ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,431, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC (Oak Ridge, Tenn.).
"Large radius arc cutting jig" was invented by Justin T. Bolton (Oak Ridge, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jig for adapting a cutting machine to cut a work piece along a radius. The jig includes a base for mounting the jig to the cutting machine. A bridge is pivotally mounted to the base. The bridge is further configured to receive the work piece. A slide is disposed beneath the bridge, where the slide is configured to selectively engage the bridge at a desired position along a length of the bridge. The slide mounts to the table at a v...