ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,158, issued on July 1, was assigned to The Sollami Co. (Hernin, Ill.).

"Bit tip insert" was invented by Phillip Sollami (Herrin, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotatable or non-rotatable bit for road milling, mining, and trenching equipment that includes a substantially solid body and a substantially solid, generally cylindrical shank depending from a bottom of the body. The forward portion is machined to include a bore having a bore termination with a flat distal end and an arcuate portion curving into the sidewall of the bore. The bore is adapted to receive a bit tip insert complementary shaped to the bore of the forward port...