ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,000, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Arcline LLC (St. Charles, Ill.).
"Slag removal apparatus and methods for removing slag thereof" was invented by Marc P. Hucek (South Elgin, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a novel slag removal tool that combines an integrated sawtooth edge with a chipping hammer and a metal notch for securing and opening various ring pull or pull tabs on metal compartments, and facilitating the removal of a slag portion from a welded surface by eliminating the need to switch tools during the removal process."
The patent was filed on Feb. 7, 2023, under Application No. ...