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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832108 | Pencil sharpener cap A pencil sharpener includes a housing having an inner cavity for receiving at least a portion of a pencil therein. The pencil includes a center portion and an outer portion generally coaxial with the center portion. A sharpener is longitudinally slidable within the ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7389588 | Semi-automatic pencil sharpener The present invention relates to a semi-automatic pencil sharpener comprising a sharpening body and a blade; the sharpening body has a conical bore with a throughslot for allowing shavings to go out; and the blade is disposed outside the sharpening body on one side ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7363714 | Pencil sharpener A pencil sharpener has at least two sharpener units, each with a sharpener body and a shaving blade. The sharpener bodies of adjacent sharpener units being connected integrally via film strips acting as a predetermined bending point and/or predetermined separating p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7278214 | Electric pencil sharpener An electric pencil sharpener includes a power source, such as a plurality of batteries, disposed within a base portion. The electrical pencil sharpener further includes a housing portion connected to the base portion and a motor disposed within the housing portion, ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7225547 | Pencil sharpener A compact sharpener (1) for a pencil (S), the sharpener being cost-effective to realize and being particularly suitable for sharpening a cosmetic pencil in particular, comprises a sharpener body (2) and a shaving blade (3) fastened thereon. The ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7143516 | Pencil sharpener cap The present invention involves a pencil sharpener that is housed in a pencil cap, having a variable-sized shavings reservoir. The shavings reservoir can be expanded by moving at least one of an internal wall, an external wall, and the sharpener. Contemplated caps co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7036231 | Sharpener for an oval pencil A sharpener includes a sharpener body, a guide collar and a shaving blade. The guide collar has an oval bore defining a pencil-guiding channel and is mounted on the sharpener body such that it can be rotated essentially about the axis of the pencil-guiding channel. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021489 | Magnifying housing for containers A magnification device for use with a container, particularly a container for medicine, having a housing adapted to receive the container, where the housing is at least partly constructed of a magnifying material, and a structure for inhibiting the rotation of the c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6976314 | Sharpener for soft-core pencils A sharpener for sharpening soft-core pencils, especially those used in the medical or pharmaceutical field, includes a housing; and a shaping componentry, received by the housing, for shaping and sharpening a medical or pharmaceutical pencil. The shaping componentry... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966117 | Carpenters pencil sharpener A carpenters pencil sharpener having a body member having a T-shaped opening in its front wall. The body member has an interior pencil sharpening chamber having respective left and right upper support platforms and respective left and right lower support platforms. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948251 | Pivoting sharpening device for pencil with non-circular cross section A sharpening device for a carpenter's pencil. A housing has a pivotable guide with a cruciform passage to receive the pencil in either of two positions. A pair of oppositely directed blades are mounted on opposed walls within the housing. The pencil is pivoted while... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944960 | Crayon sharpener The present invention relates to a crayon sharpener, which comprises a cavity to which a crayon is to be inserted, a stopper with a plane at one end, a blade which is fixed at an angle corresponding to the cavity and the stopper, and a connecting shaft which has a h... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938345 | Combination utility knife A retractable blade utility knife includes a knife housing, a blade, a pencil housing, a pencil sharpening slot, and a rear cover. The knife may further include a rope-cutting recess and a cutting surface in a lower end and a sawing surface in an upper end of the bl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6799374 | Belt wearable pencil sharpener A portable pencil sharpener, for use upon a belt, in sharpening pencils, having a housing having a top having a top opening, a rear, and defining an internal cavity. A belt clip is located on the rear to facilitate attachment to the belt. A motorized sharpener assem... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6709266 | Candle holder and a method of securing a candle A candle holder 1 comprises an annular collar 2 and a bottom disc 3 interconnected by ribs 4 having sharp edges 5 for trimming a candle end inserted in the cavity defined by the ribs 4, the collar 1 and disc 3 ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6634108 | Sharpener for sharpening a soft-core pencil A sharpener, in particular for a soft-core pencil, has a sharpener housing with a sharpener channel that opens out into a free space via a channel opening. The sharpener has a sharpener blade that is positioned tangentially against the channel opening. Th... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6530153 | Cosmetic pencil sharpener A device for sharpening cosmetic pencils of the type having a core surrounded by an annular barrel includes a container with an open end and a cover mounted to the open end of the container. The cover has holes of at least three different diameters arraye... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6457498 | Cosmetic eye and lip pencil sharpener A cosmetic eye and lip pencil sharpener that includes an electrically powered sharpener for a number of different diameters of cosmetic pencils and which further includes a number of storage cavities for storing cosmetic pencils when they are not being us... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6427343 | Pencil sharpener having a pencil limiting device A pencil sharpener includes a casing secured in a housing and having a groove for receiving a pencil to be sharpened and having a cutter blade for sharpening the pencil. A device has a slide slidably received in the housing and has an extension extended f... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6397479 | Sharpener, in particular for soft-core pencils A sharpener, in particular for soft-core pencils, includes a sharpener housing which carries a sharpener blade positioned tangentially in relation to a sharpener channel. The housing also has a free space that is open on a lower side of the housing. A cor... