ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,352, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Kyokutoh Co. Ltd. (Aichi, Japan).
"Tip dresser" was invented by Kazuhiro Tezawa (Aichi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chip collection unit is provided under a body case. The unit includes a chip guiding member on one lateral side of a chip falling area that is downward of the lower communication hole, and a first air discharge unit on another lateral side of the chip falling area. The member includes at one end a chip collection port located corresponding to the chip falling area, and is connected at another end to a chip collector capable of collecting the chips. The first air disch...