B24B 3/00
Sharpening cutting edges
Official title: Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools (non-abrasive sharpening devices for scythes, sickles, or the like A01D3/00; sharpening devices designed as components of machines with cutters, see the relevant places for the machines, e.g. A01D75/08, {B23F23/1225, ,} B26D7/12; sharpening of saw teeth B23D63/12; sharpening of files or rasps B23D73/00; grinding of die-stocks or chasers B23G1/36)
B24B3/00 (Sharpening cutting edges) appears on 1,196 US grants and 818 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B24B- Granted patents
- 1,196
- Published applications
- 818
- Assignees
- 511
- Inventors
- 1,699
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 29 | 20 |
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| 2006 | 26 | 37 |
| 2007 | 19 | 26 |
| 2008 | 12 | 24 |
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| 2023 | 35 | 44 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 |
| 2025 | 35 | 39 |
| 2026 | 12 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B24B 3/36Sharpening cutting edges: of cutting blades634
- B24B 3/24Sharpening cutting edges: of drills202
- B24B 3/02Sharpening cutting edges: of milling cutters106
- B24B 3/60Sharpening cutting edges: of tools not covered by the preceding subgroups87
- B24B 3/003Sharpening cutting edges: for skate blades70
- B24B 3/34Sharpening cutting edges: of turning or planing tools or tool bits61
- B24B 3/58Sharpening cutting edges: of tools having scalloped cutting edges30
- B24B 3/006Sharpening cutting edges: for edges of skis, snowboards or the like21
Recent patents
- Reconfigurable ski base edge sharpening system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,632 B2Razor Tune LLC
- Cutting implement29 Sep 2026US 12,746,697 B2KYOCERA Corporation
- Ski base edge sharpener housing and components8 Sep 2026US 12,728,494 B2Razor Tune LLC
- Sharpener21 Jul 2026US 12,686,096 B2
- Method of preparing a meat skinner blade and meat skinner blade prepared thereby14 Jul 2026US 12,678,908 B2
- Magnetic Sharpening Jig Comprising A Flexible Contact Element17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273684 A1Horl 1993 GmbH
- Skate blade sharpening system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264187 A1Velasa Sports, Inc.
- Tracking abrasive life on multiple generations of abrasive tools13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233357 A1Velasa Sports, Inc.
- Sharpening angle guide13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233361 A1
- Skate blade sharpening system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225202 A1Velasa Sports, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microsurgical cutting instruments712US 8,499,673 B2Mynosys Cellular Devices, Inc. · 2013
- Superabrasive tool and method of manufacturing the same142US 6,312,324 B1Osaka Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Bathroom appliance for concurrently sharpening razor blades and treating gum tissue by spaced pressure pulses of liquid128US 4,454,866 A1984
- Method and apparatus for sharpening a knife73US 4,807,399 AEdgecraft Corporation · 1989
- Method and apparatus for knife and blade sharpening68US 4,627,194 A1986