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6381856 | Hand-held sharpener as a container-type sharpener A container-type sharpener is provided with a generator that can be manually operated or set off and provides an acoustic or visual effect. For this purpose, a shavings-collecting container is configured to be compressible against a flexible restoring pre... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6334256 | Sharpener unit The sharpener units includes a pencil or core sharpener and a cover housing, which surrounds and secures the sharpener and comprises a floor part and a hood that is detachably secured thereto. A throughgoing opening is also provided for guiding a pencil o... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6301791 | Sharpener for soft-core pencils A sharpener for soft-core pencils includes a core shaper with a shaping edge for shaping the core tip, the edge being positioned in the free space in front of the pencil-guiding channel. This shaping edge is a part of a detachably-secured, separate insert... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6286218 | Sharpener, in particular for soft-core pencils A sharpener contains a housing having a receiving channel for a pencil which is to be sharpened. The sharpener is intended to be seated as a protective cap, when the pencil is not in use, with a clamping fit on the pencil circumference. The clamping conne... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6279237 | Sharpener A sharpener (1) contains a housing (5) with a blade (13) which is screwed on said housing and forms a tangent to a hollow-conical region (6b) of a guide channel (6) for the pencil (2), said hollow-conical region adjoining a hollow-cylindrical region (6a),... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6065514 | Compact handheld battery-operated cosmetic pencil sharpener A portable, handheld, sharpening device for sharpening a cosmetic pencil having an outer casing of hard material and an inner casing of soft wax-like cosmetic material. The device includes a plastic housing, a steel blade for removing the outer casing of ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6021891 | Pencil box with different size sharpeners A pencil box includes a tray for holding pencils, a lid pivotally attached to the tray, at least one pencil sharpener mounted in the lid, and a receptacle for pencil shavings mounted on the lid and having a normally closed door thereon openable to an expo... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5987759 | Pencil sharpener A pencil sharpener with structure for covering the pencil receiving inlet of the sharpener, to prevent the back flow of the pencil shavings and accidental contact between the user and the cutting blades of the sharpener when the device is not in use. The ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5894669 | Sharpener for soft core pencils A pencil sharpener for a soft core pencil includes a sharpener housing defining a guide channel adapted to receive a front region of the pencil therein and conically tapering in an insertion direction of the pencil, and a free space adjoining the guide ch... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5875555 | Crayon sharpener assembly A crayon sharpening assembly is disclosed comprising an axially rotating cartridge block (106) having an axial bore (178) for axial receipt of a crayon with a forward end of the crayon positioned within a cutting station (152). A pair of convergent sharpe... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5845406 | Soft core pencil sharpener including cleaning shaper A sharpener for a soft core pencil having a pencil end to be sharpened, the pencil end including a free core end, the sharpener comprising a housing defining: a guide conduit therein for receiving the pencil end to be sharpened; and a hollow space adjacen... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5802948 | Method for sharpening crayons A crayon sharpening assembly is disclosed comprising an axially rotating cartridge block (106) having an axial bore (178) for axial receipt of a crayon with a forward end of the crayon positioned within a cutting station (152). A pair of convergent sharpe... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5774995 | Candle sharpening system A new Candle Sharpening System for shaping a new or a used candle into various selective shapes thereby extending the useful and aesthetically pleasing life of the candle. The inventive device includes a base having a passage, a conical member secured to ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5647138 | Cap sharpener for clutch-type pencil The present invention provides a cap sharpener for clutch-type pencil, in which a blind end divides a cylinder from the cap, and the blind end has a through-hole at the center portion interconnecting the cylinder. The cylinder has a blade mounted on the t... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5394613 | Spring-driven pencil sharpener A spring-driven pencil sharpener is disclosed, including a top cap having a top opening to receive a pencil and two corresponding slots to receive a fastening device including a couple of hollow frames, a housing which is constructed with a pair of coupli... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5379817 | Sharpener for a soft element pencil A sharpener for a soft element pencil has a housing with a pencil hole. A rotor rotatably mounted in the housing has: (a) a base portion, (b) an annular portion spaced from said base portion, and (c) a blade supported at but not between the base and the a... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5205664 | Lead-auto-sharpened propelling pencil and the making process thereof The present invention provides a lead-auto-sharpened propelling pencil and a process of making it. The propelling pencil comprises a pencil body and a pencil cap. The pencil cap consists of a sharpener, a screwing insert and a powder remover. The process ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5046876 | Safety tipped pencil and sharpener therefor A pencil and a shrapener for forming the pencil with a safety tip comprising a curved, circular surface. In cross-section, the curved surface appears as two intersecting circles. The tip is thus a curved, circular surface of revolution with a sufficient r... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4991299 | Universal crayon sharpener The invention provides a single, universal crayon sharpener capable of accommodating many different sizes of crayons or other similar marking instruments. The invention includes asymmetrical sharpening slots and cutting flanges which cooperate with an int... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4934057 | Multi-blade pencil-core sharpener A sharpener, specially for the pencils, is made of a shell and a metal blade. At the upper end of the shell there is a funnel or alternatively two funnels placed side by side. The metal blade is V-notched or U-notched with the opening upward and is placed... | 06/19/1990 |
