ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,323, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to AB Sandvik Coromant (Sandviken, Sweden).
"Metal cutting turning tool" was invented by Adam Johansson (Sandviken, Sweden) and Krister Wikblad (Sandviken, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turning tool includes a turning insert and a tool body. The turning insert has opposite facing top and bottom surfaces connected by a circumferential side surface. The turning tool has a pocket arranged for receiving the turning insert. The pocket includes a bottom support surface and first and second pocket side surfaces, the first and second pocket side surfaces forming an acute angle. The first pocke...