ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,734, issued on March 25.

"Workpiece cutting equipment hanging over the top of workpieces" was invented by Shawn J Guibergia (Summerville, S.C.) and Nicholas J Thuemler (Corning, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wood cutting and chipping equipment having saws and chippers mounted to an overhead support structure."

The patent was filed on Dec. 21, 2020, under Application No. 17/129,605.

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