ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,062, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to KENNAMETAL INC. (Latrobe, Pa.).
"Helical coolant channels in cutting tools" was invented by Tyler Grimm (Latrobe, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A body of a cutting tool may include a shank and a tip having spaced-apart, helical flutes. Each spaced-apart, helical flute may include a helical cutting edge extending from a tip bottom, adjacent a shank top, to a tip top. The tip may include chip gash paths. Each chip gash path may be recessed between two of the spaced-apart, helical flutes, and extend from the tip bottom to a tip top portion. The body may include helical coolant channels extendin...