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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:
Mar. 03, 1992
Filed:
May. 23, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C Walen, Powell, OH (US);
David E Slutz, Worthington, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Worthington, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
125 43 ; 125 40 ; 299 79 ; 299 91 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a mining pick of the type having a shank and head with the head having an integrally bonded cutting tip, the cutting tip having a metallic substrate which is bonded to the head and also bonded to a superabrasive material cutting surface, wherein a thin section of the superabrasive material is bonded to the metallic substrate such that at least one edge of the thin dimension of the superabrasive material is oriented such that the digging action of the mining pick is that of a slicing or cutting action, rather than a crushing or pawing action.