Patents by Inventor Kelley McNeal

Kelley McNeal 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: 12084611
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Adam P. Bujnowski, Kelley McNeal, Nan Y. Pacella, Srikanth Rapaka, Joseph R. Rich, Katherine M. Sahlin, Nilanjan Sarangi, Andrew B. Schoch
  • Publication number: 20240218224
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an abrasive article includes a backing; a make coat overlying the backing; an abrasive layer comprising abrasive particles and a binder; wherein the abrasive particles comprise a random rotational orientation; wherein the abrasive particles comprise a total height, H, and a fracture feature located at a height of 55%-90% H. The fracture feature is configured to enable fracturing when the particle has a front facing orientation relative to the grinding direction relative to the amount of fracturing when the particle is in a side facing orientation relative to the grinding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hua FAN, Anthony MARTONE, Yi-Tang KAO, Kelley MCNEAL, Yinggang TIAN
  • Publication number: 20240116153
    Abstract: An abrasive article includes a backing; a make coat overlying the backing; and a plurality of abrasive particles overlying the backing and at least partially contained in the make coat; and a make coat thickness ratio (Tg/Ta) of not greater than 1.5, wherein Tg is the average thickness of the make coat at the sides of the abrasive particles and the Ta is the average thickness of the make coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Anthony MARTONE, Hua Fan, Kelley McNEAL
  • Publication number: 20230364742
    Abstract: An abrasive particle can include a body including abrasive particles contained in a bond matrix. The bond matrix can include a first phase and a second phase. In an embodiment, the body can have a Microstructure Feature of greater than 1 and a Non-Bond Value of not greater than 50%. In another embodiment, the body can include a Microstructure Feature including a Spacing Value of at least 0.01.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ji WANG, Kelley MCNEAL, Jian XU, Ji XIAO, Aiyun LUO, Cecile O. MEJEAN
  • Publication number: 20230220256
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Adam P. BUJNOWSKI, Kelley McNEAL, Nan Y. PACELLA, Srikanth RAPAKA, Joseph R. RICH, Katherine M. SAHLIN, Nilanjan SARANGI, Andrew B. SCHOCH
  • Publication number: 20230211468
    Abstract: An abrasive article includes a backing; a make coat overlying the backing; and a plurality of abrasive particles overlying the backing and at least partially contained in the make coat; and a make coat thickness ratio (Tg/Ta) of not greater than 1.5, wherein Tg is the average thickness of the make coat at the sides of the abrasive particles and the Ta is the average thickness of the make coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony MARTONE, Hua FAN, Kelley McNEAL
  • Publication number: 20230211466
    Abstract: An abrasive article including a backing; a plurality of shaped abrasive particles overlying the backing; where the abrasive article further has: 1) a Swarf Mode Gray Value of less than 25 for cumulative material removed of at least 500 g according to the Inconel Grinding Swarf Color Test; 2) a Maximum Swarf Mode Gray Value of less than 25 for a cumulative material removal of not greater than 700 g according to the Inconel Grinding Swarf Color Test; or 3) a combination of 1) and 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony MARTONE, Hua FAN, Kelley McNEAL
  • Patent number: 11643582
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Adam P. Bujnowski, Kelley McNeal, Nan Y. Pacella, Srikanth Rapaka, Joseph R. Rich, Katherine M. Sahlin, Nilanjan Sarangi, Andrew B. Schoch
  • Publication number: 20190330505
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Adam P. BUJNOWSKI, Kelley McNEAL, Nan Y. PACELLA, Srikanth RAPAKA, Joseph R. RICH, Katherine M. SAHLIN, Nilanjan SARANGI, Andrew B. SCHOCH
  • Patent number: 10358589
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Adam P. Bujnowski, Kelley McNeal, Nan Y. Pacella, Srikanth Rapaka, Joseph Rich, Katherine M. Sahlin, Nilanjan Sarangi, Andrew B. Schoch
  • Publication number: 20180281153
