Patents by Inventor Raouf Ben Amor

Raouf Ben Amor 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).

  • Patent number: 11654465
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a blank, in particular a blank for the production of a cutting tool, wherein a green body extending in the direction of the extrusion axis is produced from extrusion material by means of an extruder which has an extrusion channel extending along an extrusion axis; wherein the extrusion channel together with a movable mold element forms a die of the extruder; and wherein the mold element is moved relative to the extrusion channel and within said extrusion channel during the extrusion of the green body, whereby the shaping geometry of the die is changed so that the completely extruded green body hereby has a first functional segment and a second functional segment adjacent thereto in the direction of the extrusion axis (4); wherein the two functional segments differ with regard to their geometries impressed by the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Raouf Ben Amor, Augustin Donhardt, Tim Guter, Bjoern Hoschke, Guenther Hoyer, Herbert Rudolf Kauper, Klaus Roediger, Fabian Rosenberger, Jürgen Schwägerl
  • Patent number: 10835961
    Abstract: A tangential cutting insert for a turning tool is described, which comprises a first tangential cutting insert side and a second tangential cutting insert side, wherein one of the tangential cutting insert sides is assigned more than two cutting edges, and the cutting edges are arranged in a star shape about a tangential cutting insert center axis. The tangential cutting insert is produced completely from cubic crystalline boron nitride, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, polycrystalline diamond, or ceramic. In addition, a cutting tool with such a tangential cutting insert is presented. A method for producing a tangential cutting insert is also explained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Raouf Ben Amor, Igor Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20190262879
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a blank, in particular a blank for the production of a cutting tool, wherein a green body extending in the direction of the extrusion axis is produced from extrusion material by means of an extruder which has an extrusion channel extending along an extrusion axis; wherein the extrusion channel together with a movable mold element forms a die of the extruder; and wherein the mold element is moved relative to the extrusion channel and within said extrusion channel during the extrusion of the green body, whereby the shaping geometry of the die is changed so that the completely extruded green body hereby has a first functional segment and a second functional segment adjacent thereto in the direction of the extrusion axis (4); wherein the two functional segments differ with regard to their geometries impressed by the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Raouf BEN AMOR, Augustin Donhardt, Tim Guter, Bjoern Hoschke, Guenther Hoyer, Herbert Rudolf Kauper, Klaus Roediger, Fabian Rosenberger, Jürgen Schwägerl
  • Publication number: 20190070669
    Abstract: A tangential cutting insert for a turning tool is described, which comprises a first tangential cutting insert side and a second tangential cutting insert side, wherein one of the tangential cutting insert sides is assigned more than two cutting edges, and the cutting edges are arranged in a star shape about a tangential cutting insert center axis. The tangential cutting insert is produced completely from cubic crystalline boron nitride, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, polycrystalline diamond, or ceramic. In addition, a cutting tool with such a tangential cutting insert is presented. A method for producing a tangential cutting insert is also explained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Raouf Ben AMOR, Igor KAUFMANN
  • Publication number: 20180154465
    Abstract: A cutting insert (100,100?) includes a body (102) having a top face (104), a bottom face (106) opposite the top face (104), and at least one flank face (108, 110, 112, 114). A coolant inlet aperture (126), a coolant outlet aperture (132, 134), and an internal coolant passage (128, 130) in fluid communication with the coolant inlet aperture (126) and the coolant outlet aperture (132, 134) are formed using electro-magnetic radiation. The coolant inlet aperture (126) can be formed in the top face (104), the bottom face (106) and/or the flank face (108, 110, 112, 114), and the coolant outlet aperture (132, 134) can be formed in any different face (104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114). A method of forming the internal coolant passages (128, 130) is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Naveen Kondameedi, Raouf Ben Amor, Jyothi Komatiereddy
  • Patent number: 9895755
