Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186914 | Rotary cutting tool There is provided an exceptionally practical rotary cutting tool allowing the life of the tool to be prolonged. The rotary cutting tool has a plurality of helically shaped swarf discharge flutes (2) formed on a periphery of a tool body (1) from a leadi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8123439 | Slotting milling cutter for machining with a high feed and a low pass depth Slotting milling cutter, comprising a carbide body (12) and a ceramic head (16) fixed by brazing to one end of the body, this head having teeth (22), each comprising a cutting edge (24) formed by the intersection between a front cutting f... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8083442 | Cutting tool for lapping plate A cutting tool for a lapping plate surface profile comprises a major body and a cutting body, and the cutting body comprises a first connection surface, a second connection surface and a third connection surface connecting the first connection surface and the second... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8021085 | Engraving tool with a very strong cutter tip to reduce breakage A conical shaped engraving tool has a tip configuration for increased strength that is especially desirable when engraving stainless steel. The improved conical tip consists of a thin V or U shaped slot or channel that touches the central axis of the tool and provid... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007209 | Milling tool for the processing of workpieces by cutting A milling tool for the processing of workpieces by cutting is provided with multiple cutting flanks (3) and flutes (4) arranged in between these. The cutting flanks (3) have cutting edges (6) along the cutting side (5) of which bez... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997834 | Radius end mill and cutting method A radius end mill includes an end mill body, peripheral cutting edges, bottom cutting edges and corner cutting edges. Each of the corner cutting edge is formed so as to curve toward the terminal end of the end mill body after the corner cutting edge has reached the ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7909545 | Ballnose end mill A machining tool, such as a ballnose end mill, a flat end mill, or a drill, which has a center area that is designed for improved ejection of chips produced during cutting of a workpiece. The machining tool has an edge on the end or tip of the tool starting proximat... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7611311 | Tool for chip removing machining as well as a part and threaded joint therefor A cutting tool, and a loose top therefore, includes two parts detachably connected to each other via a threaded joint in which co-operating male and female threads are included in the form of helicoidal ridges. The profile shape of each helicoidal ridge is defined b... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7588396 | End mill An end mill is provided having an axis of rotation, a shank section and a fluted section, each extending along the axis of rotation, and a plurality of helical teeth. The fluted section has a first end attached to the shank section and a second end. The plurality of... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7431538 | End mill for orbital drilling of fiber reinforced plastic materials A center or non-center cutting end mill for orbital drilling of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) materials includes a shank, a neck, a cutting head and two or more flutes. The end mill has a tool geometry with the following features: a dish angle between about 2 degre... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419336 | Milling insert and a milling tool, as well as a shim plate for such tools An indexable milling insert includes opposite top and bottom sides between which a peripheral clearance surface extends, and two opposite cutting edges formed in the transition between the top side and the clearance surface. Each of the cutting edges includes a subs... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416372 | Toolholder A toolholder (50) with a controllable critical angle, such as a lead, trailing, rake or clearance angles, includes a tool spindle (42a) for retaining the toolholder in a tool rest (42) of a machine tool. The machine tool (10) inclu... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402004 | Radius end mill In the radius end mill, main gash faces has an angle of inclination with respect to an axis that is smaller than a twist angle of chip discharge flutes. The main gash faces are formed on inner circumferential sides of distal end portions of wall surfaces that face i... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393160 | Milling cutter A rotary multi-tooth milling cutter, each tooth having a tooth face is provided. The tooth face has at least two sections, a first section nearest the cutting edge having a convex form as viewed in a cross section perpendicular to the cutter axis and a second sectio... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377732 | Thread mill having flute twisting in direction opposite to rotating direction A thread mill that is to be moved along a helical interpolation path while being rotated about an axis of the thread mill in a rotating direction, for forming a thread in a circumferential surface of a workpiece. The thread mill includes a cylindrical main body havi... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371037 | Rotary cutting tool comprising two cutting portions having opposed cutting directions A rotary cutting tool extending along a longitudinal axis and including a first cutting portion including a plurality of first helical teeth having a helix direction and being designed to work in a first direction of rotation of the tool. The tool also includes a se... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7338236 | Cutting tool A milling tool 1, in particular a tubular drill, includes a shaft 2 and a working portion 3. At least one cutting edge 8 is provided at a face of the working portion 3 and at least one bore 4 extends into the face of the wor... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322774 | End mill and a method of operating an end mill An end mill for cutting or milling objects and a method of operation thereof. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320565 | Edge-carrying drill, method for the manufacture of the drill, and drilling tool comprising such a drill In a first aspect, the invention relates to an edge-carrying drill body (1) of the type that is intended for deep hole drilling, and which is rotatable around a geometric axis (C) as well as comprises a through channel (2) arranged for internal chip ev... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311481 | Milling cutter Milling cutter (1), which can rotate about a cutter longitudinal axis (A), comprises a sleeve-shaped shaft (2) provided with an inner lying chip evacuation channel (11), which is arranged, in essence, symmetric to the cutter longitudinal axis (A... