Patents by Inventor Uwe Hobohm

Uwe Hobohm 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: 9555487
    Abstract: End mill cutter having a plurality of cutting edges distributed over the circumference of the mill cutter, having a flank which is adjacent to the respective cutting edge in the circumferential direction and a supporting surface which adjoins the flank on that side which faces away from the cutting edge in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Patent number: 9085033
    Abstract: A drilling tool includes a tool shank disposed about a center longitudinal axis. The tool shank having a holding region structured to be chucked in the chuck of a machine tool and an active region extending from the holding region. The drilling tool further includes at least two partial cutting edges formed on an end face of the active region and running at right angles to the center longitudinal axis and form a drill main cutting edge and a clearance formed in the end face between the partial cutting edges. The clearance being recessed axially along the center longitudinal axis toward the tool shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Patent number: 9085034
    Abstract: A method for milling a blank in the production of a turbine blade which in the final state has at least one blade root for fastening to a carrier and also an adjoining blade body extending in the longitudinal direction includes clamping the blank on its root side in a mount and machining the blank with a milling cutter. Machining the blank includes moving the milling cutter in an advancing direction for roughing machining while superimposing a circular movement as per a trochoidal milling method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC
    Inventors: Uwe Hobohm, Mario Stromeyer, Werner Bruno Penkert
  • Patent number: 8931981
    Abstract: In order to allow high-precision machining of the inner surface of a pipe using little machining time, the draw broach has a cutting part having a plurality of cutters extending in the axial draw direction. The cutting part is divided into a main part and an insertion part tapering conically in the draw direction. The insertion part in turn is divided into a front region, viewed in the draw direction, forming a pre-cutting stage, and a rear region, wherein the conicity of the pre-cutting stage is less than that of the rear region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Patent number: 8905690
    Abstract: A milling cutter for milling a groove into a blade footing of a turbine blade made from a superalloy. The milling cutter comprises a shaft part and a cutting part connected to the shaft part in the longitudinal direction. The cutting part has flutes and, when viewed in cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, has several cutting teeth distributed about the periphery. The cutting teeth are designed as scraping teeth with negative cutting geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Patent number: 8882403
    Abstract: The cutting insert carrier, in particular for a face milling cutter (2) comprises a tool basic body (4), having a multiplicity of insert seats (5), in which cutting inserts (6) are received. Rotatably fastened to the tool basic body (4) is a setting element, which is realized, in particular, as a curved ring (8) and which has circumferential cams (10), by means of which the clamping levers (12) are actuated for the purpose of fastening the cutting inserts (6) in a locking manner. The setting element (8) enables all clamping levers (12) to be actuated jointly, at the same time, such that all cutting inserts (6) are simultaneously released or locked in their insert seats (5). As a result, the assembly and setup time for insert changing is reduced significantly in comparison with conventional systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Patent number: 8882406
    Abstract: The milling cutter, in particular a round-head milling cutter, has a tool head, which extends along an axial direction and has a number of cutting teeth that each have a cutting edge. Chip flutes are located between each of the cutting teeth. The cutting teeth each have a front-side radial portion and a circumferential axial portion. The respective cutting edge and the chip flute are disposed such that they are inclined in opposite directions with respect to the axial direction such that the cutting tooth widens towards a foot region. In another embodiment, the tool head has two parts: a carrier part made of a tool steel, and a cutting part made of hard metal fastened to the carrier part. The milling cutter is distinguished by a long service life with a high cutting rate and a high quality of machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: Uwe Hobohm, Heinrich Georg Manner, Werner Zitzmann
  • Patent number: 8708618
    Abstract: A reamer for the precision machining of a drilled hole, having a plurality of cutting bars which are separated from one another by chip grooves and extend in the longitudinal direction of the tool, wherein a plurality of chip divider grooves which run in the transverse direction of the tool and divide each cutting bar into cutting segments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Publication number: 20130051940
    Abstract: The milling cutter, in particular a round-head milling cutter, has a tool head, which extends along an axial direction and has a number of cutting teeth that each have a cutting edge. Chip flutes are located between each of the cutting teeth. The cutting teeth each have a front-side radial portion and a circumferential axial portion. The respective cutting edge and the chip flute are disposed such that they are inclined in opposite directions with respect to the axial direction such that the cutting tooth widens towards a foot region. In another embodiment, the tool head has two parts; a carrier part made of a tool steel, and a cutting part made of hard metal fastened to the carrier part. The milling cutter is distinguished by a long service life with a high cutting rate and a high quality of machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Uwe Hobohm, Heinrich Georg Manner, Werner Zitzmann
  • Publication number: 20130051949
    Abstract: A method for milling a blank in the production of a turbine blade which in the final state has at least one blade root for fastening to a carrier and also an adjoining blade body extending in the longitudinal direction includes clamping the blank on its root side in a mount and machining the blank with a milling cutter. Machining the blank includes moving the milling cutter in an advancing direction for roughing machining while superimposing a circular movement as per a trochoidal milling method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL, INC.
