ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,515, issued on May 27.
"Cutting tool for band clamp" was invented by Michael Barnes (Shelton, Conn.), Joseph Krzyzankski (New Haven, Conn.) and Patrice B. Bansa (Oakville, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting tool and a method of operating a cutting jaw is provided. The cutting tool includes a first jaw member having a first cutting edge and a first relief area adjacent the first cutting edge, the first jaw member further having a first projection extending from the first cutting edge into the first relief area. A second jaw member has a second cutting edge and a second relief area adjacent the second cutting edge, the sec...