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an abrasive article including a body having a bond material including metal and a micro-porosity within the bond material with an average pore size (D50) of not greater than 10 microns and a pore size standard deviation of at least 0.2 microns, and the body further includes abrasive particles contained within the bond material and having an ellipticity of not greater than 1.18 or an average toughness of at least 11257 cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jiashu LI, Kelley McNEAL, Srinivasan RAMANATH, Cecile O. MEJEAN, Ji WANG
  • Patent number: 10086499
    Abstract: An abrasive article includes a body having an annular surface including abrasive segments coupled to the annular surface, and the abrasive segments define an abrasive annular region and a percent abrasive surface area of not greater than 24% for the total surface area of the abrasive annular region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Cecile O. Mejean, Srinivasan Ramanath, Ramanujam Vedantham, Kelley McNeal
  • Publication number: 20180187057
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Adam P. BUJNOWSKI, Kelley McNEAL, Nan Y. PACELLA, Srikanth RAPAKA, Joseph RICH, Katherine M. SAHLIN, Nilanjan SARANGI, Andrew B. SCHOCH
  • Patent number: 9938440
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC./SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Adam P. Bujnowski, Kelley McNeal, Nan Y. Pacella, Srikanth Rapaka, Joseph Rich, Katherine M. Sahlin, Nilanjan Sarangi, Andrew B. Schoch
  • Publication number: 20160289520
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Adam P. BUJNOWSKI, Kelley MCNEAL, Nan Y. PACELLA, Srikanth RAPAKA, Joseph RICH, Katherine M. SAHLIN, Nilanjan SARANGI, Andrew B. SCHOCH
  • Publication number: 20160256982
    Abstract: An abrasive article includes a body having an annular surface including abrasive segments coupled to the annular surface, and the abrasive segments define an abrasive annular region and a percent abrasive surface area of not greater than 24% for the total surface area of the abrasive annular region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Cecile O. MEJEAN, Srinivasan RAMANATH, Ramanujam VEDANTHAM, Kelley MCNEAL
  • Patent number: 9138869
    Abstract: An abrasive cutting tool includes a body in a shape of a large diameter disk having an outer diameter of at least about 60 centimeters. The body has an aspect ratio defined as a ratio (D:T) between the outer diameter to an axial thickness of the body of at least about 10:1. The body includes an abrasive portion having a bond material and abrasive particles contained within the bond material. The abrasive portion also includes a first filler having iron and sulfur with an average particle size of not greater than about 40 microns. The body also includes a reinforcing member and a Thermal Adhesion Factor (TAF) of at least about 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Kelley McNeal, Charles Deleuze, Andrew B. Schoch, Siddharth Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 8999026
    Abstract: An abrasive article having an abrasive body including abrasive grains contained within a bond material, wherein the abrasive grains comprise microcrystalline alumina, and wherein the bond material includes less than about 1.0 mol % phosphorous oxide (P2O5), and a ratio measured in mol % between a total content of sodium oxide (Na2O) and a total content of potassium oxide (K2O) defined by [K2O/Na2O] having a value greater than about 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignees: Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
    Inventors: Gilles Querel, Sandhya Jayaraman Rukmani, Muthu Jeevanantham, Rosemarie Bot-Schulz, Kelley McNeal, Nilanjan Sarangi
  • Patent number: 8784521
    Abstract: An abrasive article includes an abrasive body having abrasive grains within a bond material, the abrasive body further including a spinel material disposed at an interface between the abrasive grains and the bond matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignees: Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
    Inventors: Gilles Querel, Sandhya Jayaraman Rukmani, Muthu Jeevanantham, Kelley McNeal, Stephen E. Fox
  • Patent number: 8721751
    Abstract: An abrasive article including an abrasive body having abrasive grains made of microcrystalline alumina contained within a bond material, wherein the bond material comprises a total content of alumina of at least about 15 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
    Inventors: Gilles Querel, Sandhya Jayaraman Rukmani, Muthu Jeevanantham, Kelley McNeal, Maike Hillers