent ) Rotary drive for a relatively advancing tool (e.g., rotary table)

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ABOVE-GROUND MEANS FOR RELATIVELY MOVING BELOW-GROUND TOOL ELEMENTS

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WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS TO ADVANCE OR RETRACT BORING MEANS

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WITH MEANS PROVIDING PRESSURIZED GAS CONTACT WITH DRILLING LIQUID

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WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS FOR PREPARING OR SEPARATING DRILLING FLUID CONSTITUENTS

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WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS FOR HANDLING DRILLING FLUID OR CUTTING

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. (1 indent ) Fluid spray

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. (1 indent ) Fluid or cuttings directing or receiving means engaging bore entrance

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.. (2 indent ) Anchored to bore wall

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.. (2 indent ) Axially supported by tool shaft

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. (1 indent ) Pressurized gas supply

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. (1 indent ) With suction pump inlet communicating with bore bottom

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. (1 indent ) Fluid head on tool shaft having lateral port and axial passage with seal for means reciprocable in the head

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. (1 indent ) With tool shaft having plural passages for drilling fluid

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. (1 indent ) Standpipe

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. (1 indent ) With pump

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. (1 indent ) With valve

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WITH PARTICULAR ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONNEL (E.G., SEAT OR PROTECTOR)

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WITH ABOVE-GROUND GUIDE FOR RELATIVELY ADVANCING TOOL

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WITH SAMPLE COVERING OR COATING MEANS (1) DISPENSED INTO SAMPLE RECEIVER, OR (2) FLUENT

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WITH STORAGE MEANS FOR BIT LUBRICANT CARRIED BY BIT OR SHAFT

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. (1 indent ) With fluid pressure-actuated feed means

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. (1 indent ) Rotation of bit actuates lubricant feed means

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WITH EXPANSIBLE BORE WALL ANCHOR (E.G., PACKER)

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WITH MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO TOOL BELOW GROUND TO CONTROL ECCENTRIC FLUID EMISSION

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WITH MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO TOOL BELOW GROUND TO STOP FLOW TOWARD BORE BOTTOM

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. (1 indent ) Movable to seal sample receiver at bore bottom pressure

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. (1 indent ) With longitudinally spaced valve seats

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.. (2 indent ) Seat engaged to stop upward flow

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. (1 indent ) In sample receiver removable through below-ground tool shaft

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. (1 indent ) Means comprises dropped element

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. (1 indent ) Flow-stopping means includes relatively movable cutter element

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. (1 indent ) With undisturbed core receiver

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.. (2 indent ) Movable means adapted to underlie severed core

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. (1 indent ) Stops flow by movement about fixed pivot

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.. (2 indent ) Pivot transverse to tool axis

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. (1 indent ) Resiliently biased or composed of flexible material

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WITH MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO TOOL TO RECEIVE, RETAIN, OR SEVER UNDISTURBED CORE

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. (1 indent ) Core bit closure relative upwardly movable by core

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. (1 indent ) Receiver removable through below-ground tool shaft

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.. (2 indent ) With fluid pressure-responsive means to remove receiver or operate latch

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.. (2 indent ) Core forming cutting edge or element on receiver

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. (1 indent ) Core-retaining or severing means

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.. (2 indent ) Fluid-actuated

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.. (2 indent ) Actuated upon relative movement between tool and tool shaft

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... (3 indent ) Relative rotary movement

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.. (2 indent ) With element holding retaining or severing means inactive

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.. (2 indent ) Mounted on transverse pivot

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.. (2 indent ) Sliding wedge type (e.g., slips)

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WITH RELEASABLE MEANS NORMALLY HOLDING JOINTED SHAFT SECTIONS IN ANGULAR RELATION

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TOOL REMOVABLE OR INSERTABLE THROUGH OR AROUND DRIVING OR DRIVEN SHAFT OR CASING

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. (1 indent ) Laterally shiftable cutter element movable through shaft

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.. (2 indent ) Plural cutter elements longitudinally relatively movable into transverse alignment

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.. (2 indent ) Cutter element engages torque transmitting abutment on shaft when expanded

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... (3 indent ) With additional torque transmitting abutment on bit head and shaft

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. (1 indent ) Tool movable exteriorly of shaft

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CUTTER ELEMENT LATERALLY SHIFTABLE BELOW GROUND (E.G., EXPANSIBLE)

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. (1 indent ) With separable means holding tool collapsed above ground only

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. (1 indent ) Plural cutter elements longitudinally relative movable into transverse alignment

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. (1 indent ) Plural selectively shiftable cutter elements

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. (1 indent ) With latch operated by fluid pressure or dropped element

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. (1 indent ) Cutter element shifted by fluid pressure

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.. (2 indent ) With dropped element

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.. (2 indent ) Fluid pressure acts against spring biased part

