ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,035, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to William Ward (Covington, Ga.).

"Multi-edge oscillating saw blade" was invented by William Zachary Ward (Covington, Ga.) and Mark Anderson Wilson (Winder, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a multi-edge saw blade for use with an oscillating tool that provides multiple cutting edges that can be used sequentially as each cutting edge becomes worn-out or damaged. The multi-edge saw blade includes a first row of cutting teeth arranged across its distal edge and a row of perforations situated across the distal end of the blade and spaced a distance behind the first row...