Patents by Inventor Alex Taylor Willisson
Alex Taylor Willisson 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).
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Publication number: 20260200030Abstract: A skate blade sharpening system used to sharpen the blades of ice skates. The skate sharpener can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The housing can include at least one slot cover to engage the skate blade. Engagement of the skate blade can be sensed by a controller to enable sharpening operations to proceed. The skate blade sharpening system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade a desired number of times to sharpen the skate blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2026Publication date: July 16, 2026Inventors: Russell K. Layton, JR., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Patent number: 12508684Abstract: A skate blade sharpening system used to sharpen the blades of ice skates. The skate sharpener can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The housing can include at least one slot cover to engage the skate blade. Engagement of the skate blade can be sensed by a controller to enable sharpening operations to proceed. The skate blade sharpening system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade a desired number of times to sharpen the skate blade.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2024Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: Velasa Sports, Inc.Inventors: Russell K. Layton, Jr., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Patent number: 12214467Abstract: A skate blade grinding system used to sharpen and profile the blades of ice skates. The skate blade grinding system can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The skate blade grinding system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade to grind the skate blade.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Velasa Sports, Inc.Inventors: Russell K. Layton, Jr., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Publication number: 20250010418Abstract: A skate blade grinding system used to sharpen and profile the blades of ice skates. The skate blade grinding system can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The skate blade grinding system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade to grind the skate blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Russell K. Layton, JR., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Patent number: 12186854Abstract: A skate blade grinding system used to sharpen and profile the blades of ice skates. The skate blade grinding system can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The skate blade grinding system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade to grind the skate blade.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2024Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Velasa Sports, Inc.Inventors: Russell K. Layton, Jr., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Publication number: 20250001541Abstract: A skate blade grinding system used to sharpen and profile the blades of ice skates. The skate blade grinding system can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The skate blade grinding system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade to grind the skate blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Russell K. Layton, JR., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Publication number: 20240359283Abstract: A skate blade sharpening system used to sharpen the blades of ice skates. The skate sharpener can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The housing can include at least one slot cover to engage the skate blade. Engagement of the skate blade can be sensed by a controller to enable sharpening operations to proceed. The skate blade sharpening system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade a desired number of times to sharpen the skate blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Russell K. Layton, JR., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Patent number: 11919119Abstract: A skate blade alignment system used to align a skate blade sharpening system. The skate alignment system can align a grinding wheel for sharpening a skate blade secured within the skate blade sharpening system. A controller can enable alignment operations and control an alignment process.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Velasa Sports, Inc.Inventors: Russell K. Layton, Jr., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Publication number: 20200016716Abstract: A skate blade sharpening system used to sharpen the blades of ice skates. The skate sharpener can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The housing can include at least one slot cover to engage the skate blade. Engagement of the skate blade can be sensed by a controller to enable sharpening operations to proceed. The skate blade sharpening system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade a desired number of times to sharpen the skate blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Russell K. Layton, JR., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Patent number: 10300574Abstract: A skate blade sharpening system used to sharpen the blades of ice skates. The skate sharpener can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The housing can include at least one slot cover to engage the skate blade. Engagement of the skate blade can be sensed by a controller to enable sharpening operations to proceed. The skate blade sharpening system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade a desired number of times to sharpen the skate blade.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: VELASA SPORTS, INC.Inventors: Russell K. Layton, Jr., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Publication number: 20180354090Abstract: A skate blade sharpening system used to sharpen the blades of ice skates. The skate sharpener can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The housing can include at least one slot cover to engage the skate blade. Engagement of the skate blade can be sensed by a controller to enable sharpening operations to proceed. The skate blade sharpening system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade a desired number of times to sharpen the skate blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Russell K. Layton, Jr., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson
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Publication number: 20170355056Abstract: A skate blade sharpening system used to sharpen the blades of ice skates. The skate sharpener can include a housing that includes an elongated slot for receiving the blade of an ice skate for sharpening, and clamp jaws for retaining the skate. The housing can include at least one slot cover to engage the skate blade. Engagement of the skate blade can be sensed by a controller to enable sharpening operations to proceed. The skate blade sharpening system can automatically operate a grinding wheel and move the rotating grinding wheel back and forth along the lower face of the skate blade a desired number of times to sharpen the skate blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Russell K. Layton, Jr., Daniel A. Beaudet, Ivan D. Goryachev, Matt Hanczor, Clive Bolton, Alex Taylor Willisson