Patents by Inventor Fred L. Kingsland

Fred L. Kingsland has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Blade sharpening devices, blade sharpening systems and methods of sharpening a blade
    Patent number: 9962806
    Abstract: A blade-sharpening device including a plate having a base and a raised feature. At least one force applicator applies force to a blade placed over the plate deflecting the front and back of the blade toward the plate. A gap may be maintained between the front of the blade and the plate. A blade sharpening system including a blade to be sharpened associated with a support plate. The blade is pre-tensioned over a contact position on the plate. The system includes a sharpening surface for contacting a surface of the blade while the blade is held in a pre-tensioned position. A method of sharpening a blade by providing a blade to be sharpened attached to a surface of the blade to a sharpening surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The Shop, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell J. Kingsland, Fred L. Kingsland
  • Blade Sharpening Devices, Blade Sharpening Systems and Methods of Sharpening a Blade
    Publication number: 20160074991
    Abstract: A blade-sharpening device including a plate having a base and a raised feature. At least one force applicator applies force to a blade placed over the plate deflecting the front and back of the blade toward the plate. A gap may be maintained between the front of the blade and the plate. A blade sharpening system including a blade to be sharpened associated with a support plate. The blade is pre-tensioned over a contact position on the plate. The system includes a sharpening surface for contacting a surface of the blade while the blade is held in a pre-tensioned position. A method of sharpening a blade by providing a blade to be sharpened attached to a surface of the blade to a sharpening surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Mitchell J. Kingsland, Fred L. Kingsland