    Inventors: UWE HOBOHM, MARIO STROMEYER, WERNER BRUNO PENKERT
  • Publication number: 20120263547
    Abstract: The cutting insert carrier, in particular for a face milling cutter (2) comprises a tool basic body (4), having a multiplicity of insert seats (5), in which cutting inserts (6) are received. Rotatably fastened to the tool basic body (4) is a setting element, which is realized, in particular, as a curved ring (8) and which has circumferential cams (10), by means of which the clamping levers (12) are actuated for the purpose of fastening the cutting inserts (6) in a locking manner. The setting element (8) enables all clamping levers (12) to be actuated jointly, at the same time, such that all cutting inserts (6) are simultaneously released or locked in their insert seats (5). As a result, the assembly and setup time for insert changing is reduced significantly in comparison with conventional systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Publication number: 20120219375
    Abstract: The tool holder (2) is realized for fastening to a machine tool and for reversibly receiving a radial tool (4), in particular for receiving a milling cutter. The tool holder (2) is realized in three parts, having a rear machine part (6), made of a ductile elastic tool steel, for reversibly fastening to the machine tool, and having a front clamping part (10), made of a tool steel, for reversibly receiving the tool (4), and having an intermediate part (8), made of a heavy metal, in particular solid hard metal, disposed between the machine part (6) and the clamping part (10). Owing to the greater density of the heavy metal in comparison with the tool steel, the tool holder (2) is better able to absorb forces occurring during a milling operation, thereby achieving a milling operation that is sparing of the cutting tool, and consequently achieving a long service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Uwe Hobohm, Heinrich Georg Manner, Werner Zitzmann
  • Publication number: 20120163934
    Abstract: A drilling tool includes a tool shank disposed about a center longitudinal axis. The tool shank having a holding region structured to be chucked in the chuck of a machine tool and an active region extending from the holding region. The drilling tool further includes at least two partial cutting edges formed on an end face of the active region and running at right angles to the center longitudinal axis and form a drill main cutting edge and a clearance formed in the end face between the partial cutting edges. The clearance being recessed axially along the center longitudinal axis toward the tool shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Publication number: 20120009028
    Abstract: A milling cutter for milling a groove into a blade footing of a turbine blade made from a superalloy. The milling cutter comprises a shaft part and a cutting part connected to the shaft part in the longitudinal direction. The cutting part has flutes and, when viewed in cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, has several cutting teeth distributed about the periphery. The cutting teeth are designed as scraping teeth with negative cutting geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: UWE HOBOHM
  • Publication number: 20110135413
    Abstract: A reamer for the precision machining of a drilled hole, having a plurality of cutting bars which are separated from one another by chip grooves and extend in the longitudinal direction of the tool, wherein a plurality of chip divider grooves which run in the transverse direction of the tool and divide each cutting bar into cutting segments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Publication number: 20110123280
    Abstract: End mill cutter having a plurality of cutting edges distributed over the circumference of the mill cutter, having a flank which is adjacent to the respective cutting edge in the circumferential direction and a supporting surface which adjoins the flank on that side which faces away from the cutting edge in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm
  • Publication number: 20110103908
    Abstract: In order to allow high-precision machining of the inner surface of a pipe using little machining time, the draw broach comprises a cutting part (2) having a plurality of cutters (10) extending in the axial draw direction (4). The cutting part (2) is divided into a main part (14) and an insertion part (16) tapering conically in the draw direction. The insertion part (16) in turn is divided into a front region, viewed in the draw direction (4), forming a pre-cutting stage (16A), and a rear region (16B), wherein the conicity of the pre-cutting stage (16A) is less than that of the rear region (16B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Uwe Hobohm