ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,528, issued on July 28.
"Limb cutting apparatus and methods" was invented by Tierson Boutte (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The embodiments described herein are directed to a cutting apparatus incorporating anti-pinching and anti-snag structures called anvils in conjunction with cutting means such as a cutting chain or series of circular saw blades. In one embodiment, the cutting apparatus may be incorporated into a cutting head connected to a vehicle by an articulated boom for use as part of an overall limb-cutting apparatus for use in utility or public easements that can prune hundreds of limbs quickly in a single plane, an...