ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,953, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to KENNAMETAL INC. (Latrobe, Pa.).
"Modular drill with cam clamping" was invented by Alan J. Bookheimer (Greensburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular drill is disclosed. The modular drill includes a tool shank extending along a rotational axis. The tool shank includes a shank top end and a shank bottom end along a rotational axis and includes a cam slot extending at least partially through a width of the tool shank. The modular drill includes a cutting head extending from a cutting head top surface to a cutting head bottom surface centered on the rotational axis. The cutting head inclu...