ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,464, issued on April 22, was assigned to Kreg Enterprises Inc. (Ankeny, Iowa).
"Guided circular saw system and method" was invented by Scott Clark (Boone, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guided circular saw system having a track and a ramp that is connected to a benchtop by a pair of hinge members. Hinge members are formed of a top section, a middle section and a bottom section and facilitate raising and lowering of the track in a quick and easy manner without tools. The track is raised to facilitate placing a workpiece under the track and then the track is lowered in place thereby engaging and holding the workpiece in place. A ...