Patents by Inventor Luiz Fernando Penna FRANCA

Luiz Fernando Penna FRANCA 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).

  • Tool cutting element
    Patent number: 11407038
    Abstract: A cutting element (1) for a tool with an electrically conductive track (6) formed at a surface region. The cutting element (1) comprises a HPHT produced polycrystalline diamond body. The conductive track (6) comprises graphite such that the electrically conductive track (6) has an electrical resistance substantially lower than that of the surface region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Element Six (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Luiz Fernando Penna Franca, Christopher John Howard Wort, Jonathan Christopher Newland, William Wayne Leahy
  • TOOL CUTTING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20200238393
    Abstract: A cutting element (1) for a tool with an electrically conductive track (6) formed at a surface region. The cutting element (1) comprises a HPHT produced polycrystalline diamond body. The conductive track (6) comprises graphite such that the electrically conductive track (6) has an electrical resistance substantially lower than that of the surface region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Luiz Fernando Penna FRANCA, Christopher John Howard WORT, Jonathan Christopher NEWLAND, William Wayne LEAHY