ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,836, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to KENNAMETAL INDIA LTD. (Bangalore, India).
"Grooving tool with brazed carbide top clamp" was invented by Santhosha Borapura (Karnataka, India) and Padmakumar Muthuswamy (Karnataka, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool is provided having a tool holder and a brazed top clamp positioned in a portion of the tool holder. The brazed top clamp is made of a material that has a hardness that is greater than the material that makes up the tool holder. In certain embodiments, the tool holder has a slot that is in the shape of a "T-slot" and the top clamp is in the shape of a "T shaped rail" that is ...