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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347769 | Method of fabricating pliant workpieces, tools for performing the method and methods for making those tools An improved method of manufacturing automotive accessory drive belts or other workpieces of pliant material which have a grooved operative face, a tool having an abrasive ramp configuration for performing said improved method and a method of manufacturing said tool ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338351 | Apparatus and method for sharpening tool blades A sharpening device for the blade of a tool such as a chisel or plane is in two parts. The first is a jig into which the blade is inserted with its tapered end projecting some distance beyond the jig. This distance is related to the angle to which the blade is to be... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335093 | Blade sharpening holder A sharpening holder for manually-sharpening a cutting edge to be honed over a honing surface includes a body, an adjustable clamping component, and a plurality of roller members. The body has a first end, a second end and a tool support surface between the first end... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7287445 | Apparatus for precision steeling/conditioning of knife edges An apparatus for manually steeling or conditioning the edge of a knife blade comprises a precision angle guide attached to a manual sharpening steel. The angle guide establishes a guiding surface that provides for sustained sliding or rolling contact with the face o... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281969 | Tool sharpening and compound honing jig A holder, guide, or jig for sharpening tools is disclosed, in which the jig holds and orients a tool to be sharpened to properly align the tool on or against abrasive wheels, discs, or sharpening stones, thereby creating a fine, square, beveled edge on the tool, at ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7238096 | Orbital rotary blade sharpener An orbital rotary blade sharpener for sharpening rotary cutter blades and other rotary blades includes a bottom blade holding portion having a center and a perimeter edge, a top blade holding portion rotatably connectable to said bottom blade holding portion, having... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7182679 | Conical point sharpener A conical point sharpener for sharpening conical shaped points such as fishhooks, needles, surgical instruments includes a handle, a mandril with an abrasive material coating fixed to one end of said handle, a drive spindle, wherein said drive spindle is movably att... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182678 | Clamping device for the exact manual resharpening of knife blades on a whetstone A clamping device is provided for the exact manual resharpening of knife blades (6) on a whetstone (5). The knife blade (6) is mounted in the clamping device (9) and at least one support contour (2, 14, 14a) of the clamping ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7144310 | Knife sharpener apparatus An infinitely adjustable knife sharpener apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a clamping mechanism having a first clamp member and a second clamp member for securing a knife blade therebetween. At least one infinitely adjustable guide rod assembly is also ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137878 | Ferrule holder assembly for optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus A ferrule holder assembly for an optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus comprises a ferrule holder board supported to be moved upward and downward in parallel with a grinding board of the optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus, a ferrule sleeve provided at the... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134950 | Center clamp A center clamp used with a machining tool having an annular edge has a C-shaped body having an inner end inside the edge and an outer end outside the edge and spaced from it along a clamp axis. A push rod extends along the axis through the outer body end. A rotary j... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112124 | Rotary blade sharpener A rotary blade sharpener is comprised of a motorized platen positioned in a housing with a surrounding wall and an open top. An abrasive sheet with an adhesive bottom surface is adhered to a disc, which is tightened to the platen by a knob. The disc is color coded t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104876 | Cutter-grinder An innovative cutter-grinder comprised of a base, a cutter holder, and a mobile base plate; the base plate being mounted with emery cloth before being placed on a deck of the frame to secure the emery cloth and allow easy replacement of the emery cloth; the cutter h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101268 | Grinding table for liquid crystal display panel and grinder apparatus using the same Disclosed is a grinding table apparatus for a liquid crystal display panel and a grinder using the adapt to various sizes of unit liquid crystal display panels for grinding edges of the corresponding liquid crystal display panel by adjusting a variable moving distan... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7052385 | Self-aligning blade angle guide A device for use in the manual sharpening of arrow broadheads, razor blades and the like includes a unique symmetrical clamp and axle assembly having interchangeable, matched pairs of special purpose jaw members for gripping blades of differing configurations. When ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7001259 | Blade grinder for gardening cutting tool A blade grinder includes a main body having a first end formed with a blade seat, an oil impregnated member mounted on a second end of the main body, and a grinding member mounted on the blade seat. Thus, one of the blades of the gardening cutting tool is rested on ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6932684 | Reciprocal blade lapping machine A reciprocal blade lapping machine (20) is taught that is used for sharpening cutting and shearing blades. The lapping machine consists a convex lap plate (32) mounted on an enclosure (22) rotated by an electric motor (34) connected to a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926593 | Vehicle wheel hole deburring device and method A combined tool for both drilling a hole through a vehicle wheel and deburring the edge of the hole and a method for using the combined tool. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926596 | Tool sharpening apparatus An apparatus for sharpening tools includes a sliding tool holder permitting correct positioning of a tool face relative to a planar abrasive surface and the application of uniform pressure to the tool face for accurate grinding of the bevel that defines the cutting ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923713 | Cylindrical grinder, and mechanism for producing relative movement between grinding wheel and workpiece in cylindrical grinder A cylindrical grinder includes a workpiece support section adapted to support a generally cylindrical workpiece and rotate the workpiece about a rotational axis, and a wheel head adapted to support and rotate a grinding wheel. The wheel head is moved relative to the... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6878042 | Devices and methods for holding an optical element with reduced stress in an optical column and while performing an out-of-column procedure on the element Methods and devices are disclosed for holding an optical element in an optical column with reduced stress (e.g., thermal stress) to the optical element. The devices and methods are especially useful for holding reflective optical elements in an optical column of an ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6805619 | Knife sharpening system A knife sharpening system for sharpening blade edges of knives. The knife sharpening system includes a base portion having an elongate guide rail having a top surface at a first level, a knife support for maintaining a blade of a knife being sharpened with its blade... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6764383 | Methods and apparatuses for processing microfeature workpiece samples Methods and apparatuses for processing microfeature workpiece samples are disclosed herein. An apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a support body, a first contact surface portion, a second contact surface portion, and a sample holde... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6413148 | Grinding jig for firearm recoil pads A grinding jig for shaping generic recoil pads to custom fit the butt end of a gunstock. The jig includes an upright and a recoil pad mounting arm that function as an angle-capturing device. The upright and pad mounting arm are adjusted so that they fit f... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6393712 | Grinding jig for grinding gouge chisels A jig for grinding gouges in cooperation with a grindstone or the like. The jig includes a support, which can be fixed positionally in relation to the grindstone. The support includes a supportive part that extends generally parallel to the grindstone axl... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6227958 | Knife and sharpening holder A sharpening holder and a knife are uniquely configured for use with each other, the holder and the knife having permanent elements that mate when the holder is installed on the knife so that the holder is installed on the knife in exactly the same positi... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5967888 | Fish hook sharpening holder and method A clamp for holding a fish hook for sharpening, comprising a flat horizontal base (1), a first vertical plate (2) fixed to the base, and a second vertical plate (3) mounted against the first vertical plate by two bolts (7) with wing nuts (8). The base and... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5938511 | Grinding guide assembly A grinding guide assembly for grinding or sharpening the carbide surface of a snowmobile wear bar. The grinding guide assembly features a pair of angle adjusters and a support guide that slide together back and forth across a pair of substantially paralle... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5637036 | Power tool adapter An adapter (11) is of channel shape, having longitudinal projections (25) at its respective sides for engagement with undercut grooves (24) in a face of a casing of a powered grinding tool (10) with which the adapter is intended to be fitted to sharpened ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5620363 | Powered grinding tool A powered grinding tool (10) comprising a casing (16) in which is an electric motor (40) which drives a shaft (39) on which is carried a grinding wheel (20) at a work station. The tool casing has undercut slots (24) at opposite sides of its front face for... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5618226 | Apparatus for grinding a reciprocal trimming blade An apparatus for grinding a blade used in, for example, a glass or hedge trimmer including grinder support and a blade mount provided close to each other. The grinder support holds a grinder, which has a round grindstone, in such a manner that the grindin... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5582542 | Apparatus and method for sharpening a cutting tool An apparatus and method for sharpening a cutting tool, including the grinding and honing of the cutting tool is described and illustrated. The apparatus comprises a base plate with a biasing frame mounted on the base plate. A tool holder is clamped to the... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5575711 | Wood jointer and planer blade sharpening and honing holder This device is a low cost and an easy to use fixture for sharpening wood jointer and thickness planer blades or knives with extreme accuracy and sharpness. The device holds two blades at opposing angles creating a flat plane upon which a flat sharpening s... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5545081 | Tool fixture for abrading apparatus An apparatus for holding a tool having a cutting edge in a predetermined abrading orientation with respect to a tool abrading apparatus. The apparatus comprises a base member supportable on the tool abrading apparatus and adapted to support a tool thereon... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5527208 | Fixture for holding and aligning a blade of a hand tool A fixture for holding and aligning a blade of a hand tool during sharpening with a sharpening apparatus which includes a base member and a clamping plate. The base member includes a front side, rear side, a clamping surface, a bottom surface and a guiding... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5472375 | Blade sharpening angle guide A new and improved blade sharpening angle guide for aligning and holding a knife blade or the like at a proper angle to a sharpening stone for manual sharpening of the cutting edge, the blade sharpening angle guide comprising: an elongated curved block ha... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5363602 | Blade sharpener A portable blade sharpening system including a sharpening device having a main body and a clamping bar for securing a blade to be sharpened. Guide arms having openings are attached to the main body for receiving and guiding a support rod. The support rod ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5301473 | Grinding apparatus comprising a tool holding jig A tool holding jig for a grinding machine has a tool holder 29 mounted on a parallelogram linkage having lower swivel rods 19 inclined slightly so that, as the tool holder 29 is rocked to and fro across the face 31 of a grinding wheel by a reciprocating d... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5195275 | Blade sharpener A blade sharpener (10) comprising a frame (12) with a clamp (76) and a guide means (48) moveably attached to it to allow rotation of the clamp (76) about an axis (102), and raising and lowering of the guide means (48), both with respect to the frame (12),... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5191737 | Hollow grinding fixture A fixture for securely holding a member such as a knife against a grinding element such as a grinding wheel during a grinding operation. The fixture includes a blank (knife) support assembly rigidly secured to the upper plate which is slidably supported o... | 03/09/1993 |
