Patents by Inventor Chad Swope

Chad Swope 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).

  • Smart cutting drum assembly
    Patent number: 10724370
    Abstract: A cutting tool mounting assembly adapted for attachment to a surface of a rotatable driving member of a cutting tool machine. The cutting tool mounting assembly includes: a cutting tool; a base having a bottom portion for attachment to the surface of the rotatable driving member and a front portion that defines a receptacle having an inner wall; a bushing configured for receipt in the receptacle of the base and having an aperture for receiving the cutting tool; and a sensor element for acquiring and transmitting operation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Brian Lavely, Chad Swope
  • Rotatable cutting tool
    Patent number: 10465512
    Abstract: A cutting tool rotatable about a central longitudinal axis of the cutting tool and configured for impingement upon a substrate includes an elongate cutting tool body having a head and a shank axially rearward of the head. The head includes a cutting member at an axial forward end thereof, a bolster portion axially rearward of the cutting member and a base portion at an axial rearward end of the head. In addition, the bolster portion includes a convex shape section and a generally cylindrical section contiguous with and axially rearward of the convex shape section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Brandon J. Kenno, Nicholas J. Paros, Chad Swope
  • ROTATABLE CUTTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20180245467
    Abstract: A cutting tool rotatable about a central longitudinal axis of the cutting tool and configured for impingement upon a substrate includes an elongate cutting tool body having a head and a shank axially rearward of the head. The head includes a cutting member at an axial forward end thereof, a bolster portion axially rearward of the cutting member and a base portion at an axial rearward end of the head. In addition, the bolster portion includes a convex shape section and a generally cylindrical section contiguous with and axially rearward of the convex shape section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon J. Kenno, Nicholas J. Paros, Chad Swope
  • SMART CUTTING DRUM ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170159432
    Abstract: A cutting tool mounting assembly adapted for attachment to a surface of a rotatable driving member of a cutting tool machine. The cutting tool mounting assembly includes: a cutting tool; a base having a bottom portion for attachment to the surface of the rotatable driving member and a front portion that defines a receptacle having an inner wall; a bushing configured for receipt in the receptacle of the base and having an aperture for receiving the cutting tool; and a sensor element for acquiring and transmitting operation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Lavely, Chad Swope
  • Replaceable tip for a rotatable cutting tool
    Patent number: D818507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC
    Inventors: Chad Swope, David S Rose
  • Ribbed cutting insert
    Patent number: D863386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Chad Swope, Brandon J. Kenno