| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
| 076 | Metal tools and implements, making | 64 |
| 076250100 | SAW-MAKING OR FURBISHING DEVICE OR MACHINE | 8 |
| 076000000 | Stretching | 1 |
| 076027000 | Roller | 1 |
| 20080307928 | Circular Saw Blade Straightening Machine - Circular saw blades are treated in a straightening machine for eliminating unevennesses in the saw blades. The machine is provided with rollers for straightening uneven sections of the saw blade ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 076000000 | Sharpening and gumming | 1 |
| 076031000 | Reciprocating tool | 1 |
| 076036000 | File holders and guides | 1 |
| 20090071297 | Chainsaw Sharpening Tool - A file guide is provided having a tubular handle, a spindle, and a retainer. The tubular handle has a central bore with an inner bearing surface and an outer gripping surface. The spindle has a cylindrical outer bearing surface configured to mate in complementary, rotatable relation with the inner bearing surface of the handle, a head at a proximal end, a lock portion at a distal end, and a central receptacle configured to receive a file shank. The retainer has an inner surface with a complementary lock portion configured to interlock with the lock portion of the spindle | 03-19-2009 |
| 076051000 | Swaging | 2 |
| 076057000 | Anvils | 2 |
| 20080236339 | Hand-operated swage device - A hand-operated swage device includes a first hand-operated actuator and a second hand operated actuator that, when actuated together, control the sequential operation of a clamping mechanism and a swaging mechanism of the hand-operated swage device. For example, the first actuator of the swage device is disposed on a first handle while the second actuator is disposed on a second handle of the swage device. To operate the hand-operated swage device, an operator grasps the first handle with one hand and grasps the second handle with his other hand to actuate both of the actuators in a substantially simultaneous manner. Actuation of both actuators controls sequential delivery of pressurized air to a first pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the clamping mechanism and to a second pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the swaging mechanism. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080236340 | Swage anvil for a sawblade swage assembly - A swage anvil includes a coupling portion that, when mated with a corresponding die of a swaging device, allows lateral positioning of the swage anvil (i.e., substantially parallel to a long axis of the saw blade) relative to the long axis of the saw blade. The swage anvil also includes a tooth contact face that substantially mirrors an angle of the back portion of each tooth of the saw blade. As such, after a manufacturer inserts the swage anvil into the swage device and laterally translates the swage anvil, the tooth contact face abuts the back portion of the saw blade tooth to support the tooth during a swaging procedure. With the aforementioned configuration of the swage anvil, translation of the swage anvil along a single axis provides support to the back portion of the saw blade tooth along two axes. As such, use of the swage anvil decreases the set-up time required in conventional swaging devices. | 10-02-2008 |
| 076800500 | Chain saw sharpener | 4 |
| 20090199680 | Chain Saw Sharpener - A chain saw sharpening device having a generally U-shaped frame defined by an upper web and first and second parallel side walls for overlying the chain and the guide bar of the chain saw. The frame includes an open area near the center of the upper web defining a sharpening area. Clamping screws are associated with the frame to secure the frame to the cutting bar and an additional clamping screw is associated with the frame for engaging the link of the tooth to be sharpened in order to fix its position with respect to the sharpening area of the frame. A rotary burr having an abradant surface is receivable in either of two diagonally disposed, independently removable bore guides for sharpening left-hand and right-hand cutting teeth. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20080229883 | Saw Chain Sharpening Assembly - A saw chain sharpening assembly including a support member, a grinding head, a clamping device and a cooling system whereby the saw chain sharpening assembly is adapted to provide a means for efficiently sharpening small and/or large chains. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20110088515 | SHARPENING DEVICE FOR MANUALLY SHARPENING THE CUTTING TEETH OF SAW CHAINS FOR CHAIN SAWS - A sharpening device for manually sharpening the cutting teeth of saw chains for chain saws has a frame, which has two head parts (spaced apart from one another and two pairs of guide rods which are, in each case, arranged parallel to one another and to a longitudinal axis and rigidly connect the head parts to one another. Parallel to the longitudinal axis, round files and two file faces are held without play, but exchangeably in the head parts. The pairs of guide rods and the respective associated round files and the respective file faces are arranged rotationally symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110120268 | Grinder for Saw Chain - A grinder capable of correctly grinding a cutting blade with a simple operation being provided. Two channels which can be replaced from above on a guide bar in alignment with right and left blades of a saw chain are provided in a base body, a grinding stone shaft is provided on the base separated from the channels by the predetermined same distance while inclined by a predetermined angle relative to a parallel direction to the channels, and a disk grinding stone attached to the grinding stone shaft grinds the side blade and the upper blade of the saw chain simultaneously. The grinder is characterized in that the outer wall of the channel is shorter than the inner wall and contact part contacting the guide bar are formed at lower ends of both walls to make the base horizontal. | 05-26-2011 |
