ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,606, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to AB Sandvik Coromant (Sandviken, Sweden).
"Metal cutting turning tool" was invented by Adam Johansson (Sandviken, Sweden), Ronnie Lof (Sandviken, Sweden) and Krister Wikblad (Sandviken, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turning tool includes a coupling portion, which extends along a coupling axis defining a longitudinal axis of the turning tool, and a first and a second cutting element. The first cutting element has a first cutting edge and the second cutting element has a second cutting edge, which separates and connects a second forward cutting edge and a second rearward cutting edge. Th...