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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Bryan J. Kordus, Mount Pleasant, WI (US);
Chelsea B. Frid, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeffrey E. Joray, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Nanu M. Vahora, Bartlett, IL (US);
Sarah M. Beranek, Glenview, IL (US);
Michael Shtilman, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Douglas A. Ceckowski, Gurnee, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A sample preparation saw has a base, a housing, a saw assembly mounted to the base, a dressing assembly, a sample clamping assembly mounted to the base, and a reservoir assembly. The saw assembly includes a blade assembly with a rotating blade. The blade assembly is movable along x-, y- and z-axes by at least two drives. The dressing assembly is operable to dress the rotating blade. The sample clamping assembly includes a rail, a sample mount removably positioned on the rail and a saddle operable to hold a sample. The reservoir assembly is operable to recirculate a rinse fluid sprayed on the rotating blade, and includes a basin having a pump and a series of weirs.