ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,814, issued on April 29.
"Reversible cutting tool" was invented by Alexandre Cloutier (Orleans, Canada) and Gabriel Brennan (Rockland, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a reversible cutting tool to cut a material such as sheet metal on a press brake. The reversible cutting tool is further comprised of a handle portion to grip and move the cutting tool, wheels to allow the cutting tool to slide along the press brake, a blade portion to cut the material, and an adjustable cutting mechanism. The adjustable cutting mechanism allows the reversible cutting tool to pivot and cut the material in two differe...