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Throw-away tip for metal cutting tool

Granted 23 May 2017 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp.

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Inventors: Katsumi Okamura, Hiroki Yonekura, Naoki Watanobe, Yosuke Korogi · Examiner: Patricia Palasik · AU 2918 · TC 2900

Application
29/496,943
filed 18 Jul 2014
Publication
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US D787578
granted 23 May 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first illustrative embodiment of the throw-away tip for metal cutting tool;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the first illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the first illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the first illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the first illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a left-hand side view of the first illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a right-hand side view of the first illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the first illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged top plan view of the first illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged front view of the first illustrative embodiment; and

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a second illustrative embodiment of the throw-away tip for metal cutting tool;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the second illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a front view of the second illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the second illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the second illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 16 is a left-hand side view of the second illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a right-hand side view of the second illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged perspective view of the second illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged top plan view of the second illustrative embodiment; and,

FIG. 20 is an enlarged front view of the second illustrative embodiment.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D15/139

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Pendency
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Examiner
Patricia Palasik
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