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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Micah Beckman, Middletown, CT (US);
David Masiukiewicz, Vernon, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 37/005 (2012.01); G01N 3/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 37/0053 (2013.01); G01N 3/56 (2013.01); G01N 2203/06 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0605 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool comprising a plurality of wear indicators is provided. The tool may be made from a rapid prototyping process. The tool may be used in an abrasive processing operation. The tool may comprise one or more control elements, (e.g., control geometries, part interfaces, fixture interfaces and/or the like). These control elements may comprise indicators of tool wear. The indicators may be inspected physically (e.g., by touch) and/or visually.