Patents Examined by SAra Addisu
  • Patent number: 10710166
    Abstract: A cutting tool holder may include an upper surface; a first side surface; a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface; a pocket opening into the upper surface, the first side surface, and the second side surface; a first portion located lower than the pocket and protruded outward from the first side surface; and a flow path including an inflow port and an outflow port. The first side surface may include a first recess. The flow path may include a first outflow port opening into the first portion as the outflow port and a first flow path extending from the first outflow port into the holder. The first outflow port is located at a region of the first portion corresponding to the first recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shin Nagae
  • Patent number: 10710164
    Abstract: An integral cutting tool configured for revolving about a central axis is provided. The cutting tool is formed with at least one cutting portion having a rake surface, a relief surface, and a cutting edge formed at the intersection between the rake surface and the relief surface. The cutting tool is further provided with a cooling fluid provision arrangement having at least one passage, and a cooling aperture formed at the relief surface. The cooling aperture is directed towards the cutting edge at an acute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NO SCREW LTD.
    Inventor: Gershon Harif
  • Patent number: 10702912
    Abstract: A composite manufacturing method with extruding and turning process for extruding and turning a workpiece includes a clamping step, an isolating step, an extruding step and a turning step. The composite manufacturing method is used for manufacturing a surgical instrument. The clamping step is for positioning a clamping portion of the workpiece by a lathe chuck of the lathe apparatus. The isolating step is for blocking a lathe extruding force via an isolating portion of an extruding apparatus. The extruding step is for extruding a processing end portion of the workpiece by the extruding apparatus and generating the lathe extruding force transmitted toward a clamping portion of the workpiece. The turning step is for turning the processing end portion of the extruded workpiece by a lathe apparatus. The extruding apparatus is disposed on the lathe apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTAI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Yung-Fang Tsai, Yi-Jung Chen
  • Patent number: 10702926
    Abstract: A rotary cutting blade material has an attaching structure forming portion that is to serve as an attaching portion to the shank, a cutting structure forming portion that is to serve as a cutting blade, and a joint portion. The cutting structure forming portion has a core portion and a surface portion provided on the attaching structure forming portion with the joint portion being interposed, and the surface portion covers at least a part of a surface of the core portion. The attaching structure forming portion includes a hard material including a hard component and one or two or more types of iron group elements, and the hard material has a Young's modulus of not more than 350 GPa. The core portion includes a cemented carbide material, and the surface portion includes PCD or CBN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Taisuke Higashi, Satoru Kukino
  • Patent number: 10702945
    Abstract: A shank includes a captive portion, having a longitudinal central axis, a captive end, a first set of first structures, and a second set of second structure. The second set of the second structures is closer to the captive end than the first set of the first structures. The first set of the first structures has a first axial compliance coefficient along the longitudinal central axis. The second set of the second structures has a second axial compliance coefficient along the longitudinal central axis. The first axial compliance coefficient of the first set of the first structures is greater than the second axial compliance coefficient of the second set of the second structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Steven Graham Wallace
  • Patent number: 10688570
    Abstract: An indexable rotary cutting tool and insert is capable of performing a high-accuracy cutting process with high efficiency. A twist angle of an outer peripheral cutting edge of the tool has a positive value, an axial rake angle of the cutting edge of a corner R of the tool at a boundary point between the cutting edge of the corner R and the outer peripheral cutting edge has a positive value, the axial rake angle of the cutting edge of the corner R at a reference point has a negative value, and the radial rake angle at least between the boundary point and the reference point in an entire edge length region of the cutting edge of the corner R has a negative value. The radial rake angle at the reference point is smaller than the radial rake angle at the boundary point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kiuchi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Takao Nakamigawa, Fumihiko Inagaki, Yuuki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10682709
    Abstract: A metal cutting tool includes a tool holder, a seat in the tool holder defined by side walls and a bottom surface. A replaceable element formed by an insert seating anvil is positioned in the seat and secured by a fastening device. A cutting insert is supported on a base surface of the anvil. The anvil has a projecting element formed integrally with the anvil. The projecting element is rigid and has a dove tail shape in top view, wherein the projecting element base and lower surfaces form coplanar extensions of the base and lower surfaces of the rest of the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SECO TOOLS AB
    Inventors: Andreas J. Larsson, Bjorn Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 10682713
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a rake end surface having four corners and, in a center thereof, a central surface portion. A supporting end surface has four corners and, in a center thereof, a central supporting surface portion. A peripheral side surface extends between the rake end surface and the supporting end surface. The peripheral side surface includes two opposing major side surfaces. A hole extends through the cutting insert from one of the major side surfaces to the other of the major side surfaces, wherein the central surface portion is disposed at a greater distance from a central axis (A) of the hole than is the central supporting surface portion. The single-sided cutting insert has a corner radii or cutting edge radii that extend over at least a quarter of a width of the cutting insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventor: Per Rickard Jansson
  • Patent number: 10682708
    Abstract: The invention relates to a carrier tool (1) comprising a clamping element (2) with a clamping element projection (3) and comprising a cutting insert (4) with a clamping recess (5) on the cutting insert surface (13) for machining workpieces. The clamping recess (5) has an annular indentation (9) with a recess base (7), and the indentation (9) transitions from the recess base (7) into the cutting insert surface (13) via an annular surface (8). The indentation (9) surrounds an elevation (10), the tip (11) of which lies above the recess base (7) and below the cutting insert surface (13). The clamping element projection (3) engages into the clamping recess (5) and thus clamps same on the carrier tool (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: CERAMTEC GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe Henzler
  • Patent number: 10675688
