Patents by Inventor Andrea Consonni

Andrea Consonni has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hobbing tool with replaceable cutting inserts
    Patent number: 10654119
    Abstract: A hobbing tool includes a hob body having at least one axially extending slot, and at least one cassette removably disposed in the at least one slot. The at least one cassette includes at least one seating recess having at least a bottom abutment surface and two side abutment surfaces. At least one cutting insert is removably mounted in the at least one seating recess. The at least one cutting insert has at least one bottom supporting surface and two side supporting surfaces that abut the bottom abutment surface and the two side abutment surfaces when the at least one cutting insert is received in the at least one seating recess. The hob body includes a plurality of axially extending slots. The hobbing tool also includes a corresponding plurality of cassettes removably mounted in the plurality of axially extending slots. Each cassette of the plurality of cassettes is identical to every other cassette of the plurality of cassettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventor: Andrea Consonni
  • HOBBING TOOL WITH REPLACEABLE CUTTING INSERTS
    Publication number: 20190232405
    Abstract: A hobbing tool includes a hob body having at least one axially extending slot, and at least one cassette removably disposed in the at least one slot. The at least one cassette includes at least one seating recess having at least a bottom abutment surface and two side abutment surfaces. At least one cutting insert is removably mounted in the at least one seating recess. The at least one cutting insert has at least one bottom supporting surface and two side supporting surfaces that abut the bottom abutment surface and the two side abutment surfaces when the at least one cutting insert is received in the at least one seating recess. The hob body includes a plurality of axially extending slots. The hobbing tool also includes a corresponding plurality of cassettes removably mounted in the plurality of axially extending slots. Each cassette of the plurality of cassettes is identical to every other cassette of the plurality of cassettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Andrea CONSONNI