ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,457, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Techtronic Cordless GP (Anderson, S.C.).
"Circular saw" was invented by Clinton C. Thackery (Clemson, S.C.), Douglas K. Ritterling (Anderson, S.C.), Ronald C. McCurry (West Union, S.C.), Brian D. Mertel (Simpsonville, S.C.) and M. Grayson Jacoway (Mauldin, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circular saw includes a base with an opening therethrough, a blade guard coupled to the base, and a saw blade at least partially positioned within the blade guard and extending through the opening of the base. The saw blade and the blade guard are pivotable relative to the base to adjust a bevel angle of ...