US Patent Issued to KENNAMETAL on June 2 for "Double-sided, indexable cutting insert with high ramping capability and cutting tool therefor" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,162, issued on June 2, was assigned to KENNAMETAL INC. (Latrobe, Pa.).

"Double-sided, indexable cutting insert with high ramping capability and cutting tool therefor" was invented by Jean Luc D. Dufour (Greensburg, Pa.) and Ron L. Dudzinsky (Derry, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A double-sided, indexable cutting insert for a milling cutter includes a first surface, a second surface, and side surfaces. Cutting edges are defined at an intersection between the first and second surfaces and side surfaces. Each cutting edge includes a first cutting-edge portion, a second cutting-edge portion and a third cutting-edge portion. The first ...