ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,493, issued on June 24, was assigned to Gebruder Busatis Gesellschaft m.b.H. (Purgstall an der Erlauf, Austria).
"Cutting element with self-resharpening cutting edge" was invented by Wolfgang Lutz (Wieselburg, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting element, in particular for abrasive cut material, is provided that includes a substrate that defines at least one cutting wedge which is formed by first and second wedge surfaces that intersect along a wedge edge. A cutting layer that extends over the first wedge surface and defines a cutting edge which lies on the wedge edge when new. The wear resistance of the cutting layer is ...