Patents by Inventor Robert Jitze Wilting

Robert Jitze Wilting 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).

  • Abrasive wheels and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 8961269
    Abstract: Bonded abrasive articles and in particular organic bonded depressed center wheels with one or more reinforcements have reduced stiffness in comparison to conventional counterparts. Techniques for producing and using such wheels are described. In one example, a method for reducing the stiffness of an organically bonded abrasive wheel includes applying to a raised hub region of a reinforced depressed center wheel a force effective to irreversibly decrease the stiffness of said wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignees: Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
    Inventors: Han Zhang, Johannes Hermanus Kuit, Robert Jitze Wilting
  • ABRASIVE WHEELS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20120225611
    Abstract: Bonded abrasive articles and in particular organic bonded depressed center wheels with one or more reinforcements have reduced stiffness in comparison to conventional counterparts. Techniques for producing and using such wheels are described. In one example, a method for reducing the stiffness of an organically bonded abrasive wheel includes applying to a raised hub region of a reinforced depressed center wheel a force effective to irreversibly decrease the stiffness of said wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicants: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS, SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.
    Inventors: Han Zhang, Johannes Hermanus Kuit, Robert Jitze Wilting