ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,593, issued on Sept. 30.

"Gin blade sharpening system and method of use" was invented by Daniel Ford (Lubbock, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gin blade sharpening system for sharpening a blank into a blade disk. The gin blade sharpening system comprises two or more grinding stations, a controller, and one or more upper grinders. The one or more upper grinders comprise at least a first upper grinder. The two or more grinding stations comprise at least a first grinding station and a second grinding station. Each among the two or more grinding stations comprise a clamp assembly configured to selectively hold the blade disk in a...