US Patent Issued to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL on Aug. 5 for "Saw blade including a cutting tooth with a protrusion" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,481, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Saw blade including a cutting tooth with a protrusion" was invented by Peter R. Heath (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Bryan C. Ward (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Christopher J. Rechlin (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), Austin J. Kazda (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Matthew B. Lois (Oconomowoc, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A saw blade includes a cutting portion having consecutive first, second, and third cutting teeth. Each cutting tooth includes a rake surface, a relief surface, and a tip. The first cutting tooth includes a protrusion extending from the relief surface of the first...