Patents Examined by Paul M Janeski
  • Patent number: 11590583
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machining tool (2) for processing a bore in a workpiece, in particular for simultaneous processing of a plurality of bores distanced from one another by a predefined distance, said machining tool having a cutting body (8) extending in the direction of a tool longitudinal axis (4) and having at least one cutting element (12) arranged circumferentially, and a guide body (10), which adjoins the cutting body (8) in the direction of the tool longitudinal axis (4), is fastened to the cutting body (8) and has at least one circumferentially arranged guide element (20). The guide body (10) is free of cutting elements (12) and the guide body (10) is designed to exert a preload force such that, during use, the at least one guide element (20) is preloaded against a bearing for the guide body (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Michael Hacker, Sebastian Kunschir
  • Patent number: 11590586
    Abstract: An apparatus for drilling out a plug of material, the apparatus comprising: a base plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a central longitudinal axis; a circumferentially-extending side wall extending distally from the top surface of the base plate, the circumferentially-extending side wall terminating in a circular distal end surface; a drill bit centered on the central longitudinal axis of the base plate and extending distally therefrom, the drill bit comprising a distal portion, a proximal portion and an intermediate portion extending between the distal portion and the proximal portion; wherein the intermediate portion of the drill bit comprises a first laterally-extending flat comprising a cutting edge disposed a first distance away from the central longitudinal axis towards the circumferentially-extending side wall and a second laterally-extending flat extending a second distance away from the central longitudinal axis towards the circumferentially-extending side wall, and further wherein the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventor: L. Curtis Beaton
  • Patent number: 11583939
    Abstract: A tool assembly includes a housing, a shaft, a spherical member, and a head. The housing defines a shaft channel. The shaft is rotatably disposed within the shaft channel and includes an exposed portion outside of the shaft channel. The exposed portion defines an engagement channel extending through an outer surface of the exposed portion. The spherical member is disposed within the engagement channel. The head is configured to be engaged with the exposed portion of the shaft. The head includes a detent configured to selectively engage the spherical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeremy Burton Crystal
  • Patent number: 11577429
    Abstract: A drill bit includes a drill bit head, a multi-strand helix made up of three or more helix ribs, and a shank end along a drill bit axis. The multi-strand helix is made up of a conveyance area, a helix gradient, and a pitch. The helix ribs extend parallel to the drill bit axis in a first area adjacent to the drill bit head and a second area adjacent to the shank end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guenter Domani, Carsten Peters, Florian Schroeder
  • Patent number: 11554425
    Abstract: A hole cutter has a substantially cylindrical blade body defining a blade body circumference, a cutting edge formed on one end of the blade body, and an axially-elongated slot formed through the substantially cylindrical blade body. The axially-elongated slot is configured to receive chips flowing from the cutting edge within the interior of the blade body and (i) into the slot and/or (ii) through the slot, to prevent the collection of such chips within the interior of the blade body and/or at an interface between the blade body and the work piece. The axially-elongated slot defines a first end adjacent to the cutting edge, a second end axially spaced further from the cutting edge, and a slot area. The hole cutter further defines a total slot area to blade body circumference ratio within the range of about 0.1 to about 0.3 depending on the size of the hole cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Thomas Novak, Matthew Christopher Green
  • Patent number: 11548077
    Abstract: A reducing sleeve for fastening a machining tool in a tool holder is described. Said reducing sleeve comprises a reducing sleeve body, which comprises a first tool-side end and a second tool holder-side end. In addition, at least one coolant supply channel is provided in the reducing sleeve body. Furthermore, a multifunctional interface is arranged at the second end and is designed for coupling to a sealing unit and a safety unit. Additionally presented is a modular system for providing a reducing sleeve assembly, which comprises such a reducing sleeve, a sealing unit, and a safety unit. In addition, a machining assembly with a tool holder, a reducing sleeve, and a machining tool is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Josef K. Herud
  • Patent number: 11529690
