ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,380, issued on July 21.

"Precision cutting guide system" was invented by Michael Donnell (Sandy, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure extends to systems, apparatus, and methods for indicating the desired placement of material in relation to a cutting machine to achieve a desired cut. A digital precision guide system comprising a digital guide rail configured to be positioned adjacent to a cutting machine, wherein the digital guide rail and a user interface comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive at least a desired cut length from the user interface and indicate the desired cut length away...