ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,241, issued on June 16, was assigned to KENNAMETAL INC. (Latrobe, Pa.).
"Rotary cutting tool with support structure" was invented by Logan M. Semnisky (Greensburg, Pa.), Alan J. Bookheimer (Greensburg, Pa.) and Ingo Grillenberger (Neuendettelsau, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary cutting tool includes a support structure having a central hub located at an axially rearward end of the rotary cutting tool. A plurality of primary support members extends from the central hub in different axial and radial directions in three-dimensional space with respect to a central, rotational axis of the rotary cutting tool. The support s...