US Patent Issued to KYOCERA on June 24 for "Coated tool and cutting tool including the same" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,392, issued on June 24, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Coated tool and cutting tool including the same" was invented by Risa Koda (Satsumasendai, Japan) and Masahiro Waki (Satsumasendai, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coated tool includes a base body and a diamond coating. The coated tool has a cutting edge. The first surface comprises a first region close to the cutting edge and a second region further away from the cutting edge than the first region. The diamond coating comprises an outer surface having dome-shaped protrusions. The protrusions include first protrusions having an equivalent circle diameter of...