Patents Examined by Alan Snyder
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Patent number: 12697668Abstract: There is provided a drill insert for drilling metallic or other materials, comprising a drill insert body with first and second lands at the outside diameter of the body that interface with the wall of a drilled hole. There is provided a coolant relief arrangement at the outside diameter of the drill insert by a plurality of coolant supply channels extending between the leading edge and trailing edge of the interface, to provide coolant relief to the outside diameter of the drill insert at the interface with the drilled hole. The drill inserts of the invention provide reduced friction and heat generation while maintaining high stability, and operate to prevent accumulation of materials on surfaces of the drill inserts at the outside diameter of the drill insert. This enables higher penetration rates and operating speeds while maintaining integrity of the drill inserts.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2023Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORP.Inventors: Salvatore D. Deluca, Jason Ripple, Cory L. Lawrence
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Patent number: 12697669Abstract: Improvements in tooling for machining systems that utilize machining fluids comprising a supercritical fluid are disclosed. In some embodiments a tool may include a plurality of orifices configured to direct a supercritical machining fluid towards a cutting interface of the tool. In other embodiments, a tool holder may include one or more outlets configured to direct a supercritical machining fluid towards a cutting interface. Moreover, some embodiments, may relate to machining systems including one or more venting channels configured to provide pressure relief for a cavity located behind a tool holder. Embodiments related to machine tools including upstream fluid restrictions for controlling a flow of supercritical machining fluid through a tool are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2023Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: Fusion Coolant Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. Hurtubise, Scott Jones, Steven J. Skerlos
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Patent number: 12697670Abstract: Stepped rotary broaches, and systems and methods employing such broaches, are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, a stepped rotary broach includes a contact portion integrally formed with or coupled to a support portion. The contact portion includes a face and a periphery. The periphery includes an outer surface and a plurality of step formations, where each of the step formations extends between the face and a respective location along the periphery at which the respective step formation adjoins a respective portion of the outer surface. Each of the step formations includes a respective step including a respective surface region extending in a respective direction about a central axis of the stepped rotary broach. The respective surface regions of the respective steps are respectively positioned more closely to the central axis than are the respective portions of the respective outer surface that respectively adjoin the respective step formations.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2023Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Inventor: David Halpin
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Patent number: 12691501Abstract: In one aspect, a swiss-type machine tool is provided that includes a workpiece holding shaft, a workpiece supporting shaft, and a tool holder associated with the workpiece supporting shaft for holding at least one tool. The machine tool includes a drive operable to rotate the workpiece holding shaft and the workpiece supporting shaft around an axis. The workpiece holding shaft has a work holder configured to secure a workpiece to the workpiece holding shaft. The workpiece holding shaft is axially shiftable relative to the workpiece supporting shaft to adjust a position of the workpiece relative to the workpiece supporting shaft. The machine tool further includes a removable workpiece support, such as a guide bushing, configured to be releasably connected to the workpiece supporting shaft and rotate therewith. The workpiece support slidably contacts the workpiece and permits axial movement of the workpiece relative to the workpiece support.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2023Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Mazak CorporationInventors: Seiichi Hattori, Masaharu Onji, Shunsuke Koike, Takahiro Fukuda
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Patent number: 12686109Abstract: The present invention surrounds a handle system configured to receive a woodworking tool intended for use in woodturning operations. A blade is constrained between two removable handle sides, with the sides being removably interconnected using magnets wherein the handle sides adapted for being separated without the need for tools. The handle system includes the ability to use a double-ended scraper blade allowing a user to configure the blade to use a first cutting edge, or a second cutting edge as desired.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Ashley Harwood LLCInventors: Ashley Harwood, Donald Martin Zierold, James Lawrence Lytle, Jr.
