ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,653, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to YUNG CHI INDUSTRY Co. LTD. (Taichung, Taiwan).
"Tube cutter with preloads in multiple directions" was invented by Wu Sheng Huang (Taichung, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tube cutter comprises a main body, a cutting member, a first elastic member and a second elastic member. The main body has a cutting space and a rail. The cutting member is engaging the rail for movement and has at least a portion protruding into the cutting space; wherein the cutting member has a first preload portion and a second preload portion. The first elastic member, which is received in the main body and engag...