ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,551, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to PRECISION GUIDE MACHINERY AND REPAIR Ltd. (Prince George, Canada).

"Saw guide support pad" was invented by Nalynd Vogt (Prince George, Canada), Carrick Bergen (Prince George, Canada) and Nathan Pacholko (Prince George, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support pad for a saw guide includes a first pad face and a second pad face opposite the first pad face. The first pad face includes an inner region and an outer region. The outer region surrounds the inner region. The outer region includes at least two pad openings and a pad channel. The pad openings are adapted to allow lubricant from the s...