Patents by Inventor Tim GUTER

Tim GUTER 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: 11565356
    Abstract: A method for producing a replaceable cutting head is described. The replaceable cutting head is manufactured by extruding a blank. During extrusion of the blank, a number of helical coolant channels and a number of helical flutes are simultaneously formed. After extrusion, the flutes have a first angle of twist (D1), and the coolant channels have a second angle of twist (D2). After extrusion, the blank is sintered and then reworked to selectively adjust the first angle of twist (D1) and the pitch of the flutes. The method produces an endless blank that is capable of being parted off to a desired length without any sacrificial allowance, which provides significant material and cost savings as compared to conventional methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Tim Guter
  • Publication number: 20210085339
    Abstract: A method for producing a cutting tool, in particular a drill bit, is specified wherein the cutting tool has a front end (F) at the front and a rear end (R) toward the rear, wherein a tool tip is formed on the front end (F), a point thinning is ground at the tool tip with a grinding tool, the point thinning being ground to be narrower toward the front than toward the rear. The point thinning is ground with a constant point thinning angle (AW). Furthermore, a corresponding cutting tool is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Tim Guter, Jürgen Schwägerl
  • Patent number: 10952746
    Abstract: A method for producing a cutting tool, in particular a drill bit, is specified wherein the cutting tool has a front end (F) at the front and a rear end (R) toward the rear, wherein a tool tip is formed on the front end (F), a point thinning is ground at the tool tip with a grinding tool, the point thinning being ground to be narrower toward the front than toward the rear. The point thinning is ground with a constant point thinning angle (AW). Furthermore, a corresponding cutting tool is specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Tim Guter, Jürgen Schwägerl
  • Publication number: 20200238469
    Abstract: A method for producing a cutting tool with a cutting edge that is formed at least in sections by an end face and a flute comprises the following sequence: Processing of the end face by means of grinding, and polishing of the flute by means of a flute polishing. Here, the flute polishing is carried out by means of a polishing wheel, wherein the polishing wheel is guided during the polishing in such a way that it is moved over the cutting edge and, at least in sections, a final edge rounding on the cutting edge is produced. Further, a cutting tool is disclosed that has been produced according to such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: Tim GUTER
  • Patent number: 10507533
    Abstract: The drill comprises a base body, which extends in the axial direction along an axis of rotation and rotates about the axis of rotation in a direction of rotation during operation. Into the base body are incorporated flutes and between consecutive flutes is formed a rear surface, which extends, in relation to the direction of rotation, from a leading flute to a trailing flute. On the rear surface in the region of the leading flute, a guide chamfer and a support chamfer spaced apart from it in the direction opposite the direction of rotation are formed, wherein the support chamfer, as radially outermost region, forms a support edge for a merely linear support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Tim Guter
  • Publication number: 20190314039
    Abstract: A method for producing a cutting tool, in particular a drill bit, is specified wherein the cutting tool has a front end (F) at the front and a rear end (R) toward the rear, wherein a tool tip is formed on the front end (F), a point thinning is ground at the tool tip with a grinding tool, the point thinning being ground to be narrower toward the front than toward the rear. The point thinning is ground with a constant point thinning angle (AW). Furthermore, a corresponding cutting tool is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Tim GUTER, Jürgen SCHWÄGERL
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10343223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary tool, in particular a drill (2), which extends along a longitudinal axis (4), having an end face (6); a center (12); at least two main cutting edges (8), each of which extends from the center (12) outwards towards a cutting corner (10); a flute (20) associated with each main cutting edge (8), a flank on the end face (18), associated with each main cutting edge (8); a rake angle (?) between the respective main cutting edge (8) and the flute (20); a ground face (26) which forms a point thinning (30) in the area of the center (12), extends into a radially outer area and defines the rake angle (?) in the area of the main cutting edge (8). The rotary tool is characterized in that the rake angle (?) formed by the ground face (26) is constant along the main cutting edge (8), and the flank (18) of the other main cutting edge (8) is formed by the ground face (26). An advantageous, excellent cutting behavior is thereby achieved along the main cutting edge (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Tim Guter, Peter Sollfrank
