ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,740, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ISCAR LTD. (Tefen, Israel).
"Tool body having clamping jaw with resilient clamping portion and cutting tool" was invented by Gil Hecht (Nahariya, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool body has base and clamping jaws which are spaced apart by a clamping recess. The clamping jaw is resiliently movable with respect to the base jaw. The clamping recess includes an insert receiving pocket and a clamping flexibility recess extending from the insert receiving pocket. The clamping jaw includes a flexible overhanging clamping portion, and a fixed clamping portion connected by a hinge clamping por...