Patent 7013999 was granted and assigned to Smith International on March, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A cutter element for a rolling cone bit includes a cutting surface having front and back surfaces, a pair of flanking surfaces that intersect in a rounded nose that is offset from the central axis of the cutter element's base. At least one flanking surface includes a concave region. The back surface presents a generally wedge-shaped top profile.