ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,925, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to BARON INVESTMENTS LLC (Oxnard, Calif.).

"Spacers for cutting and grinding blades, blade and spacer assemblies, and gang blade assemblies and methods relating to same" was invented by Anthony Baratta (Oak Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spacer, blade core, assembly and methods for blade and blade core assemblies, including gang blade heads, include openings in blade cores for receiving spacers. A spacer and its opening can be the same shape or different shapes, and spacers can be interconnected or disconnected from each other. A spacer can be in contact or engaged with two blades, ...