ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,066, issued on Nov. 25.
"Atomizer unit for blade sharpening device" was invented by Alex Lee (Vancouver, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water atomizing unit that affixes to a blade sharpening device to cool, lubricate and clean the blade and sharpening disc. The unit pumps atomized water vertically downward and funnels the atomized fluid into a linear spray. The length and shape of the linear spray pattern is set by an elliptical array of bristles affixed to the bottom of the funnel. The spray deposits the clean water uniformly onto the blade and disc, keeping the blade temperature uniform across its length and width. The ell...