    Abstract: Jigs, fixtures, accessories, and the like for locating, aligning, guiding, engaging, and/or holding a workpiece on a woodworking machinery during a woodworking operation are described, as well as methods of making, modifying, and using jigs, fixtures, and accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventor: Mark A. Duginske
  • Patent number: 11524344
    Abstract: A cutting insert rotatable about an axis, has opposing front and rear surfaces interconnected by an insert peripheral surface, the insert peripheral surface having first and second side surfaces spaced apart by first and second land surfaces. First and second land edges extend along the first and second land surfaces, respectively. A first front edge formed at the intersection of the front surface and the first side surface includes a cutting-edge portion, and a second front edge formed at the intersection of the front surface and the second side surface is devoid of a cutting-edge portion. A cutting profile formed by rotating the cutting-edge portion about the axis is located axially forward of the second front edge. The cutting insert is releasably secured to a tool shank, the cutting insert being located between two protuberances protruding from a forward end portion of the tool shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventor: Gil Hecht
  • Patent number: 11525308
    Abstract: A drilling device includes a drill basic body and a conveying helix which runs helically around the drill basic body. The conveying helix is subdivided into a plurality of conveying helix segments that are disposed next to one another. The conveying helix segments may be disposed loosely next to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Foser, Pierre Pallmer, Jens Kondratiuk
  • Patent number: 11524340
    Abstract: A tool body includes a damping apparatus for damping vibrations in a machining tool having, besides the tool body, a member with at least one cutting edge to be secured to the tool body. The damping apparatus is arranged in an internal room of the tool body and includes a damper mass body with an axial bore and a central tube extending through the bore and which is rigidly secured to the damper mass body inside the through bore. A central tube is also at both ends thereof rigidly connected to a tool body fixed part and the central tube is made of a material with a spring property allowing the damper mass body to oscillate in the internal room perpendicularly to the longitudinal extension of the central tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB
    Inventors: Dan Ostling, Tormod Jensen
  • Patent number: 11517968
    Abstract: A deburring tool includes: a body; and a cutting unit provided on an end portion of the body and including a blade part, where a first channel is provided inside the body, and when a fluid supplied from outside of the deburring tool through the first channel is injected into the cutting unit and presses the cutting unit, the cutting unit moves and a degree to which the blade part protrudes outwardly increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Min Bae, Jong Youl Park, Jin Youl Kim, Seung Ho Lee, Min Hee Cho
  • Patent number: 11511354
    Abstract: A chuck (600) for use with a powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft is provided. The chuck may include a body, a plurality of movable jaws (610), a nut (625), a sleeve (640), and an anti-vibration assembly (620). The anti-vibration assembly may be operably disposed between the sleeve and the nut and configured to absorb vibration caused by operation of the power driver and maintain a position of the sleeve relative to the nut when the sleeve is in at least a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: APEX BRANDS, INC., JACOBS CHUCK MANUFACTURING (SUZHOU) COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tingwei Zeng, Jichun Zhou, Weiwei Sun, Huangsheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11511359
    Abstract: A drill may include a body extending from a first end toward a second end, and the body may include an outer peripheral surface and a cutting edge. The cutting edge may include a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge. The second cutting edge may be positioned closer to the second end and the outer peripheral surface than the first cutting edge. The second cutting edge may include a first part, a second part and a third part. The second part may be positioned closer to the outer peripheral surface than the first part and may be positioned closer to the second end as close to the first part. The third part may be positioned closer to the first cutting edge than the first part and may be positioned closer to the second end as close to the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ogawa, Satoshi Tetsukawa
  • Patent number: 11504881
    Abstract: A cutting section (11) which is connectable to a drill shaft section via a releasable connecting device. The cutting section includes a first open tubular element (14) which is in the form of a first hollow cylinder having a first waved, trapezoidal or zigzag-shaped cross-sectional area, a second closed tubular element (15) which is in the form of a second hollow cylinder having a circular ring-shaped cross-sectional area, and one or more drill segments (16) which are connected to the first open tubular element (14) and to the second closed tubular element (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Florian Schroeder, Guenter Domani, Pingyan Rong