| 076000000 | TOOL SHARPENERS | 10 |
| 076081000 | Stropping devices | 1 |
| 20090000426 | Razor Blade Cleaning and Sharpening Device - The present invention relates to a device and a method for sharpening and cleaning a safety razor blade. The device comprises a polymer-based mat and either one or more polymer-based holding elements ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 076082000 | Cutting | 9 |
| 20110277594 | KNIFE SHARPENING DEVICE OF CIRCULAR KNIFE - A knife sharpening device of a circular knife contains a wheel member including a sharpening portion disposed therein, the sharpening portion including an abrasive piece mounted therearound, an annular loop with a hole mounted on a central portion thereof, and a peripheral wheel formed therearound; a retaining member connected with one side of the wheel member and including a first rib disposed thereon, an abutting post with a first limiting block extending therefrom, the first limiting block including an insertion extending therefrom, the abutting post including a biasing projection proximate to the abutting post; a connecting member connected on another side of the wheel member and including a second rib disposed thereon, a second limiting block with an opening and plural locking tabs fixed on a central portion of an inner side thereof, the connecting member including a contacting peg arranged adjacent to an inner side thereof. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20090056503 | Knife Sharpener System - A knife sharpener system for efficiently and quickly sharpening a blade of a knife. The knife sharpener system generally includes a support structure, a sharpening unit including a retaining portion, wherein the sharpening unit extends from the support structure, at least one sharpening member extending from the sharpening unit and at least one magnet positioned within the sharpening unit, wherein the retaining portion is positioned between the sharpening member and the magnet and wherein a metal residue of a blade is magnetically attracted to the retaining portion via the magnet. | 03-05-2009 |
| 076820100 | Lawn mower | 2 |
| 20080210056 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARPENING BLADES - A method and apparatus for sharpening clockwise rotating standard blades, counter-clockwise rotating standard blades and mulching style blades of either clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation is provided. The present invention comprises a base with a blade fixture which is reversible to accommodate both clockwise and counter-clockwise rotating blades. Uprights, a slide shaft, a slide bushing and a handle shaft connected to a disc grinder provide a means for setting a primary cutting angle for sharpening the primary cutting edges of a blade. An adjusting wheel rotatable attached to the handle shaft and pivotably coupled to the disc grinder provide a means for quickly and easily adjusting the cutting angle in order to accommodate sharpening the secondary cutting edges of a mulching style blade and returning the disc grinder back to its original cutting angle. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100071511 | Blade Sharpening Tool - A hand-held sharpening tool for sharpening tractor and lawn mower attachments blades while the blade are attached to the tractor or lawn mower. The tool includes a tool body having a grinding surface that extends away from the tool body in a substantially perpendicular direction and a second grinding surface that extending away from the tool body in an angled direction. The two grinding surfaces are located in close proximity of each other to create a grinding zone and allows for a blade to simultaneously engage both grinding surfaces. As the tool is drawn along said blade, its edge is sharpened. | 03-25-2010 |
| 076083000 | Skate | 2 |
| 20110203416 | Devices for Re-Edging a Blade of an Ice Skate - Devices for re-edging a blade of an ice skate are provided. In some embodiments, these devices include: a handle body; a pair of prongs that is arranged with a V shape at one end of the handle body and that is configured to sharpen the blade; and a honing stone attached to the handle body. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110247460 | RECIPROCATING SKATE BLADE SHARPENER - In one aspect, the invention is directed to a sharpener for sharpening a snowice travel member such as a skate blade, a ski or a snowboard, which includes a sharpening surface that is movable lengthwise along an edge face of the item to be sharpened. The sharpening surface may be movable lengthwise by means of a motor and a reciprocating mechanism, or may be manually moved by a user. | 10-13-2011 |
| 076084000 | Butchers' steels | 2 |
| 20100018352 | Sharpening rod and method for manufacturing the same - In a sharpening rod with a peripheral surface which constitutes a sharpening surface, wherein the sharpening rod ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20090183601 | KNIFE SHARPENING BAR - A knife sharpening bar includes a handle that carries a support bar. A flexible tube is tightly fit over the support bar. A hollow ceramic bar is then fit over the flexible tube with an inside surface of the ceramic bar tightly engaging the flexible tube so that the flexible tube provides a cushioning support between the support bar and the ceramic bar, which protects the ceramic bar from directly bearing any external impact applied to the knife sharpening bar. An internally-threaded cap engages an externally-threaded free end of the support bar and abuts against the ceramic bar to thereby secure the ceramic bar in position on the support bar. Collars or other buffering members can be positioned at opposite ends of the ceramic bar. | 07-23-2009 |
| 076000000 | Multiple cutter | 1 |