    Abstract: A method for machining grooves in the surface of a workpiece in which a dummy groove is machined in the surface of the workpiece by moving a cutting tool relative to the workpiece in a first machining direction of the workpiece, then orienting the cutting tool 180 degrees as compared to the first machining, and subsequently second machining the dummy groove by moving the cutting tool in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A displacement of a cutting edge of the cutting tool, caused by the first and second machining of the dummy groove is measured. A groove is machined with the cutting tool in a forward stroke and then a return stoke with the cutting tool rotated 180 degrees between the strokes. A relative position between the workpiece and the cutting tool during the forward and return strokes is corrected so as to eliminate the displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takanobu Akiyama
  • Patent number: 10675689
    Abstract: Systems and methods for lathe and tooling calibration are disclosed. A sensor is utilized to measure dimensions and operational parameters of one or more components of a lathe, such as a turret, tool stations, and/or a spindle. Tool measurements are received and analyzed along with the measurements from the sensor. The dimensions and operational parameters may be utilized to calibrate movement parameters of one or more components of the lathe. Once calibrated, the lathe may be utilized to tool one or more objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: MacKay Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Allyn
  • Patent number: 10675692
    Abstract: In one example, a pipe machining apparatus is provided and includes a frame, a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, a first machining apparatus including a first tool support and a first tool supported by the first tool support and a second machining apparatus including a bridge member, a second tool support supported by the bridge member, and a second tool supported by the second tool support. The first tool is configured to perform a first machining operation and the second tool is configured to perform a second machining operation different than the first machining operation. The first machining apparatus and the second machining apparatus are interchangeably couplable to and rotatable with the tool carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Roy C. Coakley
  • Patent number: 10668548
    Abstract: A device and associated system for threading, cutting, and reaming pipe ends. The device and system utilize a brushless DC electric motor. The devices also include on-board electronics and operator interface(s) to provide sophisticated control and information as to the various operations. Methods of operating the devices and several different modes for performing various operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
    Inventors: Richard M. Kundracik, Paul W. Gress, James E. Hamm, Glen R. Chartier
  • Patent number: 10668618
    Abstract: A machine tool system includes: a machine tool that machines a workpiece by using a tool attached to a spindle; and a plurality of robots installed inside a machining space of the machine tool and adapted to grip the workpiece and move the workpiece in conformity with the machining performed by the machine tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rikizou Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10661349
    Abstract: An automatic lathe includes a main spindle that rotates a workpiece about a shaft center, a cutting tool that processes the workpiece, a feeder that moves the cutting tool, an input receiver that receives inputs regarding an eccentric distance and a radius, and a controller that controls the movement by the feeder such as to set a virtual circle having a radius of the distance, to set an offset virtual circle having a center at a position where a center of the virtual circle is offset from the shaft center of the workpiece in the radial direction of the workpiece by the radius, and to move the cutting tool along an circumference of the offset virtual circle in relation to a rotation of the workpiece by the main spindle. A hole is processed, which has the radius at a position away from the shaft center by the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hikaru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10661351
    Abstract: A tool quick-stop device for a lathe has a base, bottom plate, front side plate, rear side plate, right side plate, left side plate, top fixed plate, tool bar, cam lever, buffer spring, cylindrical guide rail, adjusting nut, first locking nut, double end stud, second locking nut, pressure spring, pressing plate, hold-down bolt and pin shaft. The cam lever supports the tool bar before tool falling. When tool falling is required, the cam lever is rotated through external force. When the cam lever rotates over a certain position, the tool bar instantaneously loses supporting force. Under strong pressure of the pressure spring, the tool bar falls the tool with great acceleration and is separated from the cutting region in a short period of time and the cutting root is frozen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chunzheng Duan, Yumin Liu, Wei Sun, Yuwen Sun, Fangyuan Zhang, Kang Ju
  • Patent number: 10661469
    Abstract: Lathe control systems and methods are described including stopping a motor prior to reversing direction as well as methods and systems that implement voltage and/or current protection thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Rikon Power Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Wuzheng Duan, Libin Sun, Liting Zhao, Min Zhang
  • Patent number: 10654116
    Abstract: A cutting insert comprising a cutting tip and a base insert on which the cutting tip is mounted, the cutting insert being provided with a passage PA which is formed along a boundary surface between the cutting tip and the base insert so as to extend from a boundary part, in an upper surface of the cutting insert, between the cutting tip and the base insert to another boundary part, in a lower surface of the cutting insert, between the cutting tip and the base insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sozo Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10654117
    Abstract: A cutting tool assembly for milling a rail top, includes a first section and a second section mounted to the first section. Each section includes a plurality of insert-receiving pockets for receiving a plurality of different types of cutting inserts. The plurality of different types of cutting inserts are arranged in a plurality of helical teeth that may be separated by a helical chip flute. In one embodiment, a first type of cutting insert is formed with a radius, R, a second type of cutting insert is formed with a radius, R1, and a third type of cutting insert is formed with a radius, R2, to perform a milling operation on three different areas of the rail top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Michael David Saffels, Elvin Charles Williams, Floyd Samuel Rosenbaum
  • Patent number: 10646925
    Abstract: A tool includes a cutting insert with a shank, which extends along a cutting insert longitudinal axis, and with at least one cutting edge, wherein at least a part of the cutting insert is a first material and further includes a tool holder which extends along a holder longitudinal axis and includes on an end-face end a cutting insert receptacle for receiving the cutting insert shank, wherein the cutting insert receptacle is a cup-shaped recess. The tool further includes an attachment element which is connected to the cutting insert and extends in a circumferential direction around the cutting insert shank, wherein at least a part of the attachment element is a second, different material. The tool also includes a fastening element for fastening the cutting insert on the tool holder, wherein, in a mounted state, the fastening element contacts the attachment element to fasten the cutting insert on the tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
    Inventor: Rudolf J. Nagel