ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,719, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Robert Bosch Tool Corp. (Mt. Prospect, Ill.) and Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Cut-off saw" was invented by Richard Monteverde (Chicago) and Ramon Tam (Buffalo Grove, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cut-off saw includes at least one cooling air path through the interior space of the saw housing. The path enters the saw housing via a housing rear inlet opening and/or a housing side inlet opening. Upon exiting the saw housing via a housing side outlet opening and/or a housing front outlet opening, the exhausted air forms an air curtain that moves dust away from the front end of t...