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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845081 | Apparatus and method for de-seeding fruits and vegetables Apparatus and method having a first and second arm jointed on one end by a U-shaped member together forming a set of tongs which can be used to de-seed fruits and vegetables. The arms being biased away from each other an effective amount so as to keep the tips of th... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7549227 | Device for removal of food pits A kitchen utensil for removing a hard center from a food item, such as a seed or a pit from a cherry or olive, has a shield for controlling a splatter of juice or other debris that may result from the removal of the hard center. The shield is removably securable wit... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7194807 | Sanitary nail clippers Nail clippers having both shielded cutting blades to prevent intentional or accidental injury and an integral means for collecting clipped nails. The nail clippers include two hollow cylindrical housings each having both a closed and open end. The edges of the open ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7114258 | Fruit stone remover A stone removing tool for removing a stone from a fruit having an outer flesh portion surrounding the stone, the tool having a head section configured for being gripped by a user and a stem section extending from the head section and having an end opposite the head ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7055245 | Nail clipper for pets having semi-spherical shape A nail clipper for pets has a first semi-spherical or semi-elliptical part which is hollowed-out with a circular or elliptical hole with a blade formed on a rim of the hole, and a second semi-spherical or elliptical part having a shape matching the outside of the fi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 5799401 | Bagel dough extractor An annular base carries a moveable cam member. Downwardly extending circumferentially arranged arcuate blades are mounted along the outer edge of the base to form a circle. Downwardly extending circumferentially arranged arcuate blades are pivotly mounted... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5339524 | Pistachio nut opener A nut opener comprises a wire formed into a coiled spring with lever arms extending from opposite sides of the spring and terminating in pointed extremities in the form of knife edges which are insertable into the opening between half shells of the nut an... | 08/23/1994 |
| 4619046 | Pineapple eye extractor A tool (15) with pivoted handles (18 and 19) for operating jaws (16 and 17) provides a means for removing unwanted "eyes" (7) from pineapples (6) when such handles are squeezed to close the jaws around and under an eye (7a). A spring (11) exerts opening p... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4462156 | Pistachio nut opener An opener for pistachio nuts which is adapted to open both nuts either with small apertures or with large longitudinal apertures. The opener device has a pointed end portion for opening the smaller slot nuts and further includes a longer longitudinal shar... | 07/31/1984 |
| 3936934 | Culinary coring device A culinary core for the coring of apples, pears, pineapples, oranges and other fruits as might be desired, formed from a single strip of metal stamped and cut-out in the shape of an elongated strip having a pointed spoon bowl at each end thereof with shar... | 02/10/1976 |
