US Patent Issued on Oct. 20 for "System and method for supporting material when using a power tool with a work deck" (Wisconsin, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,616, issued on Oct. 20.

"System and method for supporting material when using a power tool with a work deck" was invented by Joel Wille (Waukesha, Wis.), Mark Wille (Oconomowoc, Wis.) and Bjorn Barja (Athens, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exemplary embodiments of a "Smart Cut" system and method for efficiently and accurately converting material length using a powered saw, such as a miter saw, are disclosed. Certain embodiments are configured such that a user of a miter saw may position a board or other material beneath the miter saw blade, and cut the material to a desired length, without any need to mark a measurement on the ma...