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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:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Edgecraft Corporation, Avondale, PA (US);
Inventors:
Bela Elek, Wilmington, DE (US);
George C. Jensen, Newark, DE (US);
Daniel D. Friel, Jr., Kennett Square, PA (US);
Samuel Weiner, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Edgecraft Corporation, Avondale, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 3/54 (2006.01); B24B 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 3/54 (2013.01); B24B 9/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric sharpener for sharpening ceramic blades includes at least one stage. The stage is a finishing station having a sharpening member in the form of a disc which comprises a rigid support having a flexible abrasive matrix which both sharpens and polishes the facet of the ceramic blade. The sharpener may include a pre-sharpening stage for metal blades and a further pre-sharpening stage for ceramic blades. The sharpener also includes a removable guide.