ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,822, issued on June 23, was assigned to VOESTALPINE PRECISION STRIP GmbH (Bohlerwerk, Austria).
"Cutting element for a saw chain and method for the production thereof" was invented by Bernhard Leeb (St. Peter in der Au, Austria) and Gerhard Rocklinger (Biberbach, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting member for a saw chain and a method for the production thereof, the cutting member comprising a support part made of a steel alloy and a cutting part welded to the support part along a welding connection made of a high speed steel. The steel alloy of the support part is a tool steel that has the following composition (specific...