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Abrasive wheel

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-06
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Granted: 1964-01-14
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Expires: 1982-08-06
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas J Martin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 17:08
CPC Classifications
B; B24; B24D; B24D7/00; B24D7/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 242 words
IN A ROTATABLE SELF DRESSING DIAMOND ABRASIVE CUPSHAPED WHEEL ADAPTED TO CARRY AND TO DISPENSE A THERMALLY RESPONSIVE LUBRICANT: A PARTICLE DEFINED, POROUS, CUP-SHAPED SUPPORT MEMBER DEFINING INTER-PARTICLE OPENINGS AND HAVING A FLARING WALL TERMINATING IN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL SURFACE WITH A FRUSTO-CONICAL RECESS DEFINED ABOUT THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE WALL AND EXTENDING TO SAID CIRCUMFERENTIAL SURFACE; A DIAMOND PARTICLE ABRASIVE MATERIAL MUTUALLY INTERBONDED AND BONDED TO THE RECESS OF SAID WALL TO DEFINE AN INTEGRAL CONTINUOUS SECTION WITH THE SUPPORT MEMBER AND DEFINING A WORK ENGAGING FACE IN JUXTAPOSED RELATION TO THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL SURFACE; AND A THERMALLY RESPONSIVE LUBRICANT DISPOSED WITHIN THE INTER-PARTICLE OPENINGS DEFINED IN THE SUPPORT MEMBER SAID THERMALLY RESPONSIVE LUBRICANT HAVING LOW FLOW CHARACTERISTICS AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES THEREBY TO REMAIN SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID WITH THE SUPPORT MEMBER IN SUCH CONDITIONS AND ADAPTED TO FLOW RELATIVELY EASY AT HIGH TEMPERATURES WHEREBY WHEN THE ABRASIVE WHEEL IS IN USE AND IS HEATED DUE TO FRICTIONAL HEAT ENERGY GENERATED IN ABRASIVE USE THE THERMALLY RESPONSIVE LUBRICANT MASS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE VISCOUS IN RELATION TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE WORK SURFACE TO FLOW OUT TOWARD THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL SURFACE OF THE SUPPORT MEMBER UNDER CENTRIFUGAL ACTION AND OVER THE DIAMOND MATERIAL, SAID PARTICLE DEFINED SUPPORT MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE DEPLETED AT A SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER RATE THAN THE DIAMOND ABRASIVE WHEREBY THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL SURFACE OF THE SUPPORT MEMBER ALWAYS IS COPLANAR WITH OR LOWER THAN THE WORK ENGAGING FACE OF THE DIAMOND ABRASIVE MATERIAL

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-01-13 1967-07-15 1968-01-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-01-13 1971-07-15 1972-01-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-01-13 1975-07-15 1976-01-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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