ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,244, issued on June 16, was assigned to Profilator GmbH & Co. KG (Wuppertal, Germany).
"Device and method for producing bevels on tooth flanks of gearwheels" was invented by Karsten Zimmermann (Wuppertal, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a bevel on the edge defined by an end face of a gearwheel and the flanks of the teeth of the gearwheel adjacent thereto, with a cutting tool which at least includes a cutting edge. The invention further relates to a cutting tool for performing the method and a cutting insert, a device for performing the method and a control program. It is essential that the cutting edge p...