| 076086000 | Converging | 1 |
| 20090064822 | POCKET SHARPENER FOR KNIVES - A blade sharpening tool adapted for hand-held use, comprising two mating housing components and two bits wherein the bits can be of tungsten carbide material. Each mating housing component can comprise a plurality of integrated fastening elements. The mating housing components can be secured together by engaging integrated fastening elements, thereby securing the bits. The bits can thereby form a specified gap angle favorable for a blade-sharpening process. The integrated fastening elements can be of a snap fit cantilever beam design. Alignment posts can extend into and/or through the bits. | 03-12-2009 |
| 076101100 | BLANK OR PROCESS | 46 |
| 20080236341 | POWDERED METAL MULTI-LOBULAR TOOLING AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A tool made of powdered metal, such as a modified T15 HSS in powdered form, and having a multi-lobular end profile for punching multi-lobular recesses into workpieces, such as into the heads of fasteners. The tool is homogenous and contains only carbides which are relatively small, such as in the 1-4 micron range. Also provided is a method of fabricating such a tool. The method requires that a powdered metal bar is cut and then the cut piece is worked to provide the multi-lobular tool. The final part is theoretically 100% dense, as opposed to being only 95-98% dense as in metal injection molded parts. In use, the final part, due to how it is fabricated, has increased column strength and increased impact resistance. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110185857 | MOULD AND A METHOD OF COMPOSITE CASTING OF A ONE PIECE CAST TOOL - A mould for one piece casting of a tool, which has a working component of steel and a body of grey iron has a first mould cavity section for the steel and a second mould cavity section for the grey iron, with an interconnection zone therebetween. A dividing plane between the sections is planar and horizontal and located at the interconnection zone. A duct leads from the first section to an accommodation space for possible surplus of steel. In a method for one piece casting of a tool, which has a working component of steel and a body of grey iron with an interconnection zone therebetween, the steel is cast in a first mould cavity section and the grey iron in a second mould cavity section. A dividing plane between the mould cavity sections is planar and horizontal. An accommodation space for surplus of steel is provided to permit steel to flow from the first mould cavity section at the level of the dividing plane into the accommodation space. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110259149 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CUTTING TOOL - A method of making a cutting tool comprises providing a lever with a jaw having a cutting edge and a body arranged such that the cutting edge is offset from the body; providing a rotary cutting tool with an edge profile that may be complex and/or non-planar to form a complementary edge profile geometry on the cutting edge by moving the edge profile geometry of the rotary cutting tool along the length of the cutting edge. | 10-27-2011 |
| 076104100 | Cutlery | 5 |
| 20090025512 | Thin film coating of blades - The present invention relates to a process for forming a razor blade. The process includes the steps of: a) providing a substrate, b) forming a wedge-shaped sharpened edge on the substrate that has an included angle of less than thirty degrees and a tip radius of less than 1,000 angstroms, c) placing the substrate in a vacuum chamber, d) placing a first solid target in the vacuum chamber, e) providing a gas to be ionized in the vacuum chamber, and f) generating ions from the first solid target by applying a negative voltage to the first solid target in pulses, the ions forming a thin film coating on the wedge-shaped sharpened edge on the substrate. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090314136 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BLADE - A method of manufacturing a blade of a cutting tool, the method including depositing a mixture including a hard material onto an edge of a movable steel strip to form a hard material coated steel strip; grinding the edge of the hard material coated steel strip; and subsequently to grinding, forming individual blades from the hard material coated steel strip. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100263491 | Method of Making a Composite Utility Blade - A composite utility knife blade and method of making such a blade involves butt joining a tool steel wire to a front edge of an alloy steel backing strip. The wire is electron beam welded to the backing strip to form a composite strip defining a first metal portion formed by the alloy steel backing strip, a second metal portion formed by the tool steel wire, and a weld region joining the first and second metal portions. The composite strip is then annealed, and the annealed strip is straightened to eliminate any camber therein. The annealed composite strip is then hardened such that the first metal portion defines a surface hardness within the range of approximately 38 Rc to approximately 52 Rc, and the second metal portion defines a surface hardness within the range of approximately 60 Rc to approximately 57 Rc. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100229688 | SPIRAL CUT CURVED BLADE - An arthroscopic shaver with an outer tubular member and an inner tubular member rotatably disposed within the outer tubular member. The inner tubular member has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, with a cutting means on the distal end portion. The inner tubular member has a plurality of helical segments or two sliced tubes of stainless steel wound in alternating opposite directions providing a more flexible configuration and better torque capability for the inner tubular member. | 09-16-2010 |
