ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,033, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KENNAMETAL INC. (Latrobe, Pa.).
"Honing brush length adjustment" was invented by Joseph Velesig (West Lebanon, Pa.), Norm DiMatteo (Blairsville, Pa.) and Joshua Singley (Latrobe, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modified honing brush is provided comprising one or more bristles and one or a plurality of reusable stackable plates having one or more holes or voids located in the plates, or one or more support guides, and wherein each of the bristles is independently fitted through one or more of the holes or voids of the plates or surrounded by one or more support guides."
The patent was file...