ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,221, issued on June 17, was assigned to Haimer GmbH (Igenhausen, Germany).
"Tool holder with measuring apparatus" was invented by Thomas Grosch (Darmstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool holder is configured for rotation about a tool holder axis of rotation defining an axial direction. The tool holder, at one axial longitudinal end thereof, has a tool section with a tool-receiving formation for receiving a tool and, at the opposite axial longitudinal end, has a coupling section with a coupling formation for torque-transmitting coupling to a machine spindle of a machine tool. A measuring apparatus is configured for acqu...