Patents by Inventor Oliver F. Damm

Oliver F. Damm 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).

  • Bearing assembly
    Patent number: 5560716
    Abstract: A diamond-bearing assembly comprises opposed diamond-bearing surfaces, at least one of which is free of any Group VIII metals such as cobalt. Preferably, each of the surfaces is provided by a surface of a diamond compact, such diamond compact containing substantial diamond-to-diamond bonding, and a second phase which contains silicon in the form of silicon and/or silicon carbide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Inventors: Klaus Tank, Peter N. Tomlinson, Oliver F. Damm