    Abstract: A cutting insert (100, 100?) includes a body (102) having a top face (104), a bottom face (106) opposite the top face (104), and at least one flank face (108, 110, 112, 114). A coolant inlet aperture (126), a coolant outlet aperture (132, 134), and an internal coolant passage (128, 130) in fluid communication with the coolant inlet aperture (126) and the coolant outlet aperture (132, 134) are formed using electro-magnetic radiation. The coolant inlet aperture (126) can be formed in the top face (104), the bottom face (106) and/or the flank face (108, 110, 112, 114), and the coolant outlet aperture (132, 134) can be formed in any different face (104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114). A method of forming the internal coolant passages (128, 130) is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Naveen Kondameedi, Raouf Ben Amor, Jyothi Komatiereddy
  • Patent number: 9770762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting plate for a chip-removing cutting tool, comprising a cutting plate top face and a cutting plate bottom face, one or more lateral faces, cutting edges at the transition between the cutting plate top face and the one or more lateral face, and a circular chip recess in the cutting plate top face that has an outside diameter d1. In order to reduce the production costs, according to the invention the following applies to the outside diameter d1 of the chip recess: 2 mm<d1<=6 mm, preferably 2 mm<d1<5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Inventor: Raouf Ben Amor
  • Patent number: 9731354
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a body having an upper face, a lower face, a plurality of planar flank faces joining the upper and lower faces, and a plurality of curved flank faces joining the plurality of flank faces. A T-land is formed at a downward sloping angle with respect to the upper face. A cutting edge is formed at an intersection of a respective flank face and the T-land. A curved cutting edge is formed at an intersection of a respective curved flank face and the T-land. A micro-channel is formed in one of the flank faces, the curved flank faces and the T-land and proximate one of the cutting edge and the curved cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Naveen Kondameedi, Raouf Ben Amor
  • Publication number: 20160158855
    Abstract: A cutting insert (100, 100?) includes a body (102) having a top face (104), a bottom face (106) opposite the top face (104), and at least one flank face (108, 110, 112, 114). A coolant inlet aperture (126), a coolant outlet aperture (132, 134), and an internal coolant passage (128, 130) in fluid communication with the coolant inlet aperture (126) and the coolant outlet aperture (132, 134) are formed using electro-magnetic radiation. The coolant inlet aperture (126) can be formed in the top face (104), the bottom face (106) and/or the flank face (108, 110, 112, 114), and the coolant outlet aperture (132, 134) can be formed in any different face (104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114). A method of forming the internal coolant passages (128, 130) is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Naveen Kondameedi, Raouf Ben Amor, Jyothi Komatiereddy
  • Patent number: 9289830
    Abstract: A cutting tool has a recess for receiving a cutting insert having a clamping depression on the rake face. The cutting insert is held in the carrier tool by a clamping finger having a lug. The clamping finger being secured on the carrier tool via a clamping bolt so that when tightening the clamping bolt, the clamping finger pulls the cutting insert into the recess. A sickle-shaped engagement element engages into the clamping depression of the cutting insert being arranged on the lug. The clamping bolt has a clamping head overhanging its shank. The clamping head is seated on an angled locating surface of the clamping finger with respect to the axis of the clamping bolt, wherein said surface is arranged so compression force of the clamping finger on the cutting insert is enhanced. The lug has a clamping surface for bearing on the rake face of the cutting insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: CeramTec GmbH
    Inventor: Raouf Ben Amor
  • Patent number: 9266173
    Abstract: The invention relates to a milling tool (1) having a length ltotal and diameter dtotal and having blades (2) for the milling of mostly metal workpieces. In order to prevent an uncontrolled failure of the milling tool, it is proposed that the blades (2) are partially or entirely made of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) or polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and the diameter dtotal of the milling tool lies between 7 mm and 40 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: CeramTec GmbH
    Inventor: Raouf Ben Amor
  • Publication number: 20150321262
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a body having an upper face, a lower face, a plurality of planar flank faces joining the upper and lower faces, and a plurality of curved flank faces joining the plurality of flank faces. A T-land is formed at a downward sloping angle with respect to the upper face. A cutting edge is formed at an intersection of a respective flank face and the T-land. A curved cutting edge is formed at an intersection of a respective curved flank face and the T-land. A micro-channel is formed in one of the flank faces, the curved flank faces and the T-land and proximate one of the cutting edge and the curved cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Naveen Kondameedi, Raouf Ben Amor
  • Patent number: 9016985
