PTI Battles Potential Government-enforced SawStop Monopoly

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We've been very aware of an issue that is holding captive the table saw industry as it plays out, in our time, before our very eyes. The government, aided by largely ignorant news coverage, is considering a petition by patent attorney Stephen Gass - inventor of SawStop technology, an admittedly impressive system to reduce table saw injuries due to blade contact. The problem, however, is that Gass's petition could mandate a specific design standard that has the potential to all but eliminate portable benchtop saws from the market due to the cost of compliance.

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