Patents
US 12636757 B2: Sharpening device
- Granted
- 2026-05-26
- Filed
- 2023-01-18 application 18098256
- Type
- Utility · 45 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A sharpening device, components thereof, and associated methods. The sharpening device includes a sharpening assembly and a housing. The sharpening assembly is selectively receivable in the housing in a stowed configuration and supportable by the housing in an operational configuration to support the sharpening assembly for sharpening a blade. The sharpening assembly can include first and second arms having respective abrasive sharpening surfaces pivotable away from each other about a pivot connection.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 (ipgb20260526.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOB Products Company 93 patents | US company or organization | Columbia, MO | AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. | Fayette, MO | 91 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 | |
| James Tayon | Moberly, MO | 107 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 | |
| Anthony Vesich | Columbia, MO | 52 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 | |
| Matthew Kinamore | Columbia, MO | 81 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 | |
| Curtis Smith | Columbia, MO | 60 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 | |
| Josh Neville | Columbia, MO | 14 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 | |
| Mark Dalton | Columbia, MO | 59 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B24D | Tools for grinding, buffing or sharpening | B24D15/08 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CAULEY, DENNIS W., JR. signed 2020-09-10 TAYON, JAMES signed 2020-09-09 VESICH, ANTHONY signed 2020-07-22 KINAMORE, MATTHEW signed 2020-09-09 SMITH, CURTIS signed 2020-09-09 NEVILLE, JOSH signed 2020-09-11 DALTON, MARK signed 2020-09-10 | AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY COLUMBIA, MO | 62407/964 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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