  • Patent number: 10213845
    Abstract: A rotary tool designed as a modular drill, extending in an axial direction along an axis of rotation. It comprises two coupling parts: a carrier; and a cutting head that is attached to the carrier so as to be exchangeable. The carrier includes pin receiving means, into which a coupling pin of the cutting head is introduced in a clamping manner and so as to be reversibly exchangeable. The pin receiving means and the coupling pin have torque sections and clamping sections that correspond to one another and are oriented parallel to the axis of rotation. In addition, to prevent axial pull-out, stop surfaces are provided on the pin receiving means and on the coupling pin, the stop surfaces being effective in an axial direction and corresponding to one another. These stop surfaces preferably extend horizontally and therefore perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Jürgen Schwägerl, Berthold Heinrich Zeug, Horst Manfred Jäger, Herbert Rudolf Kauper, Julia Tempelmeier, Tim Guter
  • Publication number: 20190015939
    Abstract: A method for producing a cutting head is specified. The latter is manufactured from a blank, which in turn is manufactured by means of extrusion. During extrusion, a number of coolant channels as well as a number of flutes are formed, wherein the coolant channels and the flutes are in each case formed helically during extrusion. After extrusion, the flutes have a pitch that is adjusted by grinding the flutes to a finished dimension. The method is particularly material-saving. A corresponding cutting head is moreover specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventor: Tim Guter
  • Patent number: 10052698
    Abstract: The modular carrier tool (2), in particular drilling tool, extends along a central longitudinal axis (4) in axial direction (6) and comprises a carrier (8) as well as a tool head (10) that can be reversibly mounted on the front-end of the carrier (8). The carrier (8) has a head retainer (14) for the insertion of the tool head (10) as well as clamping webs (24), which radially delimit the head retainer (14) and also have bearing surfaces (28). The tool head (10) comprises clamping surfaces (35) extending in axial direction as well as underhead bearing surfaces (34). In a mounted state the clamping webs (24) clamp the tool head (10) in radial direction to the clamping surfaces (35) and the underhead bearing surfaces (34) are pressed against the bearing surfaces (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Tim Guter
  • Publication number: 20180093330
    Abstract: A cutting tool (2)—in particular a rotary tool—is described, having a cutting edge (4) from which a rake face (6) and a clearance face (8) extend, characterized in that a groove (12) is introduced into the clearance face (8) in a region along the cutting edge (4) so that a part of the clearance face (8) is formed as a wear face (14) that extends between the groove (12) and the cutting edge (4) and is bounded by the groove (12) and the cutting edge (4). The groove (12) advantageously limits the wear of the cutting tool (2) in the region of the cutting edge (4) on the wear surface (14), so that overall the frictional forces that occur are kept small and the service life of the cutting tool (2) is extended. Furthermore, a cutting element for a cutting tool (2) as well as a method for manufacturing the cutting tool (2) are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Guter, Herbert Rudolf Kauper
  • Publication number: 20170326653
    Abstract: The drill comprises a base body, which extends in the axial direction along an axis of rotation and rotates about the axis of rotation in a direction of rotation during operation. Into the base body are incorporated flutes and between consecutive flutes is formed a rear surface, which extends, in relation to the direction of rotation, from a leading flute to a trailing flute. On the rear surface in the region of the leading flute, a guide chamfer and a support chamfer spaced apart from it in the direction opposite the direction of rotation are formed, wherein the support chamfer, as radially outermost region, forms a support edge for a merely linear support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Tim GUTER
  • Patent number: 9623489
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary tool (2), in particular a drill, having a cutting part (10) that extends in a longitudinal direction (8) from a clamping shank (6) arranged in a rearward region (22) to a tool front (12) arranged in a forward region (20), and in which helically running chip flutes (14) and continuously helically running coolant channels (36) are fashioned, such that an exit opening (42) of each coolant channel (36) is arranged in the respective chip flute (14), wherein the chip flutes (14) are each shaped with an angle of twist (?) varying in the longitudinal direction (8) such that, in the forward region (20) facing towards the tool front (12), the respective coolant channel (36) is intersected by the respective chip flute (14) so as to fashion the exit opening (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Tim Guter
