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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213340 | Battery-operated can opener A battery-operated can opener includes a DC motor, a battery, a switching lever that controls electric connection between the battery and the DC motor, an actuating arm coupled to the switching lever for moving a cutter out of the can opening for cutting the lid of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6886260 | Electromotive can opener An electromotive can opener comprises a body. The body is formed by a first half and a second half. A motor, a touch switch for actuating the motor, a high twisting gear set, and a cutter handle are assembled to the body. In the high twisting gear set, a plurality o... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6739061 | Automatic can opener A can opener that automatically opens a can and then signals when the can has been opened, upon the insertion of a can into the can opener and pressing a start button. The automatic can opener is useful for physically challenged individuals and/or individuals who ar... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6516524 | Battery operated portable can opener A can opener for severing a lid from a can. The can opener includes a housing having a shape generally in the form of a semi-sphere. The housing has a semispherical shell and an opposing working face. A cutting mechanism is positioned on the working face ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6505405 | Electric can opener An electric can opener has a handle that is used to `close` a blade towards a traction wheel so as to pinch a top rim of a can while the lid is removed, in a known manner. When the handle is moved downwards, the blade is carefully controlled in its moveme... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6351889 | Adjustable-height can opening appliance A can opening appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a primary housing having a front surface including a can opening mechanism and a rearwardly facing locking surface. A base includes at least one upwardly extending projection for slidable ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6108917 | HACCP can opener Disclosed is a safe and reliable method and apparatus for opening cylindrical metallic containers which cuts into the side of the cylindrical body of the can below the upper annular rim. The device of the present invention employs a specially adapted, ang... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5664333 | Hand held and base operated can opener combination A hand held and base operated can opener combination that can be both operated in a base mounted counter top configuration and a portable hand held configuration is disclosed. Consisting of a base unit with an integral power supply and battery charger, it... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5313708 | Can opener A can opener of the type having a housing, a motor, a feed wheel for rotating a can about its axis, a gear assembly connecting the motor and the feed wheel, and a cutter for severing a can lid from a can includes a cutter control associatively connected t... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5301433 | Can opener and jar sealing apparatus A housing having a cavity is arranged for mounting within a cabinet structure, with the apparatus to include a first drive motor to effect selective rotation in a clockwise and counter-clockwise manner to permit the selective closure and removal of jar li... | 04/12/1994 |
| 4995164 | Motor-driven can opener The invention is directed to a can opener (1) having in its casing (2) a drive unit which is comprised of an electric motor (32) secured to a mounting plate (41), a gear train (33) and an output shaft (42) driving the drive wheel (17). The longitudinal ax... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4702007 | Rechargeable electric can opener A rechargeable electric can opener including a can-feed wheel disposed on an outer face of a flat casing mounting a motor and a reduction gear mechanism therein, a cutter having a cutting edge capable of turning up-and-down to open a lid of the can in coo... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4534108 | Electric can opener with juice squeezing attachment An electric can opener comprises a can opener body, a can opening attachment and a juice squeezing attachment. The can opener body is provided with a drive shaft, a motor for rotating said drive shaft, a vertically holding portion and a horizontally holdi... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4028805 | Can opener An electric motor-driven can opener having a push button-operated switch to close the energization circuit for the motor is disclosed. The can-opening mechanism includes a cutter blade and can-turning gear combination, a vertically reciprocatable slide me... | 06/14/1977 |