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306412 | Rotary milling cutter and milling method using the same technical field An end mill 10 is a tool for milling a metal block such as a metal mold and is placed in a machine tool such as a milling machine when in use. The end mill 10 is used to provide a rotary milling cutter and a milling method using the same, in which it i... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293945 | Non-rotary cutting tool and process of machining scroll member by using the same A non-rotary cutting tool which is to be moved relative to a workpiece in a predetermined direction for cutting the workpiece, with its rake face being held substantially perpendicular to the predetermined direction. The cutting tool includes (a) a generally cylindr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287937 | Multi-function milling cutter A multi-function miller cutter includes a shank with a receiving portion defined in the shank at an end of the shank. A threaded hole is defined in the receiving portion so as to secure a disposable cutter. An angle is defined between an axis of the shank and a cent... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284935 | Rotary cutting tool A rotary cutting tool comprises a body having opposite ends and a plurality of diametrally opposed pairs of flutes forming cutting edges extending helically from one end of the body toward the opposite end. All of the cutting edges are circumferentially spaced unifo... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281883 | Ball end mill In a ball end mill, cutting can be carried out with high precision, and abrasion or breakage of the cutting blade can be reduced. The ball end mill is provided with a cutting blade section having a cutting blade, which is U-shaped in front view, at the end section o... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278996 | Orthopaedic reamer assembly An orthopaedic reamer assembly includes a reamer with a generally hemispherical shell having a concave side and at least one attachment feature associated with the concave side. A driver is attachable to the reamer. The driver includes a shaft with a reamer end. The... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7237992 | Process of machining scroll member by using non-rotary cutting tool A process of machining a scroll member of a scroll compressor by using a non-rotary cutting tool. The non-rotary cutting tool is moved relative to a workpiece in a predetermined direction for cutting the workpiece, with its rake face being held substantially perpend... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234902 | Milling tool holder with camming plug A milling tool holder apparatus includes a tool holder having a male structure received in a female opening of a shank, and a camming plug received in a transverse plug-receiving opening in the shank and the tool holder. Turning the camming plug in one direction mov... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232311 | Bur for preparing metal substrates A method and bur is described for preparing a surface of a metal substrate. The bur includes a shank portion and a cutting head. The cutting head includes a base portion connected to the shank portion, a tip portion opposite the base portion and a plurality of simil... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226249 | Ball nose cutting insert and ball end mill thereof In this insert, in addition to the insert being formed so that the cutting edge is twisted at a helix angle within the range of 5° to 25° about the axis when the insert is attached to the insert mounting seat, the thickness of the insert body at the flank located ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223053 | Helical flute end mill with multi-section cutting edge An end mill is provided that includes a shank section and a fluted section. One or more helical teeth are disposed along an outer surface of the fluted section. Each helical tooth has a cutting surface and a relief wall that intersect to form an angle defining a hel... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217272 | Orthopaedic rotary reamer with implant compliant cutting teeth An orthopaedic reamer for cutting bone includes a rotatable shaft and a cutting head coupled with the shaft. The cutting head includes a distal face with a radius and a plurality of cutting teeth. Each cutting tooth includes a pair of opposed side walls extending fr... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214006 | Helical flute end mill with multi-section cutting surface A rotary cutting end mill is provided. The end mill includes a shank section and a fluted section. The fluted section has a first end integrally attached to the shank section, a second end, and an outer surface. One or more helical teeth are disposed along the outer... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207752 | Reamer and method for reaming The present invention discloses a reamer (20) and a method for reaming, for enlarging a pre-existing hole in a workpiece by rotational and axial cutting. The reamer (20) includes a body (24) extending from a shank (22). The body (24 | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204663 | Multi-purpose end-mill A multi-purpose end-mill to be used for different machining purposes, in particularly useful for closed or open contours machining. The end-mill comprises a cylindrical shank portion connected to a first cutting portion provided with a plurality of spaced-apart cutt... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186063 | Milling cutter A rotary multi-tooth milling cutter, each tooth having a tooth face is provided. The tooth face has at least two sections, a first section nearest the cutting edge having a convex form as viewed in a cross section perpendicular to the cutter axis and a second sectio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178217 | Tapering device for removing portions of a gypsum board A device 10 and method for forming a non-tapered end 12 of a gypsum board 14 into a tapered configuration or portion 16 includes a rotary drive tool 18 that imparts rotary motion to a tool bit 20 removably secured thereto, a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175373 | Rotating tool with a clamping shank A rotating tool such as a drill, a milling cutter, a countersink, a deburrer and the like, including a working part, which is driven in rotation about an axis of rotation for cutting machining, and also including an axially adjoining clamping shank for insertion int... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168895 | Indexable cutting insert An indexable insert includes an insert body including a plurality of cutting edge portions and an insert hole arrangement for permitting the insert to be secured to a toolholder. The insert hole arrangement includes at least one securing screw-receiving hole. The in... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140815 | Drill for making flat bottom hole The present invention is directed to a helical drill configuration that allows substantially flat bottomed holes to be machined. At the cutting end of the body member, there are at least two cutting edges that are symmetrically oriented on apposing sides of the rota... | 11/28/2006 |
