Patents Represented by Attorney Larry B. Meenan
  • Patent number: 6929426
    Abstract: A cutting tool is in the form of a holder and a cutting insert that is quickly and easily indexable in one of a plurality of precision cutting positions within the holder. The holder has a bore therein and a stop in the bore. The cutting insert has a shank portion that is insertable into the bore. The cutting insert, when inserted into bore, mates with the stop to locate the cutting insert in one of a plurality of positions. Alternatively, the stop can be supported by the cutting insert and mate with the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Rene Thiele, Harvey L. Patterson