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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7208000 | Surgical cutting device The present invention provides a single-use surgical cutting device for cutting a planar piece of tissue into a predetermined shape. The cutting device comprises a housing having one or more side walls, a top, a base, and a hollow interior portion. A blade retaining... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7017271 | Cutting device A cutting device having a head member having a movable cutting blade positioned therein, first and second legs pivotally mounted on said head member, a connector connecting the first leg, the cutting blade, and the second blade, wherein the connector and cutting bla... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000564 | Icing sculptor A tool used to sculpt the icing on a baked good. The tool includes a handle having opposing inner sides with a channel formed in at least one inner side. The inner sides of the handle define a cavity therebetween. The tool also includes at least one blade with a pro... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964103 | Retractable point compass There is provided a compass assembly that includes a first member pivotally connected to a second member at a common end. The first member has an anchor point opposite the common end, and the second member retains a marking device opposite the common end. The compas... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6571477 | Pocket cutter for plastic strap A tool for cutting strapping comprises a housing and a slot defined in a base of the housing. A blade is mounted upon the housing, and a handle is pivotally mounted upon the housing between a position remote from the blade and a position adjacent to the b... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6352013 | Butter dish A butter dish for storing and dispensing specific sized slices of butter. The dish has two a base plates movable relative to each other and a removable lid pivotally connected to one of the base plates such that an interior space for holding a stick of bu... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6349472 | Cutting device A cutting device having a head member having a movable cutting blade positioned therein, first and second legs pivotally mounted on said head member, a connector connecting the first leg, the cutting blade, and the second blade, wherein the connector and ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 5819417 | Hose clamp cutting device A tool for cutting elastomeric type hose clamps that are applied by shrink wrapping techniques includes a tubular member with a telescoping rod therein. A blade is attached to the rod. As the handle grips, attached to the rod and the tube, are manually ma... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5740612 | Plastic bottle cutting implement A plastic bottle cutting implement for reducing a plastic bottle such as a PET bottle to an easily compactible form for disposal comprises a cylindrical or part-cylindrical covering member and a blade disposed projecting from the inside surface of this co... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5046250 | Pipe cutting device A cutting device includes a body. A mouth is formed in the front end of the body for receiving a pipe to be cut. A cutter is received in the body and is movable toward the mouth. A gear and an upper end of a handle are pivotally coupled to the body. The g... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4924574 | Sizing unit for cutting stoma wafers The disclosed unit is for use in improving the stoma wafer or face plate of an appliance worn by ostomates following surgery for ileostomy and the like. The unit comprises a base having a flat top surface which receives the wafer flat-wise thereon in a pr... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4864101 | Hybrid welding wafer A thin wafer for cutting plastic tubes which are to be butt welded together includes a high temperature insulated plate-like core with a resistance circuit on the core for heating the wafer to a temperature sufficiently high to melt through the tubes. A g... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4858317 | Stoma flange cutter Disclosed is apparatus for cutting a stoma flange comprising a first section and a second section, the first section having a first surface portion with an annular cutter element extending perpendicularly therefrom. A post extends from the surface within ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4756083 | Slicing and storing device A combination slicing and storing device for food products in block form wherein the food product is caused to descend by gravity within a tubular member mounted on a base such that a portion of the food product projects through an opening in the base and... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4646438 | Rotary shear attachment and tool for laminated plastic and other materials A rotary shear attachment and tool for laminated plastic and other materials is disclosed. The shear attachment comprises a frame which is fixed to an existing motor case and has an upper and a lower portion spaced apart and separated by a central portion... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4513501 | Combined storing and slicing device for a stick of butter or margarine or the like A combined storing and slicing device is provided with a rectangular box-like container having one open shorter side through which a stick of butter or the like is received. A cutting line is held in a taut condition and is mounted for movement between a ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4352242 | Apparatus for producing a skewered stack of food A gourmet press for producing hors d'oeuvres and similar snacks in the form of morsels of various foods stacked on a skewer. The press is a tubular device with a sharpened end which is pressed into various foods such as cheese, meat, bread, fruit and the ... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4247984 | Knife and chopper board combination A knife and chopper board combination is provided in which the knife is pivotally coupled to the board at its forward end to permit it to be turned about a vertical axis to various angular positions with respect to the top of the board and then turned abo... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4213241 | Cake layer cutter A cutting blade extends between the legs of a U-frame. The legs have incrementally adjustable length-wise extensions so that the distance between the blade and the ends of the leg extensions can be adjustable. By this means the height of the blade above a... | 07/22/1980 |
| 3974539 | Cutter device for typewriter correction pick-off device A correction device for typewritten material for correcting type errors when using typewriter ribbons having a non-absorbent, non-penetrating, non-wetting ink. The device includes a wax pick-off rod mounted for advancement and retracted in a casing. A res... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3974565 | Adjustable cutting machine An adjustable cutting machine having a pivoted frame and means for adjusting and locking the angular position of the frame for cutting sheet material at a desired angle.... | 08/17/1976 |
