Patents by Inventor Michael T. Buckner

Michael T. Buckner 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).

  • Resin-bonded grinding elements with dual coated diamond grit for dry grinding and wet grinding cemented carbide workpieces
    Patent number: 4521222
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improvement in method for both dry grinding and wet grinding a workpiece selected from cemented tungsten carbide and combinations of cemented tungsten carbide and steel with a single resin bonded grinding element having metal-coated diamond particles embedded in the grinding surface thereof. Such improved method comprises providing coated diamond particles useful for both dry grinding and wet grinding operations which comprises diamond coated particles coated with two layers of metal, the inner layer consisting of between about 40% and 130% by weight of said diamond particle of nickel and the outer layer consisting of between about 20% and 70% by weight of said diamond particle of silver, wherein the total weight of both said silver and nickel coatings does not exceed above about 200% by weight of the uncoated diamond particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Philippe D. St. Pierre, Michael T. Buckner