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. (1 indent ) Cutter element shifted by dropped element

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. (1 indent ) Cutter element shifted by relatively longitudinally movable threaded elements

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. (1 indent ) Cutter element shifted by cam or gear axially rotatable relative to shaft

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. (1 indent ) With shifting mechanism spring biased to operative position

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.. (2 indent ) With separate latch

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... (3 indent ) Frangible or discardable element

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... (3 indent ) Latch holds mechanism retracted

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.... (4 indent ) Latch return shifting mechanism to inoperative position

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.. (2 indent ) Cam or gear means movable to shift cutter element

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... (3 indent ) With forwardly extending noncutting portion

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.. (2 indent ) Cutter element substantially longitudinally movable on shaft

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... (3 indent ) Plural elements expanded into single socket

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... (3 indent ) With forwardly extending noncutting portion

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. (1 indent ) Cutter element shifted by longitudinally relatively movable parts

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.. (2 indent ) Toggle or linkage between movable parts

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.. (2 indent ) Cam or gear engaging cutter element

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... (3 indent ) With separate latch holding cutter element in shifted position

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... (3 indent ) Cutter element substantially longitudinally movable on shaft

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... (3 indent ) Cutter element spring biased to retracted position

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. (1 indent ) With latch

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. (1 indent ) Spring biased

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. (1 indent ) Pivoted about substantially longitudinal axis

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BELOW-GROUND (1) HAMMER, OR (2) IMPACT MEMBERS

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. (1 indent ) Combined with safety joint

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. (1 indent ) With noncutting portion forwardly of sleeve impact member having a cutting portion (e.g., reamer)

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. (1 indent ) Fluid-operated

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.. (2 indent ) Restricted orifice for initially delaying escape of restraining fluid

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. (1 indent ) Continuous unidirectional rotary motion of one telescoping member effects consecutive impacts

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. (1 indent ) Resiliently biased

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. (1 indent ) With releasable means to detachably retain telescoping members against axial reciprocation

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.. (2 indent ) Frangible

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.. (2 indent ) Condition for release adjustable

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... (3 indent ) Adjustable below ground

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.. (2 indent ) Resiliently biased latch

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. (1 indent ) Telescoping members relatively rotatable

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.. (2 indent ) With means to couple members to prevent relative rotation

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WITH CUTTING EDGE COVER

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WITH RECEPTACLE

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. (1 indent ) Removable or insertable through below-ground tool shaft

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. (1 indent ) With helical conveyer

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. (1 indent ) Suspended below bit

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. (1 indent ) Sieve or strainer

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WITH MECHANICAL CLEANER FOR BIT OR CUTTER ELEMENT

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WITH WELL-TYPE SCREEN

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COMBINED

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WITH RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS TO FACILITATE CLEANING WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY

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WITH MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO TOOL OR SHAFT TO CONTROL BELOW-GROUND PASSAGE

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. (1 indent ) Valve prevents upward flow

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BELOW-GROUND MECHANICAL MOTION CONVERTING MEANS RELATIVELY MOVING PLURAL CUTTING EDGES

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WITH TOOL SHAFT DETAIL

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. (1 indent ) Axially telescoping shaft section

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.. (2 indent ) Telescoping motion related to relative axial rotation or oscillation

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. (1 indent ) Helix or helically arranged structure

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. (1 indent ) Means other than tool structure to induce fluent flow

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. (1 indent ) Shaft carried guide or protector

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.. (2 indent ) Coupled between shaft sections or bit and shaft section

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... (3 indent ) With bore wall engaging means rotatable relative to shaft section (e.g., with bearings)

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... (3 indent ) Having removable inserts

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.. (2 indent ) Surrounding existing shaft section

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... (3 indent ) Held by a fastener parallel to shaft axis

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... (3 indent ) Held by discrete fastening means tangential to shaft axis

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.. (2 indent ) Engaging means advances in adjacent hole

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BIT OR BIT ELEMENT

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. (1 indent ) Rolling cutter bit or rolling cutter bit element

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.. (2 indent ) Core forming-type bit

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... (3 indent ) With core-breaking means

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.. (2 indent ) Bit with leading cutter forming smaller diameter initial bore

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... (3 indent ) Leading fixed cutter

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.. (2 indent ) Rolling cutter bit with fixed cutter

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.. (2 indent ) With drilling fluid supply to bearing

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.. (2 indent ) With rotary or endless carrier

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.. (2 indent ) With drilling fluid conduit details

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... (3 indent ) Fluid conduit lining or element (e.g., slush tube or nozzle)

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.. (2 indent ) Plural rolling cutters with intermeshing teeth

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.. (2 indent ) Adjustable cutter element

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.. (2 indent ) Wobbling cutter

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.. (2 indent ) Noncutting portion forwardly of rolling cutter (e.g., reamer)