| 076106500 | Hand shears | 1 |
| 20100005929 | MULTIPLE-ANGLE SCISSOR BLADE - The invention is directed to a pair of laparoscopic scissors, comprising a pair of blades connected at a pivot, each of the blades having a length, a tip portion, a body portion, an outer surface, an inner surface and a cutting edge, the cutting edge forming an angle with the outer surface along the length of the blade such that tension during a cutting operation at the tip portion is about the same as tension at the body portion during the cutting operation. The angle formed may be greater at the tip portion which continuously decreases over the length of the blade. The tip portion may have a first body thickness and the body portion may have a second body thickness different from the first body thickness. During the cutting operation, the blades progressively move over each other to provide a point contact along the cutting edges. The blades may be thickened in a number of locations and combinations including: (1) one blade could be thicker than the other to force the opposing blade to flex; (2) both blades could be thicker at the body portions to give more strength when cutting staples; (3) each blade could be thickened on one side or the other to stiffen certain locations; and (4) the tips of each blade could be thicker than the body portions to provide increased tension at the tips. In another aspect of the invention, a process of manufacturing the pair of scissors of the invention is disclosed, comprising the steps of form grinding the blades into a desired shape from a pre-hardened block of material, and sharpening the cutting edges of the blades. The blades may also be formed through other processes including wire EDM, laser cutting, waterjet cutting, machining, cast or metal injection molding, and other independent profile manufacturing processes. The manufacturing process of the invention is beneficial in that each profile can be accurately controlled, and the parts will be exact every time. | 01-14-2010 |
| 076107100 | Die | 3 |
| 20110277595 | Bunter Technology - The invention provides methods for making bunters used to form headstamp indicia into ammunition cases. The invention also provides bunter blanks that are specially configured to yield high quality bunters. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110290078 | Methods Of Fabricating A Honeycomb Extrusion Die From A Die Body - A method for screening abrasive wheels for fabricating a honeycomb extrusion die from a die body, and methods for fabricating a honeycomb extrusion die using an abrasive wheel assembly. One method for fabricating a honeycomb extrusion die includes measuring at least one of runout and thickness of each of a plurality of abrasive blades while rotating the blades, selecting a subset of the plurality of blades that have a measured runout or a measured thickness within a predetermined range, and mounting the subset of blades spaced from one another and concentrically aligned along a rotation axis of the abrasive wheel assembly. | 12-01-2011 |
| 076107800 | Steel rule die | 1 |
| 20090013830 | Roll Formed Flexible Die Plate For Rotary Cutting Tool - A method of making a rotary cutting tool for cutting a web of material comprises the steps of roll forming a first flexible die plate into a cylindrical shape, mounting the cylindrically shaped die plate onto a cylindrically shaped fixture, and machining cutting elements onto the roll formed die plate. The roll formed die plate may then be removed from the fixture and attached to a cylinder. The first die plate can cooperate with a second die plate attached to a second cylinder to cut the thin web of material. | 01-15-2009 |
| 076108100 | Drill | 23 |
| 20110290079 | Production method for an insertion end, such as for a drilling, chiseling or boring tool - A production method for an insertion end, especially for an insertion end of a drilling, chiseling or boring tool, including the following steps: a longitudinal groove is formed in the outer surface of a preferably cylindrical end piece of a blank, whereby the longitudinal groove acquires an open end section on a front face of the end piece. The outer surface of the end piece is surrounded by a die tool that engages into the longitudinal groove outside of its open end section. The open end section is closed in that the surrounded end piece is compressed by means of a stamp acting on the front face. The segmented, multi-component die tool preferably lies flush against the outer surface of the end piece outside of the longitudinal grooves. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20100282026 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED EARTH BORING DRILL BIT MANUFACTURING - A method and system for manufacturing a earth boring tool, comprising placing a tool in a positioner of an system which then conforms the tool to a model through the performance of a plurality of processing steps thereon. The positioner may move the tool in two axis. The system may include a manipulator which performs each of the processing steps. Alternatively, the system may include a plurality of manipulators, each performing a different one of the processing steps. The processing steps may include various shaping, cleaning, painting, and packaging steps. The processing steps may be performed without removing the tool from the positioner. The tool may be repositioned in the positioner during or between processing steps. For example, performing the processing steps may comprise performing one or more of the process steps, repositioning the tool in the positioner, and re-performing the one or more of the process steps. