Knife sharpener
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The dash-dot-dash broken lines in the drawings define boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof. The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the knife sharpener that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a knife sharpener, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 15, 2023
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 2026
Assignee: DAREX, LLC (Ashland, OR)
Inventors: Joseph T. Zachariasen (Ashland, OR), Conner S. Macfarlane (Ashland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Assistant Examiner: Olivia Aldin
Application Number: 29/910,106