Patents by Inventor Arthur Luedeke

Arthur Luedeke 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).

  • Backup shoe for microfinishing and methods
    Publication number: 20050245179
    Abstract: A shoe for supporting an abrasive tape having an abrasive face and an opposed back face, wherein the shoe comprises a support surface including a frictional engagement material for frictionally engaging the back face of the abrasive tape. The frictional engagement material comprises a plurality of individual frictional engagement areas on a flexible substrate, each frictional engagement area having a plurality of abrasive particles. In an exemplary embodiment, the frictional engagement material comprises diamond abrasive particles retained in a nickel matrix supported on a flexible mesh substrate. The support surface of the shoe may be curvilinear, arcuate, convex, or concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventor: Arthur Luedeke