Patents
US 8323077 B2: Blade sharpening assembly
- Granted
- 2012-12-04
- Filed
- 2010-01-20 application 12690203
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A blade sharpening assembly generally including a pair of clamping members disposable in coextensive relationship, each providing end portions for receiving a blade therebetween with a cutting edge thereof disposed beyond the ends thereof; means interengaging the clamping members functional as a fulcrum in permitting the end portions to displace in clamping a blade therebetween; means interconnecting the clamping members for angularly displacing the clamping members about the fulcrum; a guide member pivotally connected to a second end portion of each of the clamping members, pivotal between a first position disposed coextensively with a connected clamping member, and a second position at an angle relative to the connected clamping member, alignable with the guide member of the other of the clamping members, when the clamping members are disposed in coextensive; means interconnectable between the guide members when the guide members are disposed in alignment for releasably retaining the guide members in alignment; and an elongated member including a honing section and a guide member section cooperable with one of the guide for guiding the honing section along a cutting portion of a blade disposed between the clamping members.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg121204.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Brands, LLC 37 patents | US company or organization | Kingsport, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Michael Nakoff | Elizabethton, TN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B24B | Machines, devices, or processes for grinding or polishing ; dressing or conditioning of abrading surfaces; feeding of grinding, polishing, or lapping agents | B24B3/543 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BTI TOOLS, LLC signed 2016-08-04 | BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COLUMBIA, MO | 39610/783 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-08-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TAYLOR BRANDS, LLC signed 2016-08-01 | BTI TOOLS, LLC SPRINGFIELD, MA | 39474/91 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-08-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TAYLOR BRANDS, LLC signed 2016-08-01 | BTI TOOLS, LLC SPRINGFIELD, MA | 39666/799 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-01-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NAKOFF, KEITH MICHAEL signed 2009-11-23 | TAYLOR BRANDS, LLC KINGSPORT, TN | 23816/206 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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