Patents by Inventor Glenn L. Tennell, III

Glenn L. Tennell, III 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).

  • Sharpening system especially suitable for spiral meat slicing blade
    Patent number: 5274958
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blade sharpening system in which a cylindrical drum abrasive is fitted snugly about a rotatable drum. The blade is run across a guide plate which is maintained at a proper orientation with respect to the drum as the edge of the blade is sharpened on the abrasive. The drum abrasive is maintained at a constant radius, thereby assuring that the contact surface between the blade and the abrasive surface is substantially constant, even after a substantial number of blades are sharpened. Further, an adjustable blade tensioner assembly is provided for substantially continuously maintaining a proper amount of pressure between the blade and the abrasive surface, reducing blade chatter, allowing a rapid but accurately repeatable sharpening process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: The Original Honey Baked Ham Co. of Georgia, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Brothers, Glenn L. Tennell, III