Patents by Inventor Lloyd Ray Benson

Lloyd Ray Benson 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).

  • Tooling insert with mating surface
    Patent number: 7607867
    Abstract: A tool holding system has a tool holder including a seat and a clamping device having a clamping end aligned with a surface of the seat, a shim mounted in the seat of the tool holder and including a receiving surface oriented to open toward the clamping end of the clamping device, and a cutting insert mounted in contact with the receiving surface. The cutting insert has a plurality of cutting edges arranged around a periphery of a first face and a plurality of radially oriented features on a mating face in contact with the receiving surface. The receiving surface has corresponding features to that of the mating face of the cutting insert. A radius containing one of the plurality of radially oriented features forms an acute angle, an obtuse angle or a right angle to a radius containing a second of the plurality of radially oriented features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventor: Lloyd Ray Benson
  • Tooling insert with mating surface
    Publication number: 20080145159
    Abstract: A tool holding system has a tool holder including a seat and a clamping device having a clamping end aligned with a surface of the seat, a shim mounted in the seat of the tool holder and including a receiving surface oriented to open toward the clamping end of the clamping device, and a cutting insert mounted in contact with the receiving surface. The cutting insert has a plurality of cutting edges arranged around a periphery of a first face and a plurality of radially oriented features on a mating face in contact with the receiving surface. The receiving surface has corresponding features to that of the mating face of the cutting insert. A radius containing one of the plurality of radially oriented features forms an acute angle, an obtuse angle or a right angle to a radius containing a second of the plurality of radially oriented features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Lloyd Ray Benson