Patents Assigned to Araca, Incorporated
  • Method of determining the number of active diamonds on a conditioning disk
    Patent number: 7410411
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the number of active diamonds on a conditioning disk. In particular, the method comprises (a) contacting a diamond conditioner disk with a hard surface, wherein the diamond-containing side of the diamond conditioning disk is facing the hard surface, (b) moving the diamond conditioner disk under a load across the hard surface so as to cause any active diamonds present on the diamond-containing side of the diamond conditioner disk to leave a mark corresponding to each active diamond, and (c) counting the marks to determine the number of active diamonds on the diamond conditioner disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignees: Araca, Incorporated, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard Borucki, Naoki S. Rikita
  • METHOD OF DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE DIAMONDS ON A CONDITIONING DISK
    Publication number: 20080078231
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the number of active diamonds on a conditioning disk. In particular, the method comprises (a) contacting a diamond conditioner disk with a hard surface, wherein the diamond-containing side of the diamond conditioning disk is facing the hard surface, (b) moving the diamond conditioner disk under a load across the hard surface so as to cause any active diamonds present on the diamond-containing side of the diamond conditioner disk to leave a mark corresponding to each active diamond, and (c) counting the marks to determine the number of active diamonds on the diamond conditioner disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicants: Araca, Incorporated, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard Borucki, Naoki S. Rikita