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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:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph V. Nelson, Greensburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 2/716 ; B23P 1/528 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 2/716 ; B23P 1/528 ;
Abstract
A cutting insert includes an upper, lower and side surfaces and at least one cutting edge formed at an intersection of the upper surface with the side surface. A rake face of the insert is formed with one or more undulated chip forming grooves extending along the cutting edge and comprising a succession of alternating depressed and raised portions. Each depressed and raised portion is radially aligned with a central axis of the insert along the entire width of the chip forming groove.