US Patent Issued to Bettcher Industries on July 21 for "Cam-actuated split blade housing for power operated rotary knife" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,140, issued on July 21, was assigned to Bettcher Industries Inc. (Birmingham, Ohio).

"Cam-actuated split blade housing for power operated rotary knife" was invented by Jeffrey A. Whited (Richfield, Ohio), Dennis R. Seguin Jr. (North Ridgeville, Ohio) and Bernard J. Esarey (Lorain, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blade housing assembly for a power operated rotary knife including a split blade housing and a cam mechanism for changing a blade housing diameter between blade supporting and blade changing positions. The split blade housing includes an annular blade support section, a mounting section and a split extending through the...