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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Inventors:
Paul V. Pesavento, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Peter F. Ladwig, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Michael W. Davis, Rockford, MN (US);
John A. Theget, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Kurt C. Swanson, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Joel B. Michaletz, Litchfield, MN (US);
Philip W. Anderson, Dassel, MN (US);
Timothy A. McDaniel, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23F 1/04 (2006.01); B26D 1/00 (2006.01); B26B 9/00 (2006.01); B26B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 1/0006 (2013.01); B26B 9/00 (2013.01); B26B 9/02 (2013.01); C23F 1/04 (2013.01); B26D 2001/0053 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming a cutting tool includes masking a metal base with one or more masks, the one or more masks including at least one variable permeability mask, and chemically etching the masked metal base to form a blade of the cutting tool.