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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:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2020
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas C. Hofmann, Altadena, CA (US);
Morgan Hendry, Pasadena, CA (US);
Samad A. Firdosy, Pasadena, CA (US);
Andre M. Pate, Pasadena, CA (US);
Christopher R. Yahnker, Pasadena, CA (US);
Cecily M. Sunday, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 1/00 (2006.01); B23B 27/16 (2006.01); B23D 61/02 (2006.01); E21C 25/16 (2006.01); E21B 10/02 (2006.01); E21B 10/08 (2006.01); B23D 57/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 1/0006 (2013.01); B23B 27/16 (2013.01); B23D 57/02 (2013.01); B23D 61/028 (2013.01); B26D 2001/002 (2013.01); E21B 10/02 (2013.01); E21B 10/08 (2013.01); E21C 25/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cutting tool with a plurality of cutting elements connected to a support structure wherein a portion of the support structure is configured to flex or bend based on the rotational frequency of the cutting tool. The rotational frequency of the cutting tool is a product of the design and composition of the tool.