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110023663 | MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR HIGH SHEAR ROLLER CONE BITS - A method of manufacturing a roller cone drill bit may include forming a body of a single piece having an upper end and a lower end; machining at the lower end of the body at least two journals extending downward and radially outward from a central axis of the body; machining at least one of a ball passage, a hydraulic fluid passageway, a grease reservoir, and a lubricant passageway; and mounting roller cones on the at least two journals. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110120269 | MODULAR HYBRID DRILL BIT - An earth-boring bit comprising a bit body is configured at its upper end for connection into a drillstring. A fixed blade depends axially downwardly from the bit body. An axially extending slot is formed in the bit body adjacent the fixed blade. A bit leg is received and retained in the slot by engagement between the slot and correspondingly shaped bit leg, wherein the bit leg cannot be removed from the slot except by axial movement relative to the bit body. A rolling cutter is secured to the bit leg at its lower extent. A fastener secures the bit leg against movement relative to the bit body and extends through oblong apertures in the bit leg and into the bit body, wherein the bit leg can be moved axially relative to the bit body to adjust the projection of the rolling cutter relative to the fixed blade. The slot defines a pair of generally opposed sides connected by a third side, the generally opposed sides being inclined toward one another to define a dovetail that corresponds with the shape of the bit leg. The bit body further comprises a shank that is configured for connection into the drillstring at its upper extent and has a generally cylindrical receptacle formed in its lower extent; and a bit body portion having a generally cylindrical upper extent, the receptacle being and dimensioned to receive the upper extent of the bit body, wherein the shank and bit body portions are secured together by welding. | 05-26-2011 |
| 076108200 | Rock drill | 13 |
| 20110283839 | METHOD OF MONITORING WEAR OF ROCK BIT CUTTERS - A method of monitoring the wear of drill bits for drilling wells in earth formations, several embodiments of an improved drill bit for drilling a well in an earth formation, and methods of manufacture. In one embodiment, the bit is assembled by forming the bit, including a bit body and a plurality of cutting components; introducing a wear detector into the bit; and providing a module to monitor the wear detector and generate an indication of bit wear. The wear detector may be a witness material that may change a characteristic of at least a portion of the bit. The module may detect when the witness material is separated from the bit. The wear detector may be introduced during or after formation of the bit. The bit wear may be displayed for an operator. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20090120240 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DRILL HEAD - The present invention provides a method for reliable, easy, and low cost manufacturing of a drill head of such a kind that a cutting blade tip is brazed to a cutting blade mounting seat of a head body, with high dimensional accuracy and blade edge accuracy. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090038442 | Method and apparatus for retaining polycrystalline diamond cutters in a drill bit body of matrix or steel - As a more friendly, environmentally sounder replacement process for retaining PDC cutters in drill bits, compared to the known high temperature metallic brazing processes, a process is described for using a low temperature resin which cures in the range of 350° F. to 450° F., while having a melting point below 1250° F., to prevent degradation to the PDC cutters usually occurring at 1250° F. in the drill bit repair cycle. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090031863 | BONDING AGENTS FOR IMPROVED SINTERING OF EARTH-BORING TOOLS, METHODS OF FORMING EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND RESULTING STRUCTURES - Methods for forming earth-boring tools include providing a metal or metal alloy bonding agent at an interface between a first element and a second element and sintering the first element, the second element, and the boding agent to form a bond between the first element and the second element at the interface. The methods may be used, for example, to bond together portions of a body of an earth-boring tool (which may facilitate, for example, the formation of cutting element pockets) or to bond cutting elements to a body of an earth-boring tool (e.g., a bit body of a fixed-cutter earth-boring drill bit or a cone of a roller cone earth-boring drill bit). At least partially formed earth-boring tools include a metal or metal alloy bonding agent at an interface between two or more elements, at least one of which may comprise a green or brown structure. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20080314203 | PROCESS OF DRILL BIT MANUFACTURE - A method for making drill bits includes sequentially moving a plurality of drill bits through a belt furnace, and moving the drill bits to a cooling station using an automated device after the drill bits have moved through the belt furnace. A continuous process for making core drill bits may also include placing a drill bit on a belt of a belt furnace, transporting the drill bit through the furnace using the belt, removing the drill bit from the belt using an automated process, and cooling the drill bit. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090158897 | Jack Element with a Stop-off - In one aspect of the present invention, a drill bit has a body intermediate a shank and a working face, the working face comprising a plurality of blades formed on the working face and extending outwardly from the bit body. Each blade comprises at least one cutting element. The drill bit also has a jack element coaxial with an axis of rotation and extending out of an opening formed in the working face. A portion of the jack element is coated with a stop-off. