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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Inventor:
Steven R. Burns, East Ryegate, VT (US);
Assignee:
KENNAMETAL INC., Latrobe, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 3/22 (2006.01); B23G 5/06 (2006.01); B23P 15/52 (2006.01); B24B 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 3/22 (2013.01); B23P 15/52 (2013.01); B24B 19/04 (2013.01); B23G 5/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making a cutting tap includes: providing an elongate tap body having an axial forward end, an axial rearward end and a central longitudinal axis; securing the axial rearward end of the tap body in a grinding machine; and forming in the axial forward end of the tap body a correction grind and a main flute in one continuous grinding operation. A cutting tap made by the invention is also provided.