Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Fara

Timothy E. Fara 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).

  • Cutting tool with integrated circuit chip
    Patent number: 8316742
    Abstract: A system manages a machine tool operation. The system includes a cutting tool, which includes a tool body; an integrated circuit chip securely mounted within the tool body and capable of being read and written upon; and a read/write device for communicating with the integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip is an RFID chip. The tool body may be a mounting chuck, adapter, twist drill, thread tap, indexable drill, milling cutter or a square shank lathe tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Anne Craig, Thomas O. Muller, Timothy E. Fara, Bernard North
  • CUTTING TOOL WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP
    Publication number: 20090175694
    Abstract: A system manages a machine tool operation. The system includes a cutting tool, which includes a tool body; an integrated circuit chip securely mounted within the tool body and capable of being read and written upon; and a read/write device for communicating with the integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip is an RFID chip. The tool body may be a mounting chuck, adapter, twist drill, thread tap, indexable drill, milling cutter or a square shank lathe tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Karen Anne Craig, Thomas O. Muller, Timothy E. Fara, Bernard North