Patents by Inventor Kent Lewis Reiner

Kent Lewis Reiner 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).

  • CVD coated polycrystalline c-BN cutting tools
    Patent number: 9028953
    Abstract: CVD coated cutting tools are provided. A coated cutting tool described herein, in some embodiments, comprises a PcBN substrate and a polished coating adhered to the substrate including one or more layers of Al2O3 deposited by chemical vapor deposition, wherein the coating has a surface roughness (Ra) less than about 600 nm in an area of the cutting tool for contacting a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Barry Battaglia, Crystal Jane Nestor, Peter Rudolf Leicht, Kent Lewis Reiner, Charles Graham McNerny
  • CVD Coated Polycrystalline c-BN Cutting Tools
    Publication number: 20140199130
    Abstract: CVD coated cutting tools are provided. A coated cutting tool described herein, in some embodiments, comprises a PcBN substrate and a polished coating adhered to the substrate including one or more layers of Al2O3 deposited by chemical vapor deposition, wherein the coating has a surface roughness (Ra) less than about 600 nm in an area of the cutting tool for contacting a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Barry Battaglia, Crystal Jane Nestor, Peter Rudolf Leicht, Kent Lewis Reiner, Charles Graham McNerny