US Patent Issued to Masonite on May 13 for "Safety system for miter saw and method of use thereof" (Indiana, Texas, Kansas, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,423, issued on May 13, was assigned to Masonite Corp. (Tampa, Fla.).

"Safety system for miter saw and method of use thereof" was invented by James A. Stevens (Columbus, Kan.), Frank Wilhelm (Marshfield, Wis.), Kohl L. Knopp (Muncy, Pa.), Robert Woods (Westville, Ind.) and Kurian A. Anthraper (Campbell, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety system for a power miter saw comprises a support member, at least one multidirectional manipulator including a workpiece holder member moveably mounted to the support member for securing a workpiece in place, and a control box. The workpiece holder member includes a presence indicator opera...