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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386941 | Slit pick and hold triple function graphic arts safety blade A triple function slitting, picking, and holding safety blade for use in the graphic arts trade; for slitting through, picking up, and holding portions of computer cut vinyl adhesive material. A slight rotation of a user's blade holding tool changes a blade's functi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7356898 | Surgical knife production method A method for producing a surgical knife of a very small size for use in ophthalmic surgery under a microscopic environment having a sharp edge without causing reflection of lights. The surgical knife comprises a handle, and a blade attached to the handle. The blade ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7318367 | Carpet installation tool A carpet installation tool capable of being used to crease and tuck carpets in a wide variety of locations, including those difficult to access. The tool includes a handle that defines a longitudinal axis of the tool and a head disposed at one end of the handle. The... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7255705 | Dissecting device A device for dissecting an object, such as a cell colony includes a handle and an incision knife module that can dissociate the colony into several colony pieces. In accordance with features of the invention, users can use this dissecting device to cut an object int... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228633 | Saber For use as a law enforcement weapon, a saber is provided having an elongated blade and a hilt affixed to one end thereof The blade has a triangular cross section including a pair of concave sides converging to a sharp common edge. The third side in opposed relation ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7127820 | Flexible flush cut saw The invention described herein relates to a flush cut saw that is capable of safely making a flush cut. The saw has a handle with a thin, flexible blade extending therefrom. The blade has two elongated extensions running away from the handle. The extensions can each... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117778 | Corrugated knife fixture with variable pitch and amplitude A corrugated knife fixture is provided for cutting vegetable products or the like particularly such as potatoes, wherein the knife fixture includes one or more knife blades each having a cutting edge with a variable pitch and variable amplitude geometry. The knife f... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7013569 | Cutting tool with curved distal portion and associated methods A cutting tool includes an elongate handle to be grasped by a user, and an elongate blade connected to the elongate handle. The elongate blade includes a substantially linear proximal portion extending longitudinally outwardly from an end of the handle, and a curved... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6925920 | Knife holder and knife for a microtome The invention relates to a knife holder for a microtome having a knife receiver for fixing and positioning a knife and a knife for the knife holder. The knife holder is ergonomic, the operation is made easier and safer, and the knife does not need to be changed as o... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908471 | Ophthalmologic knife The present invention relates to an ophthalmologic knife for being guided into an incision formed at an eyeball and for widening the width of the incision, the ophthalmologic knife comprising a handle and a blade portion having a flat shape formed at a end portion o... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6895674 | Roofing utility blade for roofing knife A utility blade especially adapted for a roofing knife. The blade is fabricated from a flat, thin blank of metallic material and has a square central mounting hole for mounting in a conventional roofing knife. A first end of the blade is configured with a curvilinea... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6848185 | Utility knife A utility knife including: a body defining an interior cavity, and a blade carriage slidably disposed within the cavity. The blade carriage is configured for removably receiving at least one blade, and is at least partially slidably removable from the cavity, thereb... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6842986 | Cutting tool with sloping proximal portion and associated methods A cutting tool includes an elongate handle to be grasped by a user, and an elongate blade connected to the elongate handle. The elongate blade includes a downwardly sloping proximal portion extending outwardly from an end of the handle, and a linear distal portion e... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6711824 | Bale processor twine cutter The twine cutter for a bale processor comprises a blade holder has a front end and a back end, the holder further has a top edge that is bevelled to a wedge shape at the front end, a back edge and a base edge. A drive mechanism such as an elongated handle is fixed t... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6658743 | Skinning knife A combination game knife having a handle and a blade portion having a tip, a top back edge and a bottom front edge and a rear portion opposite the tip, the blade portion having up to five cutting surfaces. A unique feature is a small gut hook positioned b... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6627156 | Cap piercing station for closed container sampling system A piercing station for piercing sample container caps or thick stoppers. The piercing station has a structural frame with two vertical guide rods. A carriage assembly is slidably mounted on the guide rods and is further driven to move up and down along th... | 09/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6427341 | Cutting blade for vegetation trimming device A cutting attachment for use with a vegetation cutting device. The cutting attachment has a body with a generally planar coupling portion and a central axis of rotation. In one embodiment, the body further includes a conical central wall portion extending... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6401341 | Knife set for removing thorns from cactus A knife set for removing thorns from the surface of the nopal cactus petal which, in one aspect, is comprised of a cutting tool with a handle and a curved cutting blade extending out of a handle member. The handle is configured in a plane that is elevated... