ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,829, issued on June 23, was assigned to Hall Fabrication Inc. (Henderson, Nev.).

"Sweep edge blades for loin puller machine" was invented by David Chappell (Las Vegas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knife blade for a loin puller machine to cut pork carcasses includes an elongated member with opposite upper and lower mounting ends to mount the blade to the machine. The mounting ends are offset with respect to one another, with a cutting edge extending angularly between the opposite mounting ends. Angular orientation of the cutting edge causes the cutting edge to enter the meat sequentially between the opposite ends of the cutting edg...