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Patent number: 12686062Abstract: The adjustment head is intended for use in the working space of a CNC machine which has a base station set up and intended for the exchange of information with a measuring probe or bore measuring mandrel, which base station is connected to a control of the CNC machine, and comprises a first function module and a second function module, wherein the first function module is divided into a power supply module and a data transmission module, wherein the second function module comprises a machining module for receiving at least one tool, wherein the machining module comprises a tool adjustment device for adjustment the tool in a radial and/or an axial direction and/or in an angular orientation of the tool based on specifications of the control, and wherein the power supply module supplies components of the adjustment head, including the data transmission module and the tool adjustment device, with electrical power, and wherein the data transmission module is arranged and intended for exchanging information concernType: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: BLUM-NOVOTEST GMBHInventors: Gregor Maier, Christian Harscher, Thomas Vujica, Michael Renz, Martin Boos
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Patent number: 12686065Abstract: A tool, such as a hole saw, including an open end cap geometry is provided. The end cap includes spokes extending between a hub and a rim. A plurality of openings are defined between the spokes, hub and rim. The area of the openings is substantially large relative to the area of the end cap such that the end cap is relatively lightweight and provides access into the hole saw for debris removal. The spokes are shaped and positioned to provide strength to the end cap.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Brett Parendo, Marcus Carli, Bryan C. Ward, Andrew Schulz
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Patent number: 12661726Abstract: A milling tool cutter includes a tool body, a plurality of cutting inserts, a plurality of clamping studs, a clamping ring, and a detachable fastening member. The tool body has a plurality of pockets disposed circumferentially around the tool body. Each of the cutting inserts is disposed in one of the respective pockets. Each of the clamping studs is attached to one of the respective cutting inserts. The clamping ring is disposed within the tool body. The clamping ring includes a face surface, a seating surface, and a circumferential outer surface extending between the face surface and the seating surface. The seating surface sits against the plurality of clamping studs. The detachable fastening member is disposed in an attached state fixedly attaching the clamping ring to the tool body causing the clamping studs and their respective cutting inserts to be fixedly attached to the tool body.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: Bharath Arumugam, Padmakumar Muthuswamy, Ruy Frota de Souza Filho
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Patent number: 12649190Abstract: A modular drill includes a drill body, an insert, and a retaining member. The drill body includes a center hole extending through a first surface of the drill body, and a side hole extending at an actuation location through a second surface of the drill body. The center hole and the side hole intersect within the drill body. The insert is moveably disposed in the center hole. The retaining member is threadedly attached to and moveably disposed in the side hole. The retaining member includes a clamp surface and a bump surface. The clamp surface is disposed closer to the actuation location than the bump surface. When the retaining member is rotated in one direction the clamp surface forces the insert into a locked position. When the retaining member is rotated in another direction the bump surface bumps the insert out of the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: Austin C. Baer, Ruy Frota de Souza
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Patent number: 12643160Abstract: A step drill bit includes a shank and a body that defines a plurality of axially stacked, progressively sized steps including a first step, a terminal step, and a plurality of intermediate steps having incrementally increasing diameters disposed between the first and terminal steps. The step drill bit includes a flute in the body extending from the distal end to the proximal end and a plurality of cutting edges formed in the body. Each cutting edge is disposed along one of the plurality of steps. Each cutting edge defines a helix angle and a radial rake angle. The helix angle of the cutting edge at a first intermediate step of the plurality of intermediate steps is greater than the helix angle at the first step. The radial rake angle of the cutting edge at the first intermediate step is greater than the radial rake angle at the first step.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Brett A. Parendo, Richard Hohnl, Jr., David Hlavac, Alexander R. Greenhill, Ingolfur Ludviksson, Max R. Sawa, James E. Pangerc
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Patent number: 12636673Abstract: A method of manufacturing a shim for a die coater is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a shim for a die coater, where the shim is applied to an electrode slurry die of the die coater and used for discharging an electrode slurry from the die coater, comprising milling a surface of a metal plate to prepare the shim. Using the method herein, it is possible to manufacture a shim for a die coater having a low thickness deviation by processing the shim for a die coater through a milling process.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Seong Wook Hong, Dong Hun Song, Sang Hoon Choy, Shin Wook Jeon
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Patent number: 12636712Abstract: A cutting tool includes a replaceable cutting head including a forward cutting portion and a rearward mounting portion and a head through hole extending therethrough. The mounting portion includes a male coupling member. The male coupling member includes a conically shaped head abutment surface. The cutting tool includes a female coupling member including a conically shaped forward holder abutment surface and an internal thread. The cutting tool includes a fastening member having an external thread. When the cutting tool is in a locked position, the male coupling member is removably retained in the female coupling member by the fastening member located in the head through hole, the fastening member external thread and the holder internal thread being threadingly engaged with each other. The head abutment surface abuts the forward holder abutment surface thereby forming a Morse taper coupling between the male and female coupling members.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.Inventor: Gil Hecht
