Patent 7476067 was granted and assigned to Kennametal on January, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A drill bit having a shank portion and a cutting portion, which cutting portion generally has at least one cutting edge and a chip flute that has a helical portion. The drill bit has at least one straight coolant channel that has a coolant exit orifice disposed at least partially in the flute and oriented toward the cutting edges to supply coolant thereto to cool the cutting edges and chips produced during a cutting operation.