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US 1,140,979 · App. 29/970,241 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Cutting tool insert

Inventors: Satish P. Chinnakar (Latrobe, PA); Igor Kaufmann (Latrobe, PA); Sathish Kumar Nagarajan (Latrobe, PA)
Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,140,979
App. No.
29/970,241
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a cutting tool insert, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2025
From: CHINNAKAR, SATISH P.; KAUFMANN, IGOR; NAGARAJAN, SATISH KUMAR
To: KENNAMETAL INC.
Reel/Frame 069796/0158 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2024
From: CHINNAKAR, SATISH P.; KAUFMANN, IGOR; NAGARAJAN, SATHISH KUMAR
To: KENNAMETAL INC.
Reel/Frame 069201/0083 →
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