ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,155, issued on June 2, was assigned to TUNGALOY Corp. (Fukushima, Japan).

"Tool head in head replaceable cutting tool" was invented by Yusuke Suzuki (Iwaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a tool head in a head replaceable cutting tool configured on the basis of a novel idea so as to allow external measurement to be easily performed, while allowing cutting performance to be maintained. The tool head in the head replaceable cutting tool has a substantially cylindrical shape, and can be fastened to a shank held on a machine tool, and moreover includes an insert mounting seat on which a cutting insert is to be detachably...