Patents Represented by Attorney Edward D. Gilhooly
  • Patent number: 8267749
    Abstract: An abrasive sharpener having a body and an integral handle. The body possesses a pair of upper slots for receiving an edge to be sharpened. One of slot has a pair of crossed diamond abrasive rods having a square cross section generally along its length. The other slot includes a pair of abutting ceramic blades having triangular configuration. Two offset slot portions having a ceramic rod is also provided on the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: 8221199
    Abstract: A pocket abrasive sharpener having a housing formed with a pair of upper slots and a lower open compartment. A pair of abrasive ceramic stones is mounted in one of the slots to form a V-shaped sharpening slot. Each ceramic stone has at least one flat face to abut an adjacent reversed stone to form the V-shaped sharpening slot. The stone has an abrasive cutting edge formed with a radius for sharpening serrated edges and having abrasive surfaces on both sides of the radius. A pair of abrasive blades having V-shaped carbide cutting edges is mounted in the other of the slots to also form a V-shaped sharpening slot. A tapered abrasive rod is pivotally mounted on the housing and is moveable from the compartment to an extended position for sharpening knives and removing pins in certain military and civilian rifles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc
    Inventor: Richard S. Smith
  • Patent number: 8206199
    Abstract: An electric abrasive sharpener for sharpening edges having pairs of interlocking abrasive wheels formed with opposite abrasive helical threads. Each end of the threads respectively has lead-in section and lead-out section having chamfer edge portion to eliminate kickback. The abrasive wheels of the sharpener is driven by a single phase AC motor connected to a motor drive that steps down the rotational speed of the output shaft of the motor to rotate the abrasive wheels with increased torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chaltant
  • Patent number: D603679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Smith
  • Patent number: D604124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Challant
  • Patent number: D604133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard S. Smith
  • Patent number: D604134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Challant
  • Patent number: D604135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Challant
  • Patent number: D605906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Challant
  • Patent number: D611311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D626397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives. Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D640116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D655145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D666064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D666065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D666066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D666067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D666463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D666882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Patent number: D668918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Smith Abrasives Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant