ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,672, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Gliding Innovations Ltd. (Kent, Great Britain).
"Lawn trimmer" was invented by Samuel Coogan (Kent, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lawn trimmer (100) comprising: a powered cutting tool (112) comprising a motor operably coupled to a rotatable cutter holder (120), the rotatable cutter holder (120) being operably coupled to a cutting piece (122). The rotatable cutter holder (120) has a forward side and first and second lateral sides. A guard (116) is configured to extend substantially from the first lateral side to the second lateral side around the front side of the rotatable cutter...