ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,448, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Andis Co. (Sturtevant, Wis.).

"Magnetic mounting assembly" was invented by Nicholas David Gross (Burlington, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair cutting device with an adjustable blade assembly is provided. A mounting bracket captures at least a portion of a blade assembly and blade bracket extends around the mounting bracket and is adjustable to change the position of the mounting bracket. A magnet is positioned within the mounting bracket to provide a magnetic force between the mounting bracket and the blade bracket. The magnetic force provides a smooth and consistent movement of the mou...