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US 12,491,727 B2Granted
Sharpener with variable heating element
OwnerKevin J Conway, Michael C. Santa Ana +2inventors
InventorsKevin J Conway, Michael C. Santa Ana, Eric R. Garcia, Regina M. Garcia
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Abstract
A pencil sharpener is disclosed. The pencil sharpener may include a first receptacle for sharpening a distal end of a pencil; and a second receptacle for heating the distal end of the pencil, the heater configured to heat an end of the pencil at a temperature corresponding to a material of the pencil.
Claims15
A pencil sharpener comprising:
- a first receptacle for sharpening a distal end of a pencil;
- and
- a second receptacle for heating the distal end of the pencil comprising a heater configured to heat an end of the pencil at a temperature corresponding to a material of the pencil.
A pencil sharpener comprising:
- a housing having a first receptacle and a second receptacle, the first and second receptacles each configured to receive a distal end of a pencil;
- a sharpener disposed within the housing, the sharpener configured to sharpen the distal end of the pencil;
- and
- a heating element disposed within the housing, the heating element configured to heat the distal end of the pencil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.