ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,933, issued on June 30.

"Rolling wedge cutter drum" was invented by LeRoy George Hagenbuch (Peoria Heights, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutter drum for profiling a surface includes a body extending along an axis from a first end to a second end. The body includes an outer surface encircling the axis. A plurality of first working elements are disposed on the body. Each of the first working elements including a cutter mount attached to the outer surface of the body and a rotary cutter rotatably coupled to each cutter mount of the plurality of cutter mounts. A plurality of second working elements are coupled to the outer surfa...