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Patent number: 12636747Abstract: A dust collection device 40 comprises: an intake pipe 53 connected to a suction unit 52; a cyclone unit 60 that swirls air flowing out from the intake pipe 53 and centrifuges dust; and a filter unit 70 that accommodates a filter 72. The filter unit 70 has an outlet 74 connected to the cyclone unit 60 and discharging the air having passed through the filter 72. Therefore, the air and dust near a tip tool T can be separated by the cyclone unit 60. Furthermore, even when the dust remains, the remaining dust can be removed by the filter 72. Furthermore, the intake pipe 53 and the cyclone unit 60 are arranged at positions where the intake pipe 53 and the cyclone unit 60 overlap in a front-rear direction, and the filter unit 70 is disposed behind the cyclone unit 60.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tagami, Naoto Ichihashi, Yuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 12629756Abstract: A device according to the present disclosure is a workpiece retaining device 10 that retains a retained portion 110 of an axial-directional end portion of a workpiece 100 that is cylindrical. The workpiece retaining device 10 includes a core member 32 that is round and that comes into contact an inner perimeter face of the retained portion 110 of the workpiece 100, a pressing member 33 that presses an outer perimeter face of the retained portion 110 of the workpiece 100 to an inner side in a radial direction, and an aligning member 44 that, upon a pressing force from the pressing member 33 acting thereupon, allows the core member 32 to move in the radial direction, in accordance with a magnitude and a direction of the pressing force.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignees: TPR CO., LTD., TPR INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Kamata, Hideki Aizawa, Koji Okuyama
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Patent number: 12583036Abstract: A conduit reamer with a lanyard receiver, inner and/or outer cutting blades is provided. The lanyard receiver is located along an axis of the handle near the tool's center of gravity. For example, the lanyard receiver is located between the handle and a bit retainer near the center of gravity. In this orientation, the lanyard receiver prevents tipping of the conduit reamer and retains the bit within the bit retainer when the conduit reamer is dropped. The inner and outer cutting blades include an acute angle that is between 45 and 90 degrees to deburr an end of a conduit.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Devin W. Herritz, Ian L. Christianson, Steven W. Hyma
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Patent number: 12576453Abstract: There is provided a machining assembly and cutting insert for machining metal or like workpieces, wherein the cutting insert body has a cutting end. The cutting end comprises at least one cutting edge and at least one cutting lip formed adjacent the at least one cutting edge. The at least one cutting lip includes at least one cutting protrusion and associated chip cutting edge to split the chip formed by the at least one cutting edge, for producing chips during machining which are of a width that is sufficiently reduced to allow proper evacuation or removal.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORP.Inventors: Robert E. McKinley, Logan Lamonica
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Patent number: 12569953Abstract: Oscillation for a direct distance between the centers of a tool T and a workpiece W to meet l+a×l×(1?cos(M?t)) and vertical oscillation to meet a×l×sin(M?t) are applied alone or in combination with time t, where ? denotes an angular velocity of a workpiece, M denotes the number of sides of a polygon, and a denotes an adjustment parameter. Such oscillation enables adjustment as to how the machining surface is made concave or convex.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuhito Oonishi
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Patent number: 12544838Abstract: A cutting element, which is configured for the machining of a non-metallic composite material composed of a matrix and particles held together by the matrix, has a flank face, a rake face and a cutting edge which is coated with an edge coating and via which the flank face and the rake face are connected to one another, with which the non-metallic composite material can be machined in an improved fashion. The cutting edge within a cutting edge section thereof is curved in such a way that the cutting edge immediately beneath the edge coating in a section in a section plane that is perpendicular to the cutting edge has, at every point of the cutting edge section, a local radius of curvature which is greater than or equal to 10 ?m and less than or equal to 80 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: CERATIZIT Luxembourg S.a.r.l.Inventors: Michael Magin, Louis Patrick Fetcheping Kemdem
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Patent number: 12539546Abstract: A rotary tube notching apparatus is provided that is capable of operable attachment to a powered rotational drive device. The apparatus comprises a tube support assembly defining an aperture for receiving a tube and having a clamp for securing the tube against movement in relation to the aperture. A shaft assembly is provided for receiving a cutting tool, and a carriage assembly is rotatably mounted to the shaft assembly. The carriage assembly has at least one fastener for securing the shaft assembly in relation to the aperture. The shaft assembly is selectively repositionable in relation to the aperture in an offset dimension defined by linear displacement from a central axis of the aperture, in a yaw dimension defined by a plane extending along a central axis of the aperture, and in a roll dimension defined by a cross-sectional circumference of a tube received within the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 3, 2026Inventor: Robert Kyle Hughes, Jr.
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Patent number: 12539544Abstract: A boring tool has a cutting insert, a holder, and a pressing member. The cutting insert includes a base member and a cutting member. The base member includes a first side surface, a second side surface, a third side surface, and a fourth side surface. The holder includes a front end surface, a rear end surface, and an outer peripheral surface. The holder is provided with a first hole and a second hole. The first hole is opened in the front end surface. The second hole is opened in the outer peripheral surface. The holder includes a stopper. A surface defining the second hole includes a first inner side surface and a second inner side surface. The pressing member is in contact with the fourth side surface in a state in which the pressing member is disposed in the first hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 3, 2026Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.Inventors: Christoph Zeiner, Yusuke Matsuda, Junya Okida, Yuki Tsutsumi