  • Publication number: 20170028480
    Abstract: The rotary tool (2) is in particular designed as a modular drill and extends in an axial direction (4) along an axis of rotation (6). It comprises two coupling parts, namely a carrier (10) and a cutting head (12) that is attached to the carrier (10) so as to be exchangeable. A pin receiving means (20) is provided on the carrier (10), into which pin receiving means a coupling pin (40) of the cutting head (12) is introduced in a clamping manner and so as to be reversibly exchangeable. The pin receiving means (20) and the coupling pin (40) have torque sections (30a,b) and clamping sections (32a,b) that correspond to one another. In order to permit simple production, these clamping and torque sections are oriented parallel to the axis of rotation (6). In addition, in order to prevent pulling-out in an axial direction, stop surfaces (38a,b) are provided on the pin receiving means (20) and on the coupling pin (40), said stop surfaces being effective in an axial direction (4) and corresponding to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jürgen Schwägerl, Berthold Heinrich Zeug, Horst Manfred Jäger, Herbert Rudolf Kauper, Julia Tempelmeier, Tim Guter
  • Publication number: 20160361769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary tool, in particular a drill (2), which extends along a longitudinal axis (4), having an end face (6); a center (12); at least two main cutting edges (8), each of which extends from the center (12) outwards towards a cutting corner (10); a flute (20) associated with each main cutting edge (8), a flank on the end face (18), associated with each main cutting edge (8); a rake angle (?) between the respective main cutting edge (8) and the flute (20); a ground face (26) which forms a point thinning (30) in the area of the center (12), extends into a radially outer area and defines the rake angle (?) in the area of the main cutting edge (8). The rotary tool is characterized in that the rake angle (?) formed by the ground face (26) is constant along the main cutting edge (8), and the flank (18) of the other main cutting edge (8) is formed by the ground face (26). An advantageous, excellent cutting behavior is thereby achieved along the main cutting edge (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Tim GUTER, Peter SOLLFRANK
  • Publication number: 20160256937
    Abstract: The rotary tool, in particular, the drill (2), extends along a longitudinal axis (4) and has a front surface (6), a center (12), at least two main cutting edges (8), each extending outward from the center (12) to a cutting edge (10), as well as coiled flutes (20). Between the main cutting edge (8) and the flute (20), a common ground surface (26) is also applied, which extends from the center (12) to a radial exterior area in the region of the main cutting edge (8) to form a point thinning (28). A rake angle (?) is defined by the ground surface (26). Here, the rake angle (?) changes without steps in the direction of the center (12) and, in particular, continuously. Expediently, the ground surface extends (26) continuously to the cutting edge (10). As a result, on the whole, an advantageous cutting force distribution is achieved over the radial length of the main cutting edge (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Tim GUTER, Juergen SCHWAEGERL, Julia TEMPELMEIER
  • Publication number: 20160075001
    Abstract: The mounting wrench (2) is used to engage or disengage a tool head (24) of a modular tool. The mounting wrench (2) incorporates a base body (4), which extends from an upper surface (20) along a centered longitudinal axis (18) to an underside (22). In addition, it has a slotted part (6), extending in the direction of the centered longitudinal axis (18), with a slot (10), into which the tool head (24) can be inserted. The slotted part (6) has two opposing keys (14), extending radially inward, which are each designed to mesh into a keyway (30) of the tool head (24). The keys (14) have a rounded end face (32), oriented radially inward, and are sloped relative to the centered longitudinal axis (18) so that the distance (a) between the keys (14) increases in the direction of the centered longitudinal axis (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Julia TEMPELMEIER, Jürgen Schwagerl, Herbert Rudolf Kauper, Tim Guter, Berthold Heinrich Zeug, Rainer Büttner, Peter Sollfrank, Gunnar Schmitt
  • Patent number: D760565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Julia Tempelmeier, Juergen Schwaegerl, Tim Guter, Herbert Rudolf Kauper, Rainer Buettner, Berthold Heinrich Zeug, Alexander Schmitt, Peter Sollfrank