    Abstract: The invention relates to an indexable insert (1) for fitting in supporting tools (5) for the machining of workpieces, with an upper side (2) and an underside (3), on which clamping recesses are arranged, and with a circumferential geometry (4) joining the upper side (2) and the underside (3), wherein cutting corners and cutting edges (6) are arranged at the transition from the upper side (2) and the underside (3) to the circumferential geometry (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: CeramTec GmbH
    Inventors: Raouf Ben Amor, Marianne Krause, Andreas Herb, Heiko Libhafsky, Stephan Keintzel
  • Publication number: 20150056028
    Abstract: A cutting plate (9) having flank faces (5) for installing for machining workpieces having a top clamping face (1) and a bottom clamping face (2) and a peripheral geometry that connects the clamping faces (1, 2) and blades (cutting corners (4) and cutting edges (8) arranged at the transition from each clamping face (1, 2) to the peripheral geometry with positive flank faces (5) arranged below the blades (4, 8). The flank faces are recessed relative to the blades (4, 8) creating a relief angle that is positive on both sides (3). A single contact face (3) is arranged on each side (10) of the peripheral geometry and has the largest width (B1) thereof on center plane (7) of the peripheral geometry. Contact face (3) shrinks from the center plane (7) to cutting edges (8) and has the smallest width (B2) in the area of cutting edges (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: CeramTec GmbH
    Inventor: Raouf Ben Amor
  • Publication number: 20140234041
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting plate for a chip-removing cutting tool, comprising a cutting plate top face and a cutting plate bottom face, one or more lateral faces, cutting edges at the transition between the cutting plate top face and the one or more lateral face, and a circular chip recess in the cutting plate top face that has an outside diameter d1. In order to reduce the production costs, according to the invention the following applies to the outside diameter d1 of the chip recess: 2 mm<d1<=6 mm, preferably 2 mm<d1<5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: CERAMTEC GMBH
    Inventor: Raouf Ben Amor
  • Publication number: 20130315680
    Abstract: The invention relates to a milling tool (1) having a length Itotal and diameter dtotal and having blades (2) for the milling of mostly metal workpieces. In order to prevent an uncontrolled failure of the milling tool, it is proposed that the blades (2) are partially or entirely made of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) or polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and the diameter dtotal of the milling tool lies between 7 mm and 40 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: CERAMTEC GMBH
    Inventor: Raouf Ben Amor
  • Patent number: 8496415
    Abstract: A negative insert has double-positive clearance surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: CeramTec GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Zitzlaff, Raouf Ben Amor, Zvonko Blazevski, Gerd Schöllhammer, Erdal Karatas
  • Publication number: 20130129438
    Abstract: A cutting tool has a recess for receiving a cutting insert having a clamping depression on the rake face. The cutting insert is held in the carrier tool by a clamping finger having a lug. The clamping finger being secured on the carrier tool via. a clamping bolt so that when tightening the clamping bolt, the clamping finger pulls the cutting insert into the recess. A sickle-shaped engagement element engages into the clamping depression of the cutting insert being arranged on the lug. The clamping bolt has a clamping head overhanging its shank. The clamping head is seated on an angled locating surface of the clamping finger with respect to the axis of the clamping bolt, wherein said surface is arranged so compression force of the clamping finger on the cutting insert is enhanced. The lug has a clamping surface for bearing on the rake face of the cutting insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: CeramTec GmbH
    Inventor: Raouf Ben Amor
  • Publication number: 20130051941
    Abstract: The invention relates to an indexable insert (1) for fitting in supporting tools (5) for the machining of workpieces, with an upper side (2) and an underside (3), on which clamping recesses are arranged, and with a circumferential geometry (4) joining the upper side (2) and the underside (3), wherein cutting comers and cutting edges (6) are arranged at the transition from the upper side (2) and the underside (3) to the circumferential geometry (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Raouf Ben Amor, Marianne Krause, Andreas Herb, Heiko Libhafsky, Stephan Keintzel
  • Patent number: 8080918
    Abstract: Patterns detection to input data containing a plurality of transactions, each transaction having at least one item, is carried out in the following way. Filter conditions for interesting patterns are received, and a first wet of filter conditions applicable in connection with generation of candidate patterns is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ceramtec GmbH
    Inventors: Konrad Tzschentke, Hans-Jürgen Schreiner, Kurt Handschuh, Raouf Ben Amor, Michael Fripan