ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,582, issued on Dec. 2.
"Low-dust cutting device for multiple tiles and low-dust scoring device for concrete masonry units" was invented by Mitchell Fairweather (Pawnee, Okla.) and John Borland (Eagle River, Alaska).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to devices for cutting tile and scoring concrete masonry units. These devices may function without generating large amounts of dust, while still allowing high-throughput cutting and scoring. The present invention features devices for cutting tile that may allow for multiple tiles to be cut simultaneously, thus boosting efficiency. The present invention features dev...