ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,570, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Scroll shear tool" was invented by Simo A. Huhtanen (Columbus, Ohio), Julia C. Marsh (Milwaukee) and Terry L. Timmons Jr. (Oconomowoc, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blade clearance adjustment mechanism for a scroll shear tool is configured to adjust a horizontal blade clearance between a fixed blade and a moving blade. The blade clearance adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment bushing supported within a bushing pathway. The adjustment bushing supports a reciprocatory spindle, and a relative position of the adjustment bushing within t...