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6311783 | Gardening tool A cultivating tool having a blade made from steel sheet at least one-eighth of an inch thick. The blade has a front surface, a back surface, and at least one cutting edge. The blade is tapered from the cutting edge to the front surface to provide a wide, ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6163965 | Spherical cutter and cutter holder arrangement A spherical cutter and cutter holder arrangement, which includes a cutter holder and a spherical cutter mounted in a longitudinal mounting slot at the cutter holder and fixed thereto by a screw, wherein the spherical cutter has a first cutter layer and a ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6105262 | Reversible blade knife A knife and a reversible blade are described. A handle provides a blade mount for an elongated blade having opposed longitudinally overlapping first and second cutting edges. Handle mounting surfaces are provided on the blade, interchangeably engageable w... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6058611 | Reversible blade knife A knife is described including a handle with a blade mount. An elongated blade with a handle mounting surface is releasably engageable with the blade mount on the handle to enable selective attachment and detachment of the blade to and from the handle. Th... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6052908 | Game knife A knife for cleaning and dressing an animal. More specifically, the knife comprises a blade having a perimeter defined by a parabolic cutting section, a straight cutting edge, a blunt top edge, blade sleeves, pins and a handle. The parabolic cutting secti... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6045911 | Cutting filament The present invention relates to a cutting filament intended for trimming and cutting vegetation, such a cutting filament being used on rotary-head motorized cultivators such as brush cutters and edge trimmers. During use such cutting filaments generate a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5979058 | Contractor hand tool An easy to hold, safe, single hand operated, foldable, multi-purpose tool, particularly for use during painting for performing a variety of tasks, such as scraping, spreading, cleaning, cutting, sawing and the like, encountered during painting operations.... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5967012 | Waste aerosol container processor The invention features implementation of a flat triangular blade which has wo cutting edges and a sharp point. The blade is caused to move pointwise across a cylindrical can's diameter, with the plane of the blade perpendicular to the can's axis, so that t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5966818 | Chisel with improved blade A chisel with a removably mountable blade is provided which consists of a handle for the chisel having a head region formed with a detent to provide a space for receiving a first cutting edge of the blade, while the other opposed cutting edge of the blade... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5906053 | Rotary cutting blade having a laser hardened cutting edge and a method for making the same with a laser A rotary cutting blade including an elongated body made of steel and having opposite ends, a leading edge extending from each opposite end, an upper surface, a lower surface and a cutting surface extending between the upper and lower surfaces along a port... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5839197 | Cutter and separator utensil A cutter and separator utensil is disclosed whereby means for cutting an article of food into portions are combined with means for separating from the walls of cookware portions of food adhering thereto. The utensil of this invention can be commercialized... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5720105 | Utility knife with multi-purpose blade A utility knife (10) incorporates a handle (12) and a multi-purpose blade (14) with multiple sharpened cutting edges (48, 50 and 52) to facilitate making various types of cuts without changing grip, positions, knives, and/or blades.... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5697835 | Oscillating cutting blades Multifunctional blade designs for rotational oscillating cutting include, in one aspect, different cutting teeth segments and cutting agent segments arranged along separate portions of a common cutting edge to carry out various cutting tasks. In another a... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5697453 | Subsurface cutting tool A subsurface weed tool which makes use of a variety of different detachable blade attachments to cut the roots of and other plants. The tool can be provided with a variety of different attachments, permitting it to be used for other purposes such as aerat... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5692308 | Chef's knife A knife comprising a blade and a handle adapted to be grasped with a hand. The blade comprises a body having a proximal and a distal end. A longitudinally-extending tang is disposed at the proximal end of the body to attach the handle to the body of the b... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5687484 | Pumpkin carving knife A child safe cutter for use by children in carving pulpy round fruits such as pumpkins. The cutter is capable of clearing particulate from a cut being formed in the fruit to prevent jamming and sticking of said cutter caused by the compression of the pulp... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5636845 | Archery arrow An arrow for piercing a target in both forward and reverse directions. The inventive device includes an arrowhead having a pair of angled leading edges for piercing a target upon impacting of the arrow therewith, and a pair of angled trailing edges which ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5592742 | Cutting edge arrangement A cutting edge arrangement comprising multiple cutting plates, each plate having opposing planar surfaces and a cutting edge along one side, said plates joined together along facing planar surfaces, the cutting edges aligned parallel to each other and sli... | 01/14/1997 |
