US Patent 8161851 Composite trimming process

Patent 8161851 was granted and assigned to Ceradyne, Inc. on April, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Ceradyne, Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8161851

Date of Patent

April 24, 2012

Patent Application Number

12415393

Date Filed

March 31, 2009

Patent Primary Examiner

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Will Fridie, Jr.

Patent abstract

A method and device for trimming components may include mounting a component in a fixture and providing a cutting tool having a cutting portion, wherein the cutting tool is displaceable in at least three axes relative to the fixture. Gas may be supplied through a supply tube to the cutting portion of the cutting tool and the supply tube may be cooled to a first temperature. The component may be cut with the cutting tool while supplying gas to the component.