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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7739799 | Combination utility and sporting knife A combination utility and sporting knife includes a longitudinal knife handle, a utility blade carrier disposed within the handle and linearly movable within the handle, a utility blade carried by the blade carrier, a manual movable blade moving member operatively c... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7587826 | Hand held vibrating knife A hand-held electric knife is described that utilizes rotating elements to produce vibrations to assist in the cutting process. The elements may be arranged as to gyroscopically stabilize the tool while cutting. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7367876 | Shellfish tool A cutting tool for cutting the outer shells of shellfish such as crabs, shrimp, and the like. The tool includes an elongated handle and one or more longitudinally-outwardly-extending ends that include V-shaped openings. The openings include inner, angularly-opposed ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7322110 | Knife with trigger actuator for retractable blade A knife has a blade that can be contained within a housing when not in use and extended outside the housing when used. Additional blades can be stored within the housing, and when desired, loaded onto a blade seat. A trigger actuator moves a blade seat carrying a bl... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296354 | Combination utility and sporting knife A combination utility and sporting knife includes a longitudinal knife handle, a utility blade carrier disposed within the handle and linearly movable within the handle, a utility blade carried by the blade carrier, a manual movable blade moving member operatively c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293361 | Hand tool for chopping ice An ice chopper having a blade for initially engaging ice with a small force followed by an impact of a larger force to break up the ice. The ice chopper has a tube for a handle having a second tube inside with a compression spring. The second tube has a blade attach... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284555 | Manicuring implement and instruments including same A manicuring implement includes a shaft and an operative head arranged at an end of the shaft and having first and second fixed jaws defining an indentation therebetween. The first jaw has a straight inner surface forming one side of the indentation and an outer sur... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7257896 | Tool for breaking spot welds A chisel for breaking spot welds of a vehicle includes an elongate handle section with a grip and a slightly angled chisel section with blade faces on three sides and a rib generally parallel to a blade edge to limit insertion of a blade between vehicle body parts. | 08/21/2007 |
| 7222778 | Multifunctional device for supporting a container lid A multifunctional device for supporting a lid of a container in order to protect an item stored within the container is provided. The support device includes a generally planar upper member. The support device also includes at least one leg member detachably connect... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216910 | Tongs The invention relates to a simple method for producing tongs (1) and to a tong (1) comprising two arms (2) consisting of wooden material that can be elastically bent in relation to one another, said arms (2) being rigidly inserted into a ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7191902 | Pizza box lid support and serving aid A lid support including a support platform and support legs extending downwardly from the support platform is configured such that a plurality of lid supports may be intimately stacked for efficient storage. A serrated leg may be provided extending downwardly and ou... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7169033 | Seafood sheller Apparatus for cutting through seafood shell includes a first and second elongated member. The first member includes a handle portion disposed at a first end thereof and a jaw like portion disposed at a radially opposed end. The jaw like portion includes each of a re... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163311 | Foodware having visual sensory stimulating or sensing means Active foodware comprises at least a plate unit that provides visual stimuli by having a power source and a visual sensory stimulating component to provide light emanating from the plate. Other devices can provide auditory and haptic stimuli. The plate unit can be a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156434 | Cooking tool assembly A cooking tool assembly (10) is disclosed which includes a first cooking tool comprising tong means (14) having gripping means (17,18) located at one end of respective arms (15,16) the arms being distally pivotted at the other end, and se... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134209 | Disc cutter A pizza cutter has a hollow semi-circular shaped handle having a convex curved radiused top edge to facilitate use and reduce hand stress. A removable cutter wheel has outwardly extending axles having protrusions on the outer ends thereof that have a snap fit relati... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112129 | Shellfish cracking device A shellfish cracking device for cracking shellfish such as lobster and crabs is provided. The shellfish cracking device includes a first cracking member having a first handle portion, middle portion, and blade portion; and a second cracking member having a second ha... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108304 | Grilling implement and method of use thereof A grilling implement and method of use thereof, the grilling implement comprising at least one hook having a tip, a shaft and a heel. The shaft and heel lie coplanar, and the tip curves upward out of the plane of the shaft and heel such that the hook can be passed u... | 09/19/2006 |
| RE39286 | Multi-blade cutting device A cutting device especially designed for cutting up salad greens includes two blades, a rib and handles. The two blades are inter-secured to rotate together about a common axis, but are spaced apart from each other along the common axis. The rib is pivotably secured... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104682 | System and method for determining temperature of food A device for checking the internal temperature of food, which includes a piercing element for insertion into food and a temperature sensor integral with the piercing element. The piercing element is connected to a main handle, which is removably connected to a handl... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7065883 | Device to lift, move and flip foods Double hooked device with the hooks being transversely positioned on the end of a shaft having a handle at its opposite end. The hooks may snag, lift, move and/or flip food or other articles by the hooks being rotated generally about the shaft's axis until one of th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066071 | Food slicer A food slicer includes a frame with a food-receiving platform having an aperture therein. A reversible cutting blade has first and second cutting edges and is selectively removably mountable on the frame in first and second positions for respectively disposing the f... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063435 | Pocket tool with flashlight A pocket tool includes a handle and at least one ancillary tool coupled to the handle. In an exemplary embodiment, a flashlight is coupled to the handle, the flashlight having a first light source directed in a first direction and a second light source directed in a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051443 | Multi-function heavy duty utility knife with stabilizer pivot structure A heavy duty utility knife with ergonomic finger and thumb positions in relation to an internal stabilizer pivot structure which includes a wheel for safer, stronger, smoother and more efficient cutting. The knife also provides the user with an easy access, blade ch... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043843 | Device for cutting pastry The invention relates to a device for cutting pastry, with limbs (3, 4), connected to each other by means of a hinge point and a large opening angle between the limbs (3, 4). According to the invention the pastry should also be cut with little applicat... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032316 | Scissors A pair of scissors includes a left member, a right member, a main member and a combining member pivotally combined together. The scissors are formed with two different-shaped blades able to cut paper into different-patterned borderlines, convenient in use and able t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011003 | Fork with tine protector guard and method A large kitchen or barbecue fork and protector for preventing injuries from sharp tines of the fork and preventing food contamination from bacteria and dirt on the tines. The guard is movable on a shank of the fork from a covering relationship with the sharp pointed... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008077 | Lighted barbecue tongs A lighted barbecue tong allowing a person who is grilling outdoors to see at night comprising a tongs having an elongated handle portion comprising interconnected rolled steel arms and heat proof grips mounted on the arms. Each arm ends in a flared scalloped end and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997695 | Ice cream scoop An ice cream scoop includes a first scoop member and a second scoop member. The first scoop member includes a handle having an end on which a ring is formed. The second scoop member includes a handle having an end on which a bowl is formed. Second ends of the handle... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6964099 | Gardening shears having two pruning effects A pair of gardening shears include a blade assembly including two blades, and a handle assembly pivotally mounted on the blade assembly and including a first handle and a second handle. Thus, the gardening shears have two blades each having two cutting portions havi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957491 | Combination utility and sporting knife A combination utility and sporting knife includes a longitudinal knife handle, a utility blade carrier disposed within the handle and linearly movable within the handle, a utility blade carried by the blade carrier, a manual movable blade moving member operatively c... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957492 | Cooking implement with handle storage feature A cooking implement is disclosed which is comprised of a hollow sheath and a utensil, wherein the utensil can be stored within the hollow sheath. The utensil can be a fork, knife, spoon, skewer or any myriad of other types of utensils. The sheath serves as both a st... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951040 | Multiple function tool A multiple-function tool has two plates that are substantially parallel and symmetric to each other. Each plate has a first and second longitudinal extremity as well as being connected at an articulation forming a sharp angle. Second longitudinal extremities have co... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6926599 | Shellfish dressing device and method A device for dressing shellfish comprises a handle and a working end. The handle can have a pair of handle members manually actuable with a single hand. The working end can incorporate a pair of blades connected to the respective handle members. The blades can be co... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904743 | Leaf rake combo kit A device for combining two rakes to provide a combination raking and picking up apparatus comprises a pair of sleeves pivotally attached to one another. A first rake handle is secured into the first of the connected sleeves. A third sleeve is separately attached to ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6694619 | Disposable food cutting utensil A disposable food cutting utensil, oval or circular in construction with an integrated handle area, packaging support legs and slots, and a removable marketing element. The utensil has a tapered and scalloped or serrated cutting edge that follows along a ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691403 | Stripper tool for sheathed cable The present invention is a hand-held stripping tool. The tool is adapted for cutting an outer sheath of a first electrical cable. Inside the sheath is parallel spaced apart insulation covered wires and a core member containing an uncovered ground wire bet... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6675483 | Combination barbecue tool A simple, effective, lightweight, durable, combination tool having removably attachable interchangeable implements, which are interchangeable one with the other. The combination tool has locking means, which releasably locks the removably attachable inter... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6643935 | Combined shears and loppers A cutting tool which has a first cutting blade which is mounted in a scissors arrangement with a second cutting blade. The first cutting blade has formed at one end thereof a first cutting element and at the opposite end thereof a second cutting element. ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6598297 | Combination knife, turning hook and bottle de-capper, with animal shape A combination food preparation and handling tool comprises a handled main blade body, a turning hook, and a pair of legs protruding from the main blade body. In the preferred embodiment, the turning hook is integrally formed from an extended and pointed t... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6591503 | Pizza cutting and eating tool A pizza cutter and eating tool has a fork portion, an elongated handle connected to a rearward end of the fork portion. A cutting wheel mounting area is located in the handle adjacent the rearward end of the fork portion. An elongated longitudinal slot is... | 07/15/2003 |
