US Patent Issued to Ceratizit Austria on Dec. 30 for "Machining tool and method for indexing a cutting insert" (Austrian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,656, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Ceratizit Austria GmbH (Reutte, Austria).

"Machining tool and method for indexing a cutting insert" was invented by Helmut Perktold (Reutte, Austria), Peter Hohlrieder (Reutte, Austria) and Ronald Huber (Reutte, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machining tool includes a tool carrier with at least one seat receiving an exchangeable, indexable cutting insert. A fastening screw fastening cutting insert to seat has a head section for support on the cutting insert and a shaft section at least regionally having an external screw thread. The seat has a contact face supporting an underside of t...