Patents by Inventor Volker Höfermann

Volker Höfermann 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).

  • Cutting tool and cutting insert with fluid flow structures
    Patent number: 11097351
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a cutting insert comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a clamping surface for abutting a clamp, a cutting edge, a hole extending through the insert from the bottom surface to the clamping surface, and a channel extending from the clamping surface to proximate the cutting edge, and a tool holder comprising a tool holder body having a pocket for receiving the insert, a clamp for contacting the clamping surface and clamping the insert in the pocket, and a tool holder passage in the body in flow communication with the hole in the insert. A cutting insert is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventor: Volker Höfermann
  • Cutting tool and cutting insert with fluid flow structures
    Patent number: 9302326
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a cutting insert comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a clamping surface for abutting a clamp, a cutting edge, a hole extending through the insert from the bottom surface to the clamping surface, and a channel extending from the clamping surface to proximate the cutting edge, and a tool holder comprising a tool holder body having a pocket for receiving the insert, a clamp for contacting the clamping surface and clamping the insert in the pocket, and a tool holder passage in the body in flow communication with the hole in the insert. A cutting insert is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Seco Tools AB
    Inventor: Volker Höfermann
  • CUTTING TOOL AND CUTTING INSERT WITH FLUID FLOW STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20130017024
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a cutting insert comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a clamping surface for abutting a clamp, a cutting edge, a hole extending through the insert from the bottom surface to the clamping surface, and a channel extending from the clamping surface to proximate the cutting edge, and a tool holder comprising a tool holder body having a pocket for receiving the insert, a clamp for contacting the clamping surface and clamping the insert in the pocket, and a tool holder passage in the body in flow communication with the hole in the insert. A cutting insert is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Seco Tools AB
    Inventor: Volker Höfermann
  • CUTTING TOOL AND CUTTING INSERT WITH FLUID FLOW STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20110299944
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a cutting insert comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a clamping surface for abutting a clamp, a cutting edge, a hole extending through the insert from the bottom surface to the clamping surface, and a channel extending from the clamping surface to proximate the cutting edge, and a tool holder comprising a tool holder body having a pocket for receiving the insert, a clamp for contacting the clamping surface and clamping the insert in the pocket, and a tool holder passage in the body in flow communication with the hole in the insert. A cutting insert is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SECO TOOLS AB
    Inventor: Volker Höfermann