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090013831 | Elongated percussive rock drilling element, a method for production thereof and a use thereof - An elongated percussive rock drilling element comprises at least one thread portion and a flush channel. At least the thread portion is made of a corrosion resistant steel having a structure with a martensite content greater than about 50 wt-% and less than about 100 wt-%, in which the steel comprises C+N greater than about 0.1 wt-% and less than or equal to about 0.8 wt-% and Cr greater than or equal to about 11 wt-% or Cr greater than or equal to about 5 wt-%, Mo less than or equal to about 5 wt-%, W less than or equal to about 5 wt-%, Cu less than or equal to about 2 wt-%, Mo+W+Cu greater than about 0.5 wt-% or Cr+3.3 (Mo+W)+16N greater than about 10 wt-%. The surface of said at least one thread portion of said corrosion resistant steel is ball blasted. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20110126674 | METHODS OF FORMING EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING FEATURES FOR AFFECTING CUTTINGS FLOW - Methods of forming earth-boring tools include assembling a plurality of head sections about a longitudinal axis to form a bit body, rotatably mounting a cutter to the cutter bearing shaft of each head section, and forming at least one groove on an outer surface of a bit leg of at least one head section, causing the at least one groove to extend along a curved path from a leading side of the bit leg to a trailing side of the bit leg between an upper sidewall and a lower sidewall. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20090044663 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING POCKETS FOR RECEIVING CUTTING ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR FORMING EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH POCKETS - Methods of forming cutting element pockets in blades of earth-boring tools include forming a first recess and a second recess intersecting at a location defining the a back of the pocket using a cutter oriented in a manner so as to avoid tool path interference with adjacent blades. A filler material is disposed in the second recess to the location of the back of the pocket. Earth-boring tools having such cutting element pockets are also disclosed. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20100071512 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED CUTTING ELEMENT RETENTION AND SUPPORT IN A ROCK BIT - A rock bit is formed with pockets for enhanced cutting element retention and support of the cutting elements during operation of the rock bit. Portions of the pockets are carburized to increase the yield strength of the pockets which also increases the retention of the cutting elements. The pockets are formed at a diameter that is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the cutting elements. Portions of the pockets are then carburized. The pockets are heated until the diameter of the pockets is equal to the diameter of the cutting elements. After the cones have been cooled and cleaned, a material is placed in each pocket prior to installing the cutting elements. The material homogenizes support for the cutting elements during operation of the rock bit. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110174114 | MATRIX BIT BODIES WITH MULTIPLE MATRIX MATERIALS - A method of manufacturing a drill bit having a bit body and a plurality of blades extending radially from the bit body is disclosed, wherein the method includes adhering a first matrix material to at least a portion of a mold cavity corresponding to an outer surface of the bit body, loading a second matrix material into the other portions of the mold cavity, and heating the mold contents to form a matrix body drill bit. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110094341 | METHODS OF FORMING EARTH BORING ROTARY DRILL BITS INCLUDING BIT BODIES COMPRISING REINFORCED TITANIUM OR TITANIUM BASED ALLOY MATRIX MATERIALS - Earth-boring rotary drill bits include bit bodies comprising a composite material including a plurality of hard phase regions or particles dispersed throughout a titanium or titanium-based alloy matrix material. The bits further include a cutting structure disposed on a face of the bit body. In some embodiments, the bit bodies may include a plurality of regions having differing material compositions. For example, the bit bodies may include a first region comprising a plurality of hard phase regions or particles dispersed throughout a titanium or titanium-based alloy matrix material, and a second region comprising a titanium or a titanium-based alloy material. Methods for forming such drill bits include at least partially sintering a plurality of hard particles and a plurality of particles comprising titanium or a titanium-based alloy material to form a bit body comprising a particle-matrix composite material. A shank may be attached directly to the bit body. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20100116094 | Cemented Tungsten Carbide Rock Bit Cone - An earth-boring bit has a steel body and bearing pin for rotatably supporting a cone. The cone has an exterior surface containing rows of cutting elements. The cone and cutting elements are formed of cemented tungsten carbide. The cone may be manufactured by applying pressure to a mixture of hard particles and metal alloy powder to form a billet, then machining the billet to a desired over-sized conical shaped product. Then the conical-shaped product is liquid-phase sintered to a desired density, which causes shrinking to the desired final shape. | 05-13-2010 |
| 076108400 | Well drill | 5 |
