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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2000
Russell Thomas Lee, Phoenix, AZ (US);
William H. Lytle, Tempe, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and a method of cold cross-sectioning soft materials includes providing a chuck attached to a drive motor with a composite plate attached to the chuck and including a heat insulating portion, a heat conducting layer, and a central axially extending duct with a plurality of radially extending conduits in communication therewith, the central axially extending duct is accessible externally for introducing a cooling liquid thereto. A sheet of grinding material is magnetically attached to the composite plate and the drive motor is activated to rotate the composite plate and grinding material. A cooling liquid is introduced into the duct and communicated to the conduits and a lubricant is supplied to the exposed rotating surface of grinding material.