Patents Examined by Alan Snyder
  • Patent number: 11185935
    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: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORP.
    Inventors: Robert E. McKinley, Logan Lamonica
  • Patent number: 11154940
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a hole saw, a pilot bit, and an arbor assembly. The arbor assembly includes a shank, a sleeve, a first ball bearing moveable relative to the shank, the first ball bearing engaging the hole saw to releasably secure the hole saw to the shank, and a second ball bearing moveable relative to the shank, the second ball bearing engaging the pilot bit to releasably secure the pilot bit to the shank. The sleeve is moveable to a first position where the hole saw and the pilot bit are secured to the arbor assembly, to a second position where the first ball bearing disengages the hole saw, allowing removal of the hole saw from the shank, and to a third position where the second ball bearing disengages the pilot bit, allowing removal of the pilot bit from the shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Bryan C. Ward
  • Patent number: 11154936
    Abstract: A cutting tool may include a flow path and a sealing part. The flow path may include an inflow port and an outflow port. The sealing part may be located continuously with the flow path and may include a male screw and a female screw. Screw threads in the male screw may include a first screw thread. Screw grooves in the female screw may include a first screw groove. A top portion of the first screw thread may be in contact with a bottom portion of the first screw groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Youji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11154941
    Abstract: A pen milling device and a method for milling pen blanks therewith. The device has a body selectively engageable with a rotating apparatus. A replaceable cutter is engaged with the body such that a cutting edge thereof extends outwardly beyond the body's end surface. The cutter has multiple cutting edges and may be reoriented relative to the body if a presented cutting edge becomes dull or damaged. A reamer extending outwardly from the body includes at least one flute. As the device is rotated, the cutter removes material from a pen blank and the reamer removes dried adhesive from a bore of a pen tube secured within a hole defined in the pen blank The device removes all of the pen material extending between an end of the pen blank and an associated end of the pen tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Woodpeckers, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery E. Farris, Paul E. Turley
  • Patent number: 11141829
    Abstract: The use of cryogenic coolant in a machining operation in Ti, Ti-alloys or Ni-alloys together with a cutting tool of a cemented carbide substrate with a gradient surface zone with a thickness of between 50-400 ?m is provided. The cemented carbide substrate has a binder phase gradient with the lowest binder phase content in the outermost part of the gradient surface zone and the cemented carbide having graphite. The arrangement leads to a significantly prolonged tool life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Ibrahim Sadik, Jose Luis Garcia
  • Patent number: 11141802
    Abstract: A trimmer device includes an inner mounting block having a first central aperture for receiving a turret shaft. The inner mounting block has an inner bore. The device includes an outer mounting block having a second central aperture for receiving the turret shaft. The outer mounting block has at least one outer bore. The device includes an inner trimmer spindle positioned through the inner bore. A first end of the inner trimmer spindle includes a pilot having an inner spindle blade. The device further includes an outer trimmer spindle positioned through the outer bore. The outer trimmer spindle includes an outer spindle blade positioned at a first end. At least one of the inner mounting block or the outer mounting block is rotatable about the turret shaft to adjust for a diameter of an article such that the article is positioned between the inner and outer spindle blades for trimming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: BELVAC PRODUCTION MACHINERY, INC.
