Patents Examined by Alan Snyder
  • Patent number: 12649190
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Austin C. Baer, Ruy Frota de Souza
  • Patent number: 12643160
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brett A. Parendo, Richard Hohnl, Jr., David Hlavac, Alexander R. Greenhill, Ingolfur Ludviksson, Max R. Sawa, James E. Pangerc
  • Patent number: 12636673
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Wook Hong, Dong Hun Song, Sang Hoon Choy, Shin Wook Jeon
  • Patent number: 12636712
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventor: Gil Hecht
  • Patent number: 12636747
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tagami, Naoto Ichihashi, Yuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12629756
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignees: TPR CO., LTD., TPR INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Kamata, Hideki Aizawa, Koji Okuyama
  • Patent number: 12583036
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Devin W. Herritz, Ian L. Christianson, Steven W. Hyma
  • Patent number: 12576453
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORP.
    Inventors: Robert E. McKinley, Logan Lamonica
  • Patent number: 12569953
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuhito Oonishi
  • Patent number: 12544838
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: CERATIZIT Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Michael Magin, Louis Patrick Fetcheping Kemdem
  • Patent number: 12539546
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Inventor: Robert Kyle Hughes, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12539544
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Christoph Zeiner, Yusuke Matsuda, Junya Okida, Yuki Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 12515264
    Abstract: A milling tool includes an elongate cutting head having a front end, a rear end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The cutting head includes a plurality of flutes separated from each other by a corresponding number of intermediate portions, wherein the flutes extend axially along the cutting head. The cutting head has a coolant distributing through-hole extending between two adjacent flutes through the intermediate portion located therebetween, for influencing the distribution of coolant provided to the milling tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: AB Sandvik Coromant
    Inventor: Gaetano Pittala
  • Patent number: 12515268
    Abstract: In a method for creating a through-thread, thread creation means is moved in a screw-in movement in an axial forward direction (VR) through a workpiece from a first workpiece side to a second workpiece side opposite the first workpiece side such that the end face projects out of the workpiece, wherein the thread creation means is moved through the workpiece, in particular along a first line which is a helical line, wherein then, to create at least one countersink, the thread creation means is moved in a countersinking movement, in particular along a second line that differs from the first line, and wherein, for subsequent withdrawal, the thread creation means is moved back through the workpiece in a screw-out movement in the axial backward direction (RR), in particular at least substantially along the first line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: EMUGE-WERK RICHARD GLIMPEL GMBH & CO. KG FABRIK FUR PRAZISIONSWERKZEUGE
    Inventors: Christian Beer, Bernhard Borschert, Thomas Funk, Dietmar Hechtle, Manuel Leonhard, Lukas Poerner, Martin Steinbach
  • Patent number: 12508657
    Abstract: A tool holder and a parting and grooving tool for an indexable turret have a plurality of tool stations, The adjacent tool stations have a predetermined angular spacing. The tool holder includes a mounting portion and a projected portion, which are connected. The mounting portion has a flat surface extending in an interface plane and the projected portion has a recess for holding the parting and grooving tool. The parting and grooving tool includes a cutting portion and a clamping portion. The cutting portion includes a cutting edge and the clamping portion includes a rear end surface. The parting and grooving tool is mountable in the recess such that a distance from the interface plane to the rear end surface of the parting and grooving tool is greater than a distance from the interface plane to the cutting portion of the parting and grooving tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: AB Sandvik Coromant
    Inventors: Michael Valiquette, Per-Olof Jansson
  • Patent number: 12491567
    Abstract: A hand tool holding structure includes a first body, a second body, multiple third bodies, a fourth body, an elastic member, and a fifth body. The first body has a first pivot portion, a second pivot portion, a mounting portion, multiple first receiving slots, a first abutting edge, and a second abutting edge. The second body has a second receiving slot, a first abutting portion, a third receiving slot, and a second abutting portion. Each of the third bodies has a locking portion, a first inclined plane, an abutting face, a second inclined plane, and a third abutting portion. The fourth body has a fourth receiving slot, a fifth receiving slot, and a third inclined plane. The elastic member is mounted on the second pivot portion and biased between the second abutting edge and the second abutting portion. The fifth body is mounted on the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Inventor: Chang-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 12491568
    Abstract: A machining jig used for adjusting and aligning a workpiece with a drill bit of a drill press in order to make at least one hole at at least one desired compound angle in a workpiece. The machining jig includes a base table adapted to be operably engaged with a drill press table. The machining jig also includes a work table operably engaged with the base table, wherein the work table is pivotably moveable relative to the base table. The machining jig also includes an adjustment assembly operably engaged with the work table and the base table. The adjustment assembly is configured to pivotably adjust the work table to an angle relative to the base table, wherein the angle is selected from a range of predetermined angles. The adjustment assembly also secures the work table to the base table at the selected angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Woodpeckers, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan William Duxbury, Paul E. Turley
  • Patent number: 12479122
    Abstract: The present invention surrounds a gouge for use in woodturning, particularly in the fabrication of wood bowls, wherein the gouge is configured to provide longer reach with decreased deflection. The decreased deflection allows safer and more efficient woodturning process, resulting in better quality woodturning products. The gouge includes an inner cutting profile which is offset upward from the center of the outer profile, thus providing more structural rigidity when extending the tool from a tool rest and into the concavity of a bowl being turned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ashely Harwood LLC
    Inventor: Ashley Harwood
  • Patent number: 12472599
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sag compensation apparatus of a machine tool and a machine tool including the same, in which in case of sag of a cross-rail occurring due to transfer of a saddle and a ram spindle unit, hydraulic pressure compensates for the sag in real time, thereby improving machining precision and maximizing responsiveness and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: DN SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Youngkun Jung
  • Patent number: 12434308
    Abstract: A drill bit includes a shank and a body portion defining a plurality of axially stacked, progressively sized steps. The steps include a first step and a terminal step. The first step defines two tip flutes each disposed at a tip flute angle. The body portion defines a body flute extending through the steps. The drill bit also includes an indicator band formed on a portion of the body flute and a portion of an outer surface of one of the plurality of steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas W. Allen, Courtney D. McCool, Smith C. Theiler, Richard Hohnl, Jr.