US Patent Issued to KYOCERA on Oct. 28 for "Insert, cutting tool, and method for cutting workpiece using the cutting tool" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,011, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Insert, cutting tool, and method for cutting workpiece using the cutting tool" was invented by Yoshihito Ikeda (Ritto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting insert may include an upper surface, a lateral surface, and a cutting edge including a boundary between the upper surface and the lateral surface. The upper surface may include a first rising face that extends upward and a second rising face that is connected to an upper side of the first rising face and extends upward. The first rising face may include a first region that extends along a corner porti...