| 20100132510 | TWO-CONE DRILL BIT - A two-cone drill bit with a hydraulic arrangement that can be used for one or more of the following: cleaning roller cones, impinging on a hole bottom, or inducing a helical flow field. A two-cone drill bit having a bit body formed from two leg sections and two spacing members. Methods of manufacturing a two-cone drill bit. Methods of improving hydraulics of a two-cone drill bit. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20090158898 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING ROTARY DRILL BITS INCLUDING SUPPORT ELEMENTS AFFIXED TO THE BIT BODY AT LEAST PARTIALLY DEFINING CUTTER POCKET RECESSES - A rotary drag bit for drilling a subterranean formation includes a plurality of support elements affixed to the bit body, each forming at least a portion of a cutting element pocket. Each of a plurality of cutting elements has a substantially cylindrical body and is at least partially disposed within a cutter pocket. At least a portion of the substantially cylindrical body of each cutting element is directly secured to at least a portion of a substantially arcuate surface of the bit body. At least a portion of a substantially planar surface of each cutting element matingly engages at least a portion of a substantially planar surface of a support element. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20110030509 | METHODS FOR FORMING EARTH BORING TOOLS HAVING POCKETS FOR RECEIVING CUTTING ELEMENTS - Methods of forming cutting element pockets in earth-boring tools may include forming a first recess and a second recess. A filler material is disposed in the second recess to the form at least a portion of a back surface of the pocket. Methods of forming cutting element pockets in earth-boring tools may include orienting a rotating cutter generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of a cutting element pocket to be formed in a body of an earth-boring tool and machining the cutting element pocket in the earth-boring tool. Methods of forming earth-boring tools include forming a body comprising at least one blade and forming at least one cutting element pocket in the at least one blade. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20100319492 | METHODS OF FORMING BODIES OF EARTH-BORING TOOLS - Methods for forming bodies of earth-boring drill bits and other tools include milling a plurality of hard particles and a plurality of particles comprising a matrix material to form a mill product comprising powder particles, separating the particles into a plurality of particle size fractions. Some of the particles from the fractions may be combined to form a powder mixture, which may be pressed to form a green body. Additional methods include mixing a plurality of hard particles and a plurality of particles comprising a matrix material to form a powder mixture, and pressing the powder mixture with pressure having an oscillating magnitude to form a green body. In yet additional methods a powder mixture may be pressed within a deformable container to form a green body and drainage of liquid from the container is enabled as the powder mixture is pressed. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100018353 | APPARATUS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE PDC BITS - A method to manufacture a drill bit including constructing a bit head portion of the drill bit, constructing a bit shank portion of the drill bit, aligning the bit head portion with the bit shank portion, and electron beam welding a butted joint between the bit head portion and the bit shank portion. | 01-28-2010 |
| 076108600 | Twist drill | 1 |
| 20110154954 | MACHINING TOOL BLANK - A blank for use in forming a machining tool having a body with at least one end face and at least two recesses formed in the end face including a first recess wherein the first recess extends from the end face at an angle of about 15° to about 60° and a second recess continuing from the first recess extending from the end face at an angle of about 40° to about 90°. | 06-30-2011 |
| 076112000 | Saws | 3 |
| 20090139373 | Method for the production of a bimetallic saw blade, saw band or circular saw blade, and input stock for a saw blade or saw band - Disclosed is a method for producing a bimetallic saw blade, saw band, or circular saw blade. According to said method, a support band ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090114064 | METHOD OF PRODUCING INITIAL COMPONENTS FOR SAW BLADES OR SAW BANDS - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing of preforms ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20110030510 | Method of and device for producing band saw blades - A method and device for producing band saw blades, particularly for the timber-processing industry. A blank band saw blade is produced from a metal band, such as a metal band that can be stored on a roll. Several metal bands are combined into a flush metal band packet which can be introduced into a saw band grinding machine. The metal bands are pressed onto a planar guide. The metal band packet is clamped and a grinding machine operates to produce a desired saw tooth profile. A pawl is introduced into a tooth profile which is ground into the metal band packet. The clamped metal band packet is then loosened and advanced with a predetermined tooth spacing. | 02-10-2011 |
| 076114000 | Wrenches | 2 |
| 20100043601 | Methods for Manufacturing Combination Wrenches Without Generating Carbon Scale - A method for manufacturing combination wrenches includes preparing a material plate having a plurality of wrench material pieces. Each wrench material piece is sheared off from the material plate and then pressed in a sealed mold at a temperature without generating carbon scale to form a semifinished product including first and second driving ends and a handle interconnected between the first and second driving ends. The first and second driving ends of the wrench semifinished product are processed to form a combination wrench having a box end and an open end. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110296954 | METHOD FOR SHAPING A HEXAGONAL TOOL - The method for shaping a hexagonal tool of the present invention includes the following steps: preparing a hexagonal rod having an axis and a bottom, which has a periphery; fixing the hexagonal rod on a lathe, the lathe having a clamp and a lathe tool, the hexagonal rod being clamped and rotated about the axis by the clamp, the lathe tool lathing the hexagonal rod in a single operation to form a neck portion on the hexagonal rod, a driving head being defined on the hexagonal rod between the neck portion and the bottom; and lathing a rounding edge around the periphery of the bottom by the lathe tool. As such, a hexagonal tool having a neck portion and a driving head is thus quickly formed. | 12-08-2011 |
