ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,732, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Saw blade" was invented by Robert W. Butzen (Colgate, Wis.), Austin J. Kazda (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Andrew J. Schulz (Slinger, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reciprocating saw blade for use with a reciprocating saw. The reciprocating saw blade includes a body defining a longitudinal axis, and a cutting portion formed on the body. The cutting portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, each cutting tooth including a tip and a protrusion, each tip spaced a separation distance from a corresponding protrusion in a direction perpendicular t...