US Patent Issued to Makino on Jan. 27 for "Method for manufacturing a rotatable tool body to minimize cutting insert runout, a tool body produced therefrom, and a method of using such a tool body" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,737, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Makino Inc. (Mason, Ohio).

"Method for manufacturing a rotatable tool body to minimize cutting insert runout, a tool body produced therefrom, and a method of using such a tool body" was invented by David Olvera (Washington Township, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a rotatable tool body with pockets positioned circumferentially between flutes about a cylindrical body to accept removable cutting inserts and to distribute the circular runout in a fashion among all of the insert pockets to minimize impact on any particular insert and to increase tolerances. A rotatabl...