ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,445, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Festool GmbH (Wendlingen am Neckar, Germany).

"Circular saws with pivot assemblies and pivot bias mechanisms" was invented by Wolfgang Spengler (Neidlingen, Germany) and Martin Werbach (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Circular saws are disclosed herein. The circular saws include a cutting assembly, a base plate, a pivot assembly, and a pivot bias mechanism. The cutting assembly includes a motor and an arbor. The base plate defines an assembly-facing side and an assembly-opposed side. The pivot assembly operatively attaches the cutting assembly to the base plate. The cutting ...