ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,506, issued on July 28, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).
"Rotating cutting tool with a heat pipe" was invented by David Glen Ellsworth (Kent, Wash.), Bryan Galbreath (North Tustin, Calif.) and Mark Everette Albrecht (Lake Stevens, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting tool that includes an elongated body with a first end and an opposing second end. A cutting edge is positioned at the first end. A heat pipe extends within an interior space of the body and has a first end in proximity to the cutting edge and a second end in proximity to the second end of the body. The interior space is enclosed within the b...