ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,059, issued on July 15, was assigned to MAKINO MILLING MACHINE Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Cutting tool and method for machining workpiece" was invented by Hidekazu Fujita (Fujiyoshida, Japan), Kouji Ono (Fujiyoshida, Japan) and Hiroshi Ueno (Fujiyoshida, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool (T) is provided with: a shaft-like tool body (11) having a first end portion (11a) extending along a central axis line (Ot) and attached to a main shaft, and a second end portion (11b) on an opposite side to the first end portion (11a); and a fore end portion (12) connected to the second end portion (11b) of the shaft-like tool body (11). The fore-...