Patents by Inventor John Laws

John Laws 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).

  • Publication number: 20240286209
    Abstract: A broaching tool, comprising a shank, a body and a cutting head that comprises at least one rake face. The rake face comprises a cutting edge that comprises a cutting corner at a forward end of the cutting head. The rake face is configured such that upon simultaneously rotating the broaching tool about the axis of the broaching tool and advancing the broaching tool along the axis of the broaching tool in a forward direction, the first corner travels in a first circular helix pattern. Also, a method of forming one or more grooves in a bore-containing structure, the method comprising simultaneously rotating a broaching tool and a bore-containing structure relative to one another about the axis, and moving the broaching tool and the bore-containing structure relative to one another along the axis. Also, methods of making broaching tools, and broaching machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: GUHRING, INC.
    Inventors: John Laws, Erdal Cig