Patents by Inventor Louis Chalfant

Louis Chalfant 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).

  • Publication number: 20240058917
    Abstract: An abrasive sharpener including a housing configured with a front opening formed to pass a blade therethrough, a support member provided inside and proximate a bottom of the housing, and configured to support a spine of a blade so that an edge of the blade faces a top of the housing, and a sharpening heat having at least one abrasive element forming a generally V-shaped sharpening angle configured to contact the edge of the blade when at least a portion of the blade is inside the housing, wherein the sharpening head is configured to be movable bidirectionally, and to be biased toward a bottom of the housing, so as to maintain contact with the edge of the blade as the blade is moved in and out of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: 11717928
    Abstract: An adjustable sharpener including a body having two sharpening slots, a first arm with a first abrasive element connected to a second arm with a second abrasive element, and a third arm with a third abrasive element connected to a fourth arm with a fourth abrasive element. The first and second abrasive elements are positioned in the first sharpening slot, and the third and fourth abrasive elements are positioned in the second sharpening slot. The adjustable sharpener also includes an adjuster connected to the body and an adjustment assembly connected to the adjuster, the first arm and the third arm. Linear movement of the adjuster causes rotational movement of the first arm and the third arm. In this regard, the adjuster allows the user to manually increase or decrease the sharpening angle between the abrasive elements in the sharpening slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Publication number: 20220134503
    Abstract: An adjustable sharpener including a body having two sharpening slots, a first arm with a first abrasive element connected to a second arm with a second abrasive element, and a third arm with a third abrasive element connected to a fourth arm with a fourth abrasive element. The first and second abrasive elements are positioned in the first sharpening slot, and the third and fourth abrasive elements are positioned in the second sharpening slot. The adjustable sharpener also includes an adjuster connected to the body and an adjustment assembly connected to the adjuster, the first arm and the third arm. Linear movement of the adjuster causes rotational movement of the first arm and the third arm. In this regard, the adjuster allows the user to manually increase or decrease the sharpening angle between the abrasive elements in the sharpening slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Publication number: 20220104608
    Abstract: A tool case for attaching to a belt for storing a multi-tool having an open (or unfolded) position and a closed (or folded) position. The tool case includes a front portion and a back portion. A compartment is formed between the front portion and the back portion and is configured to receive and retain a multi-tool in both the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: 11253968
    Abstract: An adjustable sharpener including a body having two sharpening slots, a first arm with a first abrasive element connected to a second arm with a second abrasive element, and a third arm with a third abrasive element connected to a fourth arm with a fourth abrasive element. The first and second abrasive elements are positioned in the first sharpening slot, and the third and fourth abrasive elements are positioned in the second sharpening slot. The adjustable sharpener also includes an adjuster connected to the body and an adjustment assembly connected to the adjuster, the first arm and the third arm. Linear movement of the adjuster causes rotational movement of the first arm and the third arm. In this regard, the adjuster allows the user to manually increase or decrease the sharpening angle between the abrasive elements in the sharpening slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Publication number: 20200047303
    Abstract: An adjustable sharpener including a body having two sharpening slots, a first arm with a first abrasive element connected to a second arm with a second abrasive element, and a third arm with a third abrasive element connected to a fourth arm with a fourth abrasive element. The first and second abrasive elements are positioned in the first sharpening slot, and the third and fourth abrasive elements are positioned in the second sharpening slot. The adjustable sharpener also includes an adjuster connected to the body and an adjustment assembly connected to the adjuster, the first arm and the third arm. Linear movement of the adjuster causes rotational movement of the first arm and the third arm. In this regard, the adjuster allows the user to manually increase or decrease the sharpening angle between the abrasive elements in the sharpening slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D863915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D863922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D863923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D863926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D863927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D863928
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D863929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D863930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D863931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D867096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D873956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D877593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D884449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes
  • Patent number: D885158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Chalfant, Ricky L. Dukes