US Patent Issued to Iscar on April 15 for "Rotationally asymmetric double-ended grooving cutting insert, insert holder and cutting tool" (Israeli Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,078, issued on April 15, was assigned to Iscar Ltd. (Tefen, Israel).

"Rotationally asymmetric double-ended grooving cutting insert, insert holder and cutting tool" was invented by Shimon Athad (Maalot, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A double-ended parting cutting insert. The cutting insert includes two cutting portions at opposite ends thereof which are oriented at 90deg to each other. The cutting insert includes a pair of rake and support engagement grooves, the rake and support engagement grooves of each one of the pair converging in a direction away from a respective cutting portion. An insert holder includes a clamping port...