ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,593, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to HUSQVARNA AB (Huskvarna, Sweden).

"Cutting tool" was invented by Peter Rudolf (Senden, Germany) and Martin Rauch (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting tool (100) includes a top blade (102) and a bottom blade (104). The bottom blade (104) is pivotally coupled to the top blade (102). The top blade (102) and the bottom blade (104) together perform a cutting action on an object place between them. A first handle (108) is operatively coupled with the top blade (102). The first handle (108) defines a front portion (109) and a back portion (111). A second handle (110) is operat...