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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, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
James D Phillips, Posen, MI (US);
Assignee:
J. D. Phillips Corporation, Alpena, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
451 49 ; 451163 ; 451173 ;
Abstract
A method of microfinishing a surface of a workpiece in which a shoe is pressed against the surface of the workpiece while the workpiece is rotating. The shoe is vibrated at a high frequency and is made of diamond or similar very hard material. Apparatus for carrying out the method includes a drive for rotating the workpiece, a linear actuator for pressing the shoe against the rotating workpiece, and a vibrator for vibrating the shoe.