ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,639, issued on March 25, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Miter saw" was invented by Taylor Crabb (Milwaukee), Josh Adams (Milwaukee), Brian Wattenbach (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Scott R. Fischer (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A miter saw includes a base assembly and a saw unit pivotably coupled to the base assembly. The saw unit includes a saw blade and a lower blade guard covering a lower portion of the saw blade. The miter saw also includes a linkage for raising the lower blade guard to expose the lower portion of the saw blade as the saw unit is lowered toward the base as...