Patents by Inventor Duane Edward Carson, JR.

Duane Edward Carson, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Grinding tool
    Patent number: 8857748
    Abstract: A grinding tool for impinging a material includes a tool body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the tool body defining a pocket at a leading edge of the top surface and the pocket having a mounting surface. The grinding tool also includes a plurality of inserts mounted on the mounting surface of the pocket of the tool body, wherein each of the plurality of inserts includes a base mounting surface adjacent the mounting surface of the pocket of the tool body, a main cutting face generally opposite the base mounting surface, and a leading face positioned adjacent the leading edge of the top surface of the tool body. The leading face terminates in a protective base flange that is structured and arranged to substantially cover the mounting surface of the pocket of the tool body adjacent the leading edge of the tool body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Edward Carson, Jr., Jeffrey Todd Hickey
  • Grinding Tool
    Publication number: 20130126651
    Abstract: A grinding tool for impinging a material includes a tool body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the tool body defining a pocket at a leading edge of the top surface and the pocket having a mounting surface. The grinding tool also includes a plurality of inserts mounted on the mounting surface of the pocket of the tool body, wherein each of the plurality of inserts includes a base mounting surface adjacent the mounting surface of the pocket of the tool body, a main cutting face generally opposite the base mounting surface, and a leading face positioned adjacent the leading edge of the top surface of the tool body. The leading face terminates in a protective base flange that is structured and arranged to substantially cover the mounting surface of the pocket of the tool body adjacent the leading edge of the tool body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Duane Edward Carson, JR., Jeffrey Todd Hickey