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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7797835 | Foldable knife with disposable blades A foldable knife includes a handle, a frame pivotally connected to the handle, a cartridge pivotally connected to the frame, a leaf spring attached to the frame, a blade-driving device, a blade-positioning element and a button. The frame includes a slot. The cartrid... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7676930 | Dual handle safety folding knife An improvement for a dual handle fighting knife having interlocking handles when in open position and multiple spring blades stabilization in open and closed position. The handle blade spring engagement provides for a safe, straight-forward interlocking blade positi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7581321 | Folding knife In one aspect, a folding knife has a locking mechanism coupled to the blade such that pivoting the blade from the closed position to the open position, and vice versa, causes corresponding rotation of the locking mechanism about the pivot axis of the blade. The lock... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578064 | Folding knife with locking blade A folding knife having a blade locking member carried for sliding movement within a channel defined in the handle, the locking member being movable to a blade locking position when the blade is in an extended position. A spring, or other biasing means, such as an op... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7451545 | Hand knife A hand knife has a handle (1), a blade (2), and a fixing clip (3). The blade is adjustable between a closed position and an open position relative to the handle (1). The fixing clip (3) is adjustable between a withdrawn position an... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7370421 | Folding knife with removable blade A knife is provided including a first side and a second side where the first side may be removably coupled to the second side. The knife further may include a blade removably secured to the handle and rotatable about a pivot point between an open position and a clos... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356928 | Utility knife with safety guard having reduced play A utility knife has a protective guard that moves from a locked position to an unlocked position. Preferred mechanisms utilize a pawl that cooperates with a stop to reduce movement of the guard while the guard is in a locked position, and a simple latching mechanism... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340837 | Folding knife with locking blade A folding knife having a blade locking member carried for sliding movement within a channel defined in the handle, the locking member being movable to a blade locking position when the blade is in an extended position. A spring, or other biasing means, such as an op... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326228 | Medical instrument for surgery A medical instrument especially suited for the HALS operating technique that can be entirely inserted together with one of the surgeon's hands into the operating area for operating purposes and includes a housing [(1)] and at least one tool [(2)] arran... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325312 | Folding knife with pivoting blade and guard A folding knife having a handle, a pivoting blade guard, and a pivoting blade. Both the guard and the blade pivot on a common pivot pin that is secured to or within the handle. Both the handle and the guard feature at least one arcuate slot that extends in an arc ar... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305733 | Golf club head groove cleaning tool A foldable hand tool for use with cleaning golf club heads which has an open position and a closed position. The tool has a first section having a first inner side; a second section having a second inner side; and a connector section. The connector section is connec... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293360 | Knife blade opening mechanism A folding knife incorporates an opening assist mechanism that functions to drive the blade from the closed to the open position. The knife may be either automatic or semi-automatic. In one embodiment a pair of spring arms, one located to each lateral side of the bla... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284329 | Folding knife with cantilevered retainer A folding knife having a handle and a blade pivotally attached to the handle for pivoting between a retracted position and an extended position. A cantilever member is connected to the handle, and the cantilever member includes a free end. The blade includes a first... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275321 | Folding knife assembly A folding knife assembly includes a knife handle, a knife body, and a brake portion, wherein the knife body can be turned into or out of the knife handle, and the brake portion is movably coupled to a pivotal position of the knife handle and the knife body. If the k... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249417 | Pocketknife with a safety lock A pocketknife has a handle, a blade, a safety lock and a spring. The handle has a blade seat, a cover, a cavity, a slide slot, a passage and a pivot slot. The blade is mounted pivotally in the cavity and has a proximal end, two opposite edge and two wheels. The whee... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249390 | Multipurpose tool including holder for replaceable tool blades A multipurpose folding hand tool including a tool holder permitting exchanges of blades. The tool may include a folding scissors including a spring that is moved into operative engagement with a scissors handle to open the scissors handles apart from each other only... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243430 | Folding knife with opening and closing assistance A folding knife with opening and closing assistance preferably includes a blade, a first frame, a second frame, a coil spring, an open lock pin and a closed lock pin. One end of the blade is pivotally retained between one end of the first and second frames. The open... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7152327 | Side folding knife A folding knife is provided having a handle that pivotably holds a blade member adapted to be housed within the handle in a storage state, and to be deployed to a service state by swinging laterally and forwardly in a path orthogonal to the handle. The handle is con... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140110 | Folding knife having a locking mechanism A folding knife is disclosed. The knife includes a handle; a blade having a tang pivotably connected to the handle allowing pivoting of the blade between a closed position in which the blade extends along the handle, and an open position in which the blade extends a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134207 | Foldable utility knife A utility knife having a handle and a blade holder movably mounted on the handle for movement from an unfolded position to a folded position. The handle has a space adapted to receive the blade holder when the blade holder is in its folded position. The blade holder... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124509 | Spring powered toggle joint lock for a folding knife A “spring powered toggle joint lock” for a folding knife; comprising a blade lock of three primary elements. A rotating toggle link at the rear of the knife handle connected by a pivoting knee joint to a traveling toggle, which is in turn pivotally joined to the... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124510 | Knife with double-ended rotatable blade A long blade of a knife has first and second working end portions disposed at opposite sides of the blade central portion. The central portion of the blade is pivotally attached to a handle such that, in a first position, the first working end portion is exposed for... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086156 | Magnetic knife sheath The invention is a magnetic knife sheath that permits easy transport and protection of knives in a relatively small sheath. The sheath has either one or two magnetically charged faces. The user places the knife blade against a magnetically charged face and the knife... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7062857 | Knife with blade lock and lanyard lock The present invention is directed to a knife with a handle, a blade pivotally coupled to the handle, and a lanyard releasably coupled to the handle. The handle includes two panels that define a blade cavity for receiving a portion of the blade in an initial closed p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7032315 | Folding knife with locking blade A folding knife having a blade locking member carried for sliding movement within a channel defined in the handle, the locking member being movable to a blade locking position when the blade is in an extended position. A spring, or other biasing structures, such as ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7020969 | Straight knife with liner lock A straight knife is disclosed including an interchangeable, pivoting double-ended blade and having a locking member within a handle. A pivot member is inserted through a blade body section to allow pivoting of either blade end to an operative position extended from ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000323 | Fixed-blade knife with pivotable side pieces A fixed-blade knife includes a unitary blade having an implement, a tang, and a pivot region between the implement and the tang. The unitary blade is disposed between a pair of parallel and spaced-apart side pieces that pivot to cover or expose the implement. In the... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976311 | Method and apparatus for attaching and detaching two utensils An apparatus is provided comprising a first knife and a second knife. The first knife typically includes a first attachment device and the second knife includes a second attachment device to attach the two knives together. The first and second attachment devices can... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6949081 | Sensing and interactive drug delivery An interactive drug delivery system includes a drug delivery module, an optical probe, a local controller, and an optional central controller. The drug delivery module is constructed and arranged to deliver selected amounts of a drug into a subject. The optical prob... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6848183 | Thumb lock for a butterfly knife A locking mechanism is coupled to a distal end of the butterfly knife for securing the butterfly knife in an open position and in a closed position. The locking mechanism has a movable magnetic component coupled to a distal end of the first handle component. The mag... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6810588 | Folding knife structure The present invention discloses a folding knife that can be unfolded quickly, and its technology mainly resides on installing an elastic bar in a handle of the knife, and such elastic bar matches exactly with a groove hole on the blade body, so that during the proce... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6792683 | Foldable ax Foldable axes cut wood while being safely and easily transportable. The foldable ax provides the benefits of a long handled ax by consisting of four handle elements attached to a blade which unfold and lock in the in use position. The handle elements enclose the bla... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6751820 | Detachable combination tool A detachable combination tool includes a first body, a second body, two locking blocks, and an elastic member. Thus, the second body can be detached from the first body easily and conveniently, so that the second body and the first body can be used independently, th... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6715208 | Thumb lock for a butterfly knife A butterfly knife has a locking mechanism. The butterfly knife has a first handle component, a second handle component, and a blade hingedly coupled at a proximal end of the butterfly knife. The first and second handle components are moveable to an open position and... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6550142 | Hand tool with retractable implement A hand tool generally including a base member; an implement displaceable along a line of travel intersecting the base member; a pair of handle segments each having an end pivotally connected to the base member to a side of the line of travel; and a pair o... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6487740 | Hand tool with multiple locking blades controlled by a single locking mechanism and release A hand tool such as a knife or a combination tool includes multiple blades, each independently rotatable on a common axle between a closed position within a handle of the tool and an open position extending from the handle. Each blade is positively but re... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6470522 | Combination tool with asymmetric folding structure A folding combination tool includes a jaw mechanism with a first jaw piece having a first lug attachment, a second jaw piece having a second lug attachment, and a jaw pivot that joins the first jaw piece and the second jaw piece so that the first jaw piec... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6195898 | Magnetically latching butterfly knife A magnetically latching butterfly knife 10 having a magnetic latch 20 coupled thereto. The magnetic latch 20 is coupled to the magnetically latching butterfly knife 10. The magnetic latch 20 is coupled to at least one of the handle components 14 and/or 15... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6170104 | Hand tool with multiple locking blades controlled by a single locking mechanism and release A hand tool such as a knife or a combination tool includes multiple blades, each independently rotatable on a common axle between a closed position within a handle of the tool and an open position extending from the handle. Each blade is positively but re... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6044561 | Combination pocket knife and locket A combination pocket knife handle and locket is provided. The pocket knife includes a handle defining a longitudinal axis and includes a pair of handle members, a locket and a hatch for the locket. The handle members define a channel extending along the l... | 04/04/2000 |
