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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald F Maruska, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
130 / ; 144241 ;
Abstract
A method of renewing a cutting edge on a knife used in a corn cutting machine includes providing a planar knife blade with an oblique cutting edge, positioning the blade longitudinally with respect to, and at an angle to, an oncoming ear of corn and then, flexing the blade transversely to cause it to conform to a desired cutting profile, while also stiffening the blade in the direction of the oncoming ear of corn. A preferred knife blade holder and replaceable blade are also disclosed.