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US3088253A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Spherical cutting method

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-02-24
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Granted: 1963-05-07
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Expires: 1979-02-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Morton S Lipkins

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 19:53
CPC Classifications
B; B24; B24D; B24D7/00; B24D7/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING A LARGE-ANGLE SPHERICAL CUT IN A BODY OF HARD AND FRACTURABLE MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE STEPS OF SLOWLY ROTATING A BODY OF THE MATERIAL ABOUT AN AXIS WHILE SUPPORTING ONE AXIAL END AND LEAVING THE OPPOSITE AXIAL END EXPOSED, ROTATING A SPHERICAL CUTTER HAVING A CIRCULAR DIAMOND-BEARING CUTTING EDGE ABOUT AN AXIS INTERSECTING THAT OF SAID BODY AT THE CENTER OF THE SPHERICAL CUT TO BE MADE, STARTING THE CUTTING OPERATION WITH THE CIRCULAR CUTTING EDGE ENCIRCLING THE AXIS OF SAID BODY, AND PROGRESSIVELY CHANGING THE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID AXES WHILE CONTINUING THE ROTATIONS AFORESAID TO FORM THE DESIRED SPHERICAL CUT, AND INTERRUPTING SAID BODY ROTATION BEFORE THE CUTTING EDGE REACHES THE AXIS OF SAID BODY.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-05-06 1966-11-05 1967-05-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-06 1974-11-05 1975-05-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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