Patents by Inventor Charles V. Rue

Charles V. Rue 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).

  • Patent number: 5244477
    Abstract: A process is described for the production of bonded abrasive products in which the abrasive particles are filamentary alumina particles with a substantially uniform cross-section and an aspect ratio of at least about 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Charles V. Rue, Ronald H. van de Merwe, Ralph Bauer, Scott W. Pellow, Thomas E. Cottringer, Richard J. Klok
  • Patent number: 5194072
    Abstract: A filament shaped sintered alumina based abrasive made up predominantly of fine alpha alumina crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Charles V. Rue, Ronald H. van de Merwe, Ralph Bauer, Scott W. Pellow, Thomas E. Cottringer, Richard J. Klok
  • Patent number: 5152810
    Abstract: Abrasive tools with a mixture of more than 9% but less than about 65% superabrasive and from about 56% down to 0.5% of a microcrystalline alumina in a bond material show surprising advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Charles V. Rue, Leonard G. Pukaite, Krishnamoorthy Subramanian
  • Patent number: 5129919
    Abstract: Resinoid and vitrified bonded abrasive products containing filament shaped sintered alumina based abrasive made up predominantly of fine alpha alumina crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Paul W. Kalinowski, Muni S. Ramakrishnan, Charles V. Rue, David A. Sheldon, Brian E. Swanson
  • Patent number: 5118326
    Abstract: Vitrified bonded grinding wheels which contain a mixture of sintered sol gel aluminous abrasive and silicon carbide abrasive are substantially and surprisingly better than those with either abrasive component alone, in their ability to abrade certain metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Ken W. Lee, Charles V. Rue
  • Patent number: 5090970
    Abstract: Abrasive articles are disclosed comprising at least about 10% by volume of a superabrasive, such as CBN, along with a sintered sol gel aluminous abrasive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Charles V. Rue, Leonard G. Pukaite, Krishnamoorthy Subramanian
  • Patent number: 5035723
    Abstract: Resinoid and vitrified bonded abrasive products containing filament shaped sintered alumina based abrasive made up predominantly of fine alpha alumina crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Paul W. Kalinowski, Muni S. Ramakrishnan, Charles V. Rue, David A. Sheldon, Brian E. Swanson
  • Patent number: 5009676
    Abstract: A filament shaped sintered alumina based abrasive made up predominantly of fine alpha alumina crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Charles V. Rue, Ronald H. van de Merwe, Ralph Bauer, Scott W. Pellow, Thomas E. Cottringer, Richard J. Klok
  • Patent number: 4944773
    Abstract: Bonded abrasive grinding tools with more cost effective grinding performance than those known in the prior art for grinding certain types of hard metals may be made by combining in the tool both grits of conventional superabrasives and grits of aluminous abrasive characterized by a microstructure that predominantly comprises tightly packed, very fine crystals of alpha alumina or of an aluminum spinel such as magnesium aluminate. The predominant crystallites in the best type of aluminous abrasive have maximum dimensions of no more than about 0.3 micron and generally show little or no regular faceting at about 5,000 magnification and are approximately equiaxed, with no higher aspect ratio than 2, usually less than 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Charles V. Rue, Leonard G. Pukaite, Krishnamoorthy Subramanian
  • Patent number: 4575384
    Abstract: An abrasive product and process is disclosed, for grinding titanium metal and its alloy. The product used to grind the titanium consists of a grinding wheel wherein the abrasive grains are aggregates of silicon carbide particles bonded together with a refractory bond such as silicon oxynitride or a silicate based material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Robert H. Licht, Charles V. Rue
  • Patent number: 4543107
    Abstract: Bonding of sintered sol-gel aluminous abrasive grits, comprising sub-micron sized alpha alumina crystals, in vitrified (ceramic) wheels results in abrasive performance superior to premium grade fused alumina in grinding tool-steels. Viscosity of the bond and/or temperature of firing must be controlled to avoid reaction between the bond and the abrasive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventor: Charles V. Rue
  • Patent number: 4253850
    Abstract: Organic bonded abrasive bodies such as snagging wheels and wheel segments for conditioning billets, slabs, and castings have abrading portions with 0 to 8% pores by volume, a low abrasive content of from 24 to 45% by volume of 4 to 36 grit size abrasive, substantially constant volume of a thermosetting resin of from 18 to 24% by volume and a high content of filler material constituting from 29% to 56% by volume of the body and wherein at least 80% by volume of the filler material is inorganic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: Charles V. Rue, Kesh S. Narayanan
  • Patent number: 4218851
    Abstract: A high speed rotatable elongated holeless reinforced resin bonded abrasive body (10) comprising a central mounting portion (12) including diametrically opposite arcuate segments (14) with arcuate inclined surfaces (16) angularly displaced normal to diametrically opposite grinding portions (18) extending radially therefrom to arcuate grinding surfaces (22) and reinforcing elements (26) bonded to and extending continuously through the central portion (12) and grinding portion (18).Spindle mounting means (40) (70) are provided with inner drive flanges (44) (74) and outer clamping flange (60) for clamping and driving a single abrasive body (10) an outer flange (90) for clamping and driving a plurality of angularly spaced abrasive bodies (10a and 10b) and to which flanges (60) (90) additional similar clamping drive means may be fastened and angularly spaced from one other, to mount additional abrasive bodies (10) to the spindle mounting means (40) (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventor: Charles V. Rue
  • Patent number: 4212137
    Abstract: A segmental grinding wheel includes abutting, interfitting and interchangeable composite abrading segments clamped to a rotary chuck, each of which comprises a preformed bonded abrasive segment of simple shape with at least a portion of each side, except a working face thereof, encased in a relatively non-abrasive precision molded plastic shell of precise dimensions, more complex and perfect interfitting configuration. The shell is preferably made of material that is or contains a grinding aid, prevents coolant swarf from filling the pores of the abrasive segment and reinforces the abrasive segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1980
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventor: Charles V. Rue