Patent 7258176 was granted and assigned to Particle Drilling on August, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A drill bit for drilling a well bore using solid material impactors comprising a nozzle and a cavity for accelerating the velocity of the solid material impactors and directing flow of the solid material impactors through the nozzle. The drill bit may also comprise a junk slot for return flow of the drilling fluid and solid material impactors.