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AssigneeEdgecraft Corporation
InventorsWilliam Hessler, George Jensen, Lee Clark, Rick Stapleford, Zach Siskind, Bela Elek
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A knife sharpener comprises a grinding surface for grinding a blade of the knife when the blade is moved relative to the grinding surface and an observation device including a sensor element and a display element. The sensor element is configured to observe the blade and to collect data regarding the blade when the blade is moved relative to the sensor element. The display element is configured to communicate a condition of the blade to an operator of the observation device. The condition of the blade is based on the data collected by the sensor element when the blade is moved relative to the sensor element.
An observation device for observing a blade of a knife, the observation device comprising:
A knife sharpener comprising:
A method of determining a condition of a blade of a knife prior to or following a sharpening process, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.