Patents by Inventor Michael James Gleason

Michael James Gleason 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).

  • CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING SUPERHARD WORKING SURFACES, MATERIAL-REMOVING MACHINES INCLUDING CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20150314483
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to cutting tool assemblies, material-removing machines that include cutting tool assemblies, and methods of use and operation thereof. In some embodiments, the cutting tool assemblies described herein may be used in material-removing machines that may remove target material. For example, the cutting tool assemblies may include one or more superhard working surfaces and/or one or more shields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: US Synthetic Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Miess, Michael James Gleason, Samuel Earl Wilding, Regan Leland Burton, Paul Douglas Jones
  • Protective leaching cups, leaching trays, and methods for processing superabrasive elements using protective leaching cups and leaching trays
    Patent number: 9144886
    Abstract: An exemplary method of processing a polycrystalline diamond element includes positioning the polycrystalline diamond element within a protective leaching cup. The protective leaching cup includes a seal region contacting a portion of a side surface of the polycrystalline diamond element adjacent a cutting face of the polycrystalline diamond element. The protective leaching cup also includes an encapsulating region surrounding a rear face and a portion of the side surface of the polycrystalline diamond element adjacent the rear face. The method includes exposing at least a portion of the polycrystalline diamond element to a leaching agent. A length of a side wall of the protective leaching cup exceeds a length of the side surface of the polycrystalline diamond element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: US Synthetic Corporation
    Inventors: Michael James Gleason, Jair Jahaziel Gonzalez