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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, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry B Dyer, Bryanston, Transvaal, ZA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
51309 ; 51308 ;
Abstract
In a method of removing second phase from an abrasive compact, the invention provides the improvement of forming a hole in the compact prior to or during the removal step. The compact is typically a diamond compact having a cobalt second phase. The preferred removal method is by leaching using as a leach medium hydrochloric acid in the presence of a platinum group metal catalyst.