  • Patent number: 11504779
    Abstract: A core drill bit 1 includes a tubular shaft 12, a mounting platform 31 provided on a proximal end of the tubular shaft 12 for mounting the core drill bit on a power tool 26, and an annular cutting section 2 provided with abrasive cutting segments 3 arranged at a distal end of the tubular shaft 12. A first transponder 24 is provided at the distal end of the tubular shaft 12. A repeater 28 is provided comprising a second transponder 29 at the proximal end of the tubular shaft 12, an antenna 33 facing the first transponder 24, and a wired connection 34 between the antenna 33 and the repeater 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Donato Clausi, Marco Balter, Manuel Gut, Thomas Kinkeldei
  • Patent number: 11508609
    Abstract: Some examples provide a vacuum wafer chuck assembly for supporting a wafer. An example chuck assembly comprises a chuck hub and a centering hub disposed within the chuck hub. Chuck arms are mounted to the chuck hub, with each chuck arm extending radially between a proximal end adjacent the chuck hub, and a distal end remote therefrom. A plurality of centering cams is provided, each cam mounted at or towards a distal end of a chuck arm and being movable radially inwardly or outwardly relative to the centering hub to engage or release an edge of a supported wafer in response to a rotational movement of the centering hub. At least one vacuum pad is provided for supporting the wafer during a wafer centering or wafer processing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Louis LaBrie, Claudiu Valentin Puha
  • Patent number: 11491562
    Abstract: A cutting tool may include a main body extended from a first end to a second end. The main body may be rotatable around a rotation axis. The main body may include a first cutting edge, a second cutting edge, a first flute and a second flute. The first flute may be extended from the first cutting edge toward the second end. The second flute may be extended from the second cutting edge toward the second end. The first flute may include a first hole located in the main body. The second flute may include a second hole located in the main body. The first hole may have a circular shape and the second hole may have a long narrow shape in a circumferential direction of the rotation axis in a cross section orthogonal to the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohisa Ishi, Kento Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11491551
    Abstract: A damping apparatus is provided for damping vibrations of a tool-holding apparatus during machining of a workpiece. The damping apparatus comprises a damping body having two ends on which a respective damping device is arranged, which comprises a bearing pin rigidly connected to the damping body and a bearing bush that surrounds the bearing pin in the circumferential direction. An annular space filled with a damping fluid is arranged between the bearing pin and the bearing bush, which annular space is sealed in the axial direction by two elastically deformable sealing rings. The two sealing rings each comprise first and second abutment regions as well as a resilient intermediate region arranged therebetween. The first abutment region is bonded to the bearing pin and the second abutment region is bonded to the bearing bush. The intermediate region is elastically deformable relative to the bearing pin and the bearing bush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: WOHLHAUPTER GMBH
    Inventor: Guenter Buck
  • Patent number: 11471947
    Abstract: A cutting system for removing an excess material along a length of a channel constructed using an additive manufacturing process is disclosed. In various embodiments, the cutting system includes a cutter head; a cutter blade attached to the cutter head; a drive cable configured to rotate the cutter head; and a cutter base attached to the cutter head and having a cutter base outer surface configured to contact an internal surface within the channel to guide the cutter blade against the excess material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Brian A. Fisher, David W. Morganson
  • Patent number: 11458583
    Abstract: A suction-extraction attachment for an insertion tool includes a housing, a bearing unit, and a suction-extraction opening. The housing has an end-side opening that is configured to accommodate the insertion tool. The bearing unit is configured to mount the suction-extraction attachment on the insertion tool. The suction-extraction opening is configured to couple the suction-extraction attachment to a suction-extraction device. The end-side opening and the suction-extraction opening form a transporting channel. The suction-extraction attachment is configured to be mounted on the insertion tool via the bearing unit in an axially movable and rotatable manner such that a position of the suction-extraction attachment relative to the insertion tool alters as a drill-hole depth increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Sonntag