ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,867, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Rotech Group Ltd. (Aberdeen, Great Britain).
"Cutting tool" was invented by Donald Stewart (Aberdeen, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An underwater tool (5; 205; 305) including a grabber arrangement (15; 215; 315) and a cutter arrangement (20; 220; 320) connected together. The grabber arrangement comprises a plurality of grabber elements (30; 230; 330) disposed on first and second sides (35a; 235a; 335a; 35b; 235b; 335b) of the tool. The cutter arrangement includes a cutter slot (75; 275; 375), an anvil (80; 280; 380) movable to close the slot comprises an anvil and a cutter blade ...