ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,951, issued on Aug. 19.

"Stud notching system" was invented by Robert B. Wrobel (Norwood Park, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A notch cutting system includes a cutter guide that connects to a workpiece and establishes a cutting path for notching the workpiece. A notch cutter with a cylindrical cutting element engages the cutter guide. A rotary driver rotates the cutting element to remove workpiece material as the notch cutter traverses the aperture and the notch cutting system cuts a full-radius notch in the workpiece along the cutting path."

The patent was filed on March 25, 2017, under Application No. 15/469,498.

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