Patents by Inventor Lee A. Sargent

Lee A. Sargent 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).

  • Apparatus and method for testing the sharpness of cutting edges
    Patent number: 5571956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for quantitatively measuring the sharpness of cutting edges. The apparatus includes gripper assemblies for securing a cutting medium that allows for adjustment of a cutting medium to specific angular orientations, a sleeve for holding an edge so that the edge is capable of contacting the cutting medium, an electric actuator for relatively moving the edge relative to the cutting medium and a force strain gauge for quantitatively measuring the sharpness of the edge as the edge relatively moves relative to the cutting medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Monfort, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee A. Sargent