| 076115000 | Rotary cutter | 7 |
| 20090120241 | CUTTING TOOL AND ALSO A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A CUTTING TOOL - The invention relates to a cutting tool for the machining of wood or a wood-based material, in particular a wood composite material, or a plastic, wherein a layer system for the formation of a surface coating is present on a surface of a cutting edge of the cutting tool. An outermost surface layer of the layer system is formed from a composition of the form [Cr | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090100970 | Adapted back plate apparatus and method for improved die-cutting - A method for improving die-cutting involving first creating a back plate footprint, possessing impressions of the imperfections found in the cutting surface of a die-cutting machine. This method provides die-cutters a simple, inexpensive way to dramatically improve the alignment of die-cutting knives for making cuts. The method uses a malleable material that will readily receive an impression of imperfections of a cutting surface when some pressure is provided, but the material must also be capable of hardening into a useable solid material. The principles of this method may be applied to all die-cutting machines by making a back plate footprint of the die-cutter in question and by properly inserting it back into the chase where the impressions contained therein will press down on the material below it so as to better align the cutting knives of the die being used. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100154596 | SURFACE-COATED CUTTING INSERT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a surface-coated cutting insert that includes an insert body having a substrate of tungsten carbide-based cemented carbide, titanium carbonitride-based cermet or ceramics, a base layer, an intermediate layer and an outermost layer. The base layer and the outermost layer are made of a single layer or two or more layers formed of carbides, nitrides, oxides, or borides of one selected from the group consisting of Group IVa metals, Group Va metals, Group VIa metals, aluminum and silicon, or complex compounds thereof, and the intermediate layer is formed of primarily Al2O3. The outermost layer is removed on part of the insert body surface including the flank face and a flank face-side cutting edge portion of the intersecting edge line region, with the outermost layer being left on part of the rake face inside a boundary with the intersecting edge line region. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110232422 | Scribing wheel for brittle material and manufacturing method for same, as well as scribing method, scribing apparatus and scribing tool using the same - A scribing wheel for a brittle material includes a circumferential ridgeline in which two truncated cones have connected bottoms so as to share a rotational axis. Alternating notches and protrusions are formed along the circumference ridgeline. The protrusion are portions of the ridgeline remaining after the ridgeline is notched. The length of the notches is less than that of the protrusions so that a catch on the surface is improved while lowering the high penetrability. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20100011911 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CUTTING BLADE, A CUTTING BLADE AND USE OF AN AUXILIARY MATERIAL IN MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a cutting blade, which cutting blade is meant particularly to be used as a rotating cutter blade and, which is manufactured from a blade preform, being provided with a cutting surface. The blade preform includes a frame part, being made of a basic material and in which on an attachment surface, existing essentially at a cutting area of the cutting blade to be manufactured, is processed at least a wear resistant material layer that forms the cutting surface. The layer includes steel that is alloyed with tungsten or chromium and vanadium. A cutting blade, being manufactured according to the method, and use of an auxiliary material in manufacturing thereof. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100043602 | Downhole Cutting Tool, Using a Single Piece Tubular with a Radially Displaceable Portion - Disclosed herein relates to a single piece tubular member. The tubular member having a non-radially displaceable portion and a radially displaceable portion, the radially displaceable portion being movable to a position of similar radial displacement as that of the non-radially displaceable portion and a position of relatively large radial displacement in comparison to the non-radially displaceable portion. The tubular member also having at least one cutting arrangement disposed at the radially displaceable portion. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110259150 | Disc Cutter for an Earth Boring System - In one aspect of the present invention a disc cutter for an earth boring system includes an axle and a sintered polycrystalline ceramic disc disposed about and forming a continuous perimeter around the axle. The disc cutter may be attached to a drill bit comprising a body, working face and plurality of blades. | 10-27-2011 |