    Inventors: Dennis E. Green, Christopher Bright
  • Patent number: 11141794
    Abstract: A handheld wood thread cutting tool with an elongated shank formed with a planar surface and including a first end and a second end with a length substantially longer than its width. The first end has a first wood thread cutting edge aligned substantially in parallel relative to a first vertical plane perpendicular to the planar surface and passing through the length of the elongated shank from the first end to the second end. The second end has a second wood thread cutting edge aligned substantially parallel to a second vertical plane perpendicular to the planar surface and running through the width of the elongated shank from a first side wall to a second side wall. A ball handle is affixed between the first and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CARTER AND SON TOOLWORKS LLC
    Inventors: Paul Carter, David Carter, Mike Mahoney
  • Patent number: 11135660
    Abstract: A cutting processing system includes: a spindle mounted with a cutting tool in which a lubrication discharge path is formed along the central axis thereof for rotating the cutting tool; a lance provided inside the spindle in order to supply oil and air to the cutting tool; and a rotary union mounted on the end portion of the spindle for supplying the oil and the air to the lance in a non-mixed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nam-Doo Lee
  • Patent number: 11130183
    Abstract: The invention provides a tool, a method and a machine with which roof ridge-shaped chamfers can be produced on teeth of an internally and externally toothed gearwheel with minimised changeover times during tool set up. For this purpose, a tool according to the invention comprises a tool carrier having a holding section for attachment in a tool holder and a chamfering tool, which is held on the end section of the tool carrier, said end section being associated with the other end face, and during use describes an impact circle with its cutting edge, the diameter of said circle being determined by the radial distance of the cutting edge of the chamfering tool from the axis of rotation of the tool. According to the invention, at least one further chamfering tool is attached in a middle section of the tool carrier which is offset relative to the end section provided with the chamfering tool towards the holding section of the tool carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Präwema Antriebstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Schieke, Walter Holderbein
  • Patent number: 11123810
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a cutting edge portion, and the cutting edge portion includes a bottom cutting edge forming an arc shape that protrudes toward a front end side in a central axis direction, an outer peripheral cutting edge forming an arc shape that protrudes toward an outside in a radial direction, and a cutting edge of corner that connects an outer end of the bottom cutting edge in the radial direction and a front end of the outer peripheral cutting edge in the central axis direction and forms an arc shape that protrudes toward a front end outer circumferential side. The bottom cutting edge and the outer peripheral cutting edge are formed so as to form a linearly symmetric shape together with respect to an imaginary straight line that passes through an arc central point of the cutting edge of corner and intersects the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: MOLDINO TOOL ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Hayato Takahashi, Syoujirou Touma
  • Patent number: 11117203
    Abstract: Holders are described herein providing secure clamping and/or positioning of cutting inserts. Briefly, a holder for a cutting insert comprises a base and a slot for receiving the cutting insert, wherein the slot forms an angle with the base ranging from 10 degrees to 60 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Igor Kaufmann, Raouf Benamor, John Musil, Shiva Pinnoju
  • Patent number: 11117235
    Abstract: A machine tool for machining workpieces has a machine frame, at least one component part which can be moved along a movement path by means of a power-operated drive unit, at least one frame part, which is connected to the machine frame and which is arranged at an end position in the movement path of the component part, and at least a first stop, via which the component part in contact with the frame part when said component part is in the end position, wherein the first stop lies outside the movement path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: CHIRON-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Claus Eppler
  • Patent number: 11110529
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for chip-removing gear manufacturing machining of a workpiece by means of a tool, where a rotation of the tool takes place in generating coupling with a rotation of the workpiece, in particular gear manufacturing machining of a workpiece by skiving, wherein the gear manufacturing machining is carried out in a plurality of machining steps, wherein the center distance and/or a rotational angle between the workpiece and the tool superimposed on the generating coupling is/are changed between two machining steps, so that the tool will cut in the machining steps a respective contour that extends alternately closer to a first and a second flank of the target toothing of the workpiece. According to the present disclosure, the same rotational angle may be used for a plurality of machining steps taking place closer to a second flank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-VERZAHNTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Martin Hipke
  • Patent number: 11110524
