ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,111, issued on July 21, was assigned to KENNAMETAL INC. (Latrobe, Pa.).
"Block for holding a cutting bit" was invented by Robbie Bloom (Hooversville, Pa.), Glenn Fowler (Carrolltown, Pa.) and Brandon Kenno (Windber, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting-bit holder block may include a forward mounting portion, an interior portion, a bottom mounting portion, a side portion, and a cavity. The forward mounting portion may define an aperture sized to hold a cutting-bit. The interior portion may be disposed within the cutting-bit holder block. The aperture may extend from the forward mounting portion to the interior portion. The sid...