ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,842, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Portable band saw" was invented by Yuta Okuhira (Anjo, Japan), Yukinori Suzuki (Anjo, Japan) and Yuki Fujiwara (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable band saw reduces the overall size increase when a larger controller is included. A portable band saw includes a first saw wheel, a second saw wheel, a band saw blade placed on the first and second saw wheels, a motor that drives the first saw wheel and has a rotation axis in a front-rear direction, a controller that controls the motor, and a housing including a first housing accommodating the first saw ...