ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,417, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Coated tool and cutting tool" was invented by Satoshi Mori (Satsumasendai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coated tool includes a base body and a coating film. The coated tool has a first surface with a rake face, a second surface with a flank face, and a third surface located between the first surface and the second surface and being a C surface or an R surface. The coating film includes a first coating film located on the first surface and/or a second coating film located on the second surface, and a third coating film located on the third surface. A wave...