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US 4,071,385 AGranted
Ultrasonic inlaid article
OwnerArthur Kurisinventor
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Abstract
The forming of an inlaid article by carving the object to be inlaid into the article with ultrasonic energy to form a recess having the same peripheral configuration as the object, and then positioning the object within the ultrasonically carved recess in the article such that upon securing the object within the recess the object forms the inlaid portion of the article.
Claims38
The method of forming an inlaid product, comprising the steps of:
- A. carving an object having a peripheral border into an article with ultrasonic energy to form a recess having the same peripheral configuration as said border, wherein said step of carving said recess further includes the steps of:
- 1. coupling said object to a member adapted to be ultrasonically vibrated,
- 2. bringing said object adjacent the article,
- 3. supplying an abrasive slurry between the object and the article to cause abrading machining of the article by said object,
- 4. simultaneously vibrating said member when said object is urged into contact with the article, and
- 5. advancing the object and the article relative to each other as the abrasive progressively removes material from the article at the area of contact, whereby said recess having the same peripheral configuration as said border is formed in the article,
- B. positioning said object within the ultrasonically carved recess in the article, and
- C. securing said object within said recess, whereby said object forms the inlaid portion of the product.
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The method of forming an inlaid product, comprising the steps of:
- A. providing an object having a peripheral border to be inlaid into an article,
- B. coupling said object to a member adapted to be ultrasonically vibrated,
- C. positioning said object adjacent the article,
- D. supplying an abrasive slurry between said object and the article to cause abrading machining of the article by said object,
- E. simultaneously vibrating said member when said object is urged into contact with the article,
- F. advancing said object and said article relative to each other as the abrasive progressively removes material from the article at the area of the contact to form a recess, said recess having the same peripheral contour as that of said object advancing relative to the article,
- G. removing said object from within said recess,
- H. detaching said object from said member,
- I. positioning said object within said recess, and
- J. securing said object within said recess, whereby said object forms the inlaid portion of the product.
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Apparatus forming an inlaid product, comprising:
- A. an object having a preipheral border and capable of transmitting ultrasonic energy,
- B. means for coupling said object to a member adapted to be ultrasonically vibrated,
- C. means for positioning said object adjacent an article,
- D. means for supplying an abrasive slurry between said object and the article to cause abrading machining of the article by said object,
- E. means for simultaneously vibrating said member when said object is urged into contact with the article,
- F. means for advancing said object and said article relative to each other as the abrasive progressively removes material from the article at the area of contact to form a recess having the same peripheral contour of said border formed in the article,
- G. means for removing said object from within the recess,
- H. means for detaching said object from said member, and
- I. means for securing said object within said recess, such that said object forms the inlaid portion of the product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.