Cutter for Rotary Boring-Drills. (open access)

Cutter for Rotary Boring-Drills.

Patent for an improvement to Hughes' previously patented rotary cutter design for oil drilling equipment (no. 930,759, 1909), to increase the cutting surface area and durability of the cutter.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Cutting Edge for Drilling Tools. (open access)

Demountable Cutting Edge for Drilling Tools.

Patent for a rotary cutter with a detachable cutting edge and shearing portion that can be easily renewed or replaced.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary-Disk Boring-Drill. (open access)

Rotary-Disk Boring-Drill.

Patent for improvements to rotary disk boring drills, including a "novel means for securely locking in the head the spindles on which the cutters are rotatably mounted."
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drill. (open access)

Rotary Drill.

Patent for a rotary drill that more effectively dislodges disintegrated material from the drill's cutting device during well-drilling.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill. (open access)

Rotary Boring-Drill.

Patent for improvements to rotary boring drills.
Date: May 15, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History