Patents
US 10462963 B2: Laser clad cutting edge for agricultural cutting components
- Granted
- 2019-11-05
- Filed
- 2016-02-12 application 15043185
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An agricultural cutting blade has top and bottom surfaces and mounting apertures extending through top and bottom surfaces. A cutting edge support surface (e.g. that may be a flat, pointed or rounded) is formed on the cutting blade body with the cutting edge support extending along a side of the cutting blade body transversely between the top and bottom surfaces. A clad material deposited upon the cutting edge support such as by laser cladding process. The clad material can be built up, that is layered in partial or full overlapping relation to provide at least 2 and often more than 4 layers of clad material at one or more locations. A cutting edge provided by the clad material that may be a ground surface into a laser clad bead.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191105.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kondex Corporation 25 patents | US company or organization | Lomira, WI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal J. Stoffel | Campbellsport, WI | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Juan G. Sotelo | Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Keith A. Johnson | Kewaskum, WI | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael A. Bechler | West Bend, WI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D34/73 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01F | Processing of harvested produce; hay or straw presses; devices for storing agricultural or horticultural produce | A01F29/09 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01F | Mixing, e.g. dissolving, emulsifying or dispersing | B01F27/172 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B23K | Soldering or unsoldering; welding; cladding or plating by soldering or welding; cutting by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting; working by laser beam | B23K31/025 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B23P | Metal-working not otherwise provided for; combined operations; universal machine tools | B23P15/28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B26D | Cutting; details common to machines for perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out or severing | B26D1/0006 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C21D | Modifying the physical structure of ferrous metals; general devices for heat treatment of ferrous or non-ferrous metals or alloys; making metal malleable, e.g. by decarburisation or tempering | C21D9/0068 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T83/9319 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BECHLER, MICHAEL A. signed 2016-02-16 JOHNSON, KEITH A. signed 2016-02-16 SOTELO, JUAN G. signed 2016-02-16 STOFFEL, NEAL J. signed 2016-02-16 | KONDEX CORPORATION LOMIRA, WI | 38569/359 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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