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... (3 indent ) Longitudinal axis cutter

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.... (4 indent ) Separable support for cutter axle

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.... (4 indent ) Removable axle or bushing

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.. (2 indent ) Longitudinal axis cutter

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... (3 indent ) With transverse axis cutter

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.. (2 indent ) Laterally offset cutter axis

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... (3 indent ) Disk blade

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.... (4 indent ) Plural coaxial cutters

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... (3 indent ) Cone or frustum rolling cutter

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.. (2 indent ) Axle rotatable with cutter

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.. (2 indent ) Circumferentially displaced cutter axes

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... (3 indent ) Stub axle only

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... (3 indent ) Detachable multiaxis support or spider

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... (3 indent ) Mutually contacting cutter supports

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.... (4 indent ) With bearing or seal details

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.. (2 indent ) Cross axle with stub axle

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.. (2 indent ) Cross axle

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... (3 indent ) Vertically disaligned cross axle sections

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... (3 indent ) Separable supports

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... (3 indent ) Removable cross axle or bushing

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.. (2 indent ) Outwardly directed stub axle

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.. (2 indent ) Separable support for stub axle

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.. (2 indent ) Detachable stub axle, bushing or bearing

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... (3 indent ) Releasable cutter securing device

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.. (2 indent ) Stub axle cutter securing means

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... (3 indent ) Released by antifriction bearing disassembly

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.. (2 indent ) With bearing or seal details

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... (3 indent ) Antifriction type

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.. (2 indent ) Disk cutter

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.. (2 indent ) Specific or diverse material

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... (3 indent ) Welded

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.. (2 indent ) Nonsymmetrical bit (e.g., nontracking)

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.. (2 indent ) Spiral rib or tooth row

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.. (2 indent ) Irregular tooth cutter row

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. (1 indent ) Cutting edge self-renewable during operation

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. (1 indent ) Unsupported abrading particle type (e.g., shot)

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. (1 indent ) Cutting edges relatively longitudinally movable during operation

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. (1 indent ) Adjustable cutter element

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.. (2 indent ) Adjustment presents different cutting edge

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.. (2 indent ) Radially adjustable

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. (1 indent ) Bit with leading portion (e.g., pilot) forming smaller diameter initial bore

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.. (2 indent ) Leading portion is separable starter

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.. (2 indent ) Leading portion is core forming type

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.. (2 indent ) Leading portion is a screw

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.. (2 indent ) Impact type

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... (3 indent ) Plural larger diameter steps

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.. (2 indent ) Plural larger diameter steps

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.. (2 indent ) Leading portion is forked rotary type

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. (1 indent ) With fluid conduit lining or element (e.g., slush tube)

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. (1 indent ) With helical-conveying portion

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.. (2 indent ) Impact type

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. (1 indent ) Axially parallel side wall with transverse cuttings retaining portion

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. (1 indent ) Forked rotary nontracking

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. (1 indent ) Nonsymmetrical bit

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.. (2 indent ) With bore wall engaging guide

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.. (2 indent ) Nonsymmetrical arrangement of opening for cuttings or fluid

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. (1 indent ) Cutting edges facing in opposite axial directions

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. (1 indent ) Casing shoe type

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. (1 indent ) Core forming type

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.. (2 indent ) With core-breaking means

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.. (2 indent ) Impact or percussion type

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.. (2 indent ) Includes diamond

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. (1 indent ) Noncutting portion forwardly of cutting portion (e.g., reamer)

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.. (2 indent ) Impact type

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. (1 indent ) With bit guide or bore wall compacting device

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. (1 indent ) Plural separable cutter elements

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.. (2 indent ) Independently attachable

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. (1 indent ) Impact or percussion type

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.. (2 indent ) Combined with rotary

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.. (2 indent ) Noncircular bore cutter

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.. (2 indent ) With internal-fluid passage

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... (3 indent ) Plural openings

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... (3 indent ) Cruciform

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.. (2 indent ) Cruciform

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.. (2 indent ) Insert

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... (3 indent ) Includes diamond

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. (1 indent ) Symmetrical forked rotary type (e.g., fishtail)

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. (1 indent ) Magnetized or with magnet

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. (1 indent ) Specific or diverse material

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.. (2 indent ) Insert

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... (3 indent ) For a mine roof drill bit type

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... (3 indent ) Preformed cutting element (e.g., compact) mounted on a distinct support (e.g., blank, stud, shank)

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.... (4 indent ) Including a nozzle

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.... (4 indent ) Having a noncircular or nonplanar cutting face

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.... (4 indent ) Having a particular orientation or location

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.... (4 indent ) With support detail

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.... (4 indent ) Having a specified thermal property

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.. (2 indent ) Diamond

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.. (2 indent ) Welded, brazed, or soldered

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MISCELLANEOUS (E.G., EARTH-BORING NOZZLE)

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