US Patent Issued to DMG MORI on Oct. 20 for "Tool rest and machine tool" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,609, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to DMG MORI Co. LTD. (Nara, Japan).

"Tool rest and machine tool" was invented by Kenichi Mizukoshi (Nara, Japan) and Isao Hikita (Nara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool rest includes a plurality of attachment portions to which a plurality of tool holders are detachably attached respectively. Each of the tool holders includes a clamp mechanism for clamping a tool. The attachment portion includes a seat surface on which the tool holder is seated. The tool rest further includes: a first air channel to which air is supplied; a plurality of second air channels branched off from the first air...