ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,395, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Joy Global Underground Mining LLC (Warrendale, Pa.).
"Cutter head for mining machine" was invented by Russell P. Smith (New South Wales, Australia), Andrew D Hunter (New South Wales, Australia), Peter A. Lugg (Queensland, Australia), Ian B. Schirmer (Queenland, Australia), Geoffrey W Keech (Queensland, Australia), Christopher Coates (Queensland, Australia) and Bradley M. Neilson (New South Wales, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutter head includes a first member, a cutting bit, and a second member. The first member includes a first end and a second end and includes a first mass. The...