ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,657, issued on Oct. 20.
"Blade sharpening apparatus and methods of making and using same" was invented by Andrew William Cole (Pefferlaw, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for grinding a blade comprising a plurality of teeth and setting the blade by providing an offset to the plurality of teeth, a method of grinding the blade, and a method of assembling the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a grinding wheel for grinding the blade, a plurality of clamping jaws for securely holding the blade as the grinding wheel is moved along a profile thereof responsive to an actuation input, an input shaft for receivin...