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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:
Dec. 12, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard L Adrian, Dunlap, IL (US);
Phillip J Shankwitz, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F / ; E02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
37446 ; 37460 ; 1727725 ;
Abstract
A carbide insert having fracture orienting grooves and a method for forming a cutting element for an earthworking machine. The carbide insert is placed in a groove formed on the cutting edge of the cutting element and there maintained by deforming walls of the cutting element into intimate contact with the carbide insert.