ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,206, issued on June 17, was assigned to GENERAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Stafford, Texas).

"Nose piece for strand cutter" was invented by Felix Sorkin (Stafford, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A strand cutter includes a drive assembly and a clamp assembly. The strand cutter includes a nose piece. The nose piece includes a nose piece body, a shoulder, a fixed blade receptacle and a rotating blade receptacle. The strand cutter includes a fixed blade received in the fixed blade receptacle and a rotating blade assembly. The rotating blade assembly includes a cylindrical cutting body, a replaceable shear blade or a cutting edge, and a dri...