US Patent Issued to Black & Decker on July 14 for "Reciprocating saw blade" (Kentucky, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,872, issued on July 14, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc..

"Reciprocating saw blade" was invented by Brent L. Bucks (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) and Jeremy A. Lowder (Shelbyville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reciprocating saw blade includes a body with a shank end configured to secure the blade with a reciprocating saw, a plunging end configured to enter a workpiece, and a cutting edge and opposite back edge extending between the shank end and the plunging end. The cutting edge is formed to include a plurality of teeth arranged in a repeating pattern that includes left set teeth and right set teeth, the plurality of additional t...