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool includes a replaceable cutting insert, a pocket portion for holding the cutting insert, and a chip flute portion having a plurality of helical flutes. An internal coolant passage is formed in the chip flute portion and has both a twisted geometry and a “see-through” central portion. The internal coolant passage is polygonal in cross-sectional shape having a number of cusps equal to the number of flutes. The internal coolant passage greatly increases coolant flow area, while maintaining the stiffness and rigidity of the cutting tool. A method includes forming the internal coolant passage using additive manufacturing such that the internal coolant passage has a “see-through” central portion and a twisted geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Xiangdong D. Fang, Ruy Frota De Souza Filho, David J. Wills, Joe G. Slusarcyk, Manuel Wacinski
  • Patent number: 11103931
    Abstract: A boring tool includes a tool body rotatable around a central rotation axis. A slider member is arranged movably inside the tool body along a path extending transversely to the rotation axis. An insert pocket is associated with the slider member to move therewith and configured to receive a cutting insert with a cutting edge and which projects from the tool body transversely to the rotation axis. A motor member is connected to the slider member and controllable to move the slider member transversely to the rotation axis for changing the distance of the cutting edge to the rotation axis. The motor member is arranged inside the tool body together with the slider member in a cutting part of the tool body at a front end thereof. The motor member is arranged in parallel with the transversal extension of the slider member along said path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB
    Inventor: Robin Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11090730
    Abstract: An indexable cutting insert has a central mounting portion and two cutting portions. The central mounting portion has opposing upper and lower surfaces. The lower surface has two abutment elements associated therewith, each abutment element having two diverging abutment surfaces forming two abutment angles. The two cutting portions extend away from the central mounting portion, have distal cutting edges, and are entirely located in diagonally opposite imaginary quadrants of four quadrants defined by two mutually perpendicular quadrant planes. Two abutment bisector planes bisecting the two abutment angles and one of the quadrant planes are parallel or coincident. In a top view, the two cutting portions extend away from the central mounting portion in opposite directions. Two cutting bisector lines parallel to the two directions and bisecting the two cutting edges are mutually offset. A cutting tool has an insert holder and the cutting insert removably retained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventor: Gil Hecht
  • Patent number: 11084139
    Abstract: A sensor module for a tool holder for a cutting tool, such that when the sensor module is arranged to the tool holder having a cutting tool connected thereto, an axial portion of the cutting tool is positionable in a predefined rest position with respect to the sensor module. The sensor module includes at least one position sensor, wherein, when the sensor module is arranged to the tool holder having a cutting tool connected thereto, the position sensor is located radially spaced from the axial portion of the cutting tool for measuring deflection of the cutting tool with respect to the rest position. The disclosure further relates to a tool holder, a cutting tool, a cutting assembly, and a method for measuring deflection of a cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Vahid Kalhori, Robin Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11077508
    Abstract: A gear machining apparatus performs cutting work for a workpiece and generates a gear by performing a feed operation of a gear cutter relative to the workpiece along a direction of an axis of the workpiece while synchronously rotating the gear cutter and the workpiece in a state in which an axis of the gear cutter is inclined with respect to a line parallel to the axis of the workpiece. The gear machining apparatus continuously performs cutting work for a first tooth flank and cutting work for a second tooth flank during a single feed operation, and changes a correction angle between the cutting work for the first tooth flank and the cutting work for the second tooth flank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakano, Hisashi Otani, Shuntaro Takasu
  • Patent number: 11065691
    Abstract: A cutting tool may include a holder including a pocket, a cutting insert located at the pocket, a clamp member configured to fix the cutting insert to the pocket, and a flow path including an inflow port and an outflow port. The clamp member may include a screw and a clamp. The flow path may further include a first flow path located in the holder, a second flow path located in the clamp, and a third flow path that is a pipe connecting the first flow path and the second flow path and including a first end part located in the first flow path and a second end part located in the second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Shin Nagae
  • Patent number: 11059112
    Abstract: A milling tool includes: a body having an outer circumferential surface formed around a central axis; a cutting insert having a rake surface, a flank surface, and a cutting edge formed by a ridgeline of the rake surface and the flank surface; and a screw attaching the cutting insert to the body. The outer circumferential surface has an insert attachment portion. The insert attachment portion is defined by a first seat surface continuing to the outer circumferential surface and a second seat surface continuing to the first seat surface and having a flat portion provided with a screw hole in which the screw is inserted. The cutting edge is formed of a sintered material containing at least one of cubic boron nitride and polycrystalline diamond. In a cross section perpendicular to the central axis, a first angle formed by a first direction and a second direction is an acute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Keiji Kinoshita, Kouki Matsubara