"The abolishment of pain in surgery is a chimera. It is absurd to go on seeking it...knife and pain are two words in surgery that must forever be associated in the consciousness of the patient."
Dr. Alfred Velpeau, French surgeon ; 1839
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882584 | Fisherman's tool A fisherman's tool includes a housing having front and rear ends, a finger side having a plurality of channels for receiving a user's fingers, a thumb side opposite the finger side, and opposed proximal and distal sides. A knife is coupled to the housing for movemen... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7716768 | Fisherman's pliers Pliers for removing paint from a jig-eye hole, including a first plier having a first handle and first jaw. The first jaw includes a tooth extending from the end. A second plier is connected to the first plier and has a second handle and a second jaw including an in... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7341596 | Wire guides for a scalpel A scalpel guide system for any bladed surgical instrument. A pair of wire guides attach to a scalpel, for controlled travel of the scalpel along the wire. The wire guides of the scalpel guiding system are especially useful as an enhancement to the “Seldinger techn... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7284557 | Hair styling tool A hair styling tool for performing weaves without leaving a bulky and unkempt look and without damaging hair including a housing having a plurality of compartments formed therein. The hair styling tool includes a plurality of hair styling tools each having interior ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7269867 | Combination tool The invention is essentially a tool device which is a combination of components, features and functions, including knife, chisel, scrapper, ruler, depth gage, and straight edge, housed in one easily handled and transported unit. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7254854 | Multi-functional compact line clipper for fishing A multi-functional compact clipper for fishing includes a rotatable base plate and an upper and lower holding plates that form a space therebetween. The rotatable base plate has a pair of upper and lower grooves at one end, an axial end at another end, a stop dispos... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237356 | Combination fishing accessory device A combination fishing accessory device including a line clipper, flashlight, hook sharpener and tape measure for attachment to a fishing rod making it easier and faster for an angler to clip lines, change rigs, sharpen hooks, shine light and measure fish. The device... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214127 | Butchering tool A butchering tool including a handle and a bar extending from the handle. A claw is affixed to the bar remote from the handle. The claw includes a primary hook curving downwardly and rearwardly toward the bottom of the handle and a notch in the top thereof. The claw... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7182679 | Conical point sharpener A conical point sharpener for sharpening conical shaped points such as fishhooks, needles, surgical instruments includes a handle, a mandril with an abrasive material coating fixed to one end of said handle, a drive spindle, wherein said drive spindle is movably att... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174640 | Tool for cutting cable ties leaving a round end The present invention presents a pliers-like hand tool with special shaped cutting edges and grooved guides in the jaws of the tool so that when used to cut off the unwanted ends of cable ties the cable tie can be guided into the tool and positioned for cuffing the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150691 | Lacrosse head with edge protrusions A lacrosse head having protrusions on its top and/or bottom edges, which improve ball control. Preferably, the protrusions on the top edge protrude toward the interior of the lacrosse head and the protrusions on the bottom edge protrude away from the interior of the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131675 | Camp fire tool A tool to be used for controlling campfires. This tool is has a bright or reflective mainshaft to place users on notice of its location, and its potentially dangerous temperature. This tool has a hook portion to accommodate standard sizes of camp fire wood for the c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114279 | Fishhook barb crimping tool A tool for crimping the barb defined by a conventional fishhook is disclosed. The tool includes a pair of forceps on which is carried a barb crimping element. The tool is provided for modifying a conventional fishhook to allow a fisherman to catch fish in a catch-an... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7039973 | Fishing pliers with hook sharpening file A pliers having a pair of jaws each of which has an outside surface and wherein at least one of the outside surfaces has a file that is a separate member that is releasably coupled to at least one of the outside surfaces. The file, or files, can be attached to eithe... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013594 | Pivoting split shot attachment and removal tool A fishing tool is designed to attach and remove split shot to/from fishing line. The tool comprises a top member, which is a flexible bowed strip of spring metal, pivotally connected to a base member, which is a rigid strip of sheet metal. The top member comprises a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010880 | Split shot attachment and removal tool A fishing tool designed to attach and remove split shot to/from fishing line is disclosed. The tool comprises a top member, which is a flexible bowed strip of spring metal, pivotally connected to a base member, which is a rigid strip of sheet metal. Split shot is at... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6957466 | Folding multipurpose pocket tool with floating springs A folding multipurpose hand tool including folding pliers or scissors and other tool blades and bits. A pair of handles each has a pivot axle at each end. A base of each pliers jaw or scissors blade is mounted on the pivot axle at one end of a handle, allowing the h... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957491 | Combination utility and sporting knife A combination utility and sporting knife includes a longitudinal knife handle, a utility blade carrier disposed within the handle and linearly movable within the handle, a utility blade carried by the blade carrier, a manual movable blade moving member operatively c... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951040 | Multiple function tool A multiple-function tool has two plates that are substantially parallel and symmetric to each other. Each plate has a first and second longitudinal extremity as well as being connected at an articulation forming a sharp angle. Second longitudinal extremities have co... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6944986 | Bait clipper A clipper for cutting and severing a portion of bait material preventing direct contact of a user with the former. The two elongated pivotally mounted members include cutting assemblies ends that cooperate to come towards each other in a substantially parallel fashi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941628 | Bead-forming tool The invention comprises tools for forming beads on one or more filaments using a malleable material for the bead. The tools exert bead-forming forces radially inward toward the filament and axially along the filament toward the center of the bead. The tools comprise... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935208 | Bottle opener resembling a diving lure A bottle opener comprises a fish-shaped body with a loop-type bottle cap remover depending from the mouth of the fish-shaped body such that the bottle opener resembles a diving lure, which is particularly attractive to fishermen. Alternatively, the fish-shaped body ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928682 | Ice tool The present invention has a shaft with a chisel and a ladle at opposed ends. Two stops are welded to the shaft, and a slide assembly is located between the stops. A first handle is between the chisel and the first stop, and a second handle is between the ladle and t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6708359 | Multi-purpose fishermen's pliers A pair of fishermen's pliers having two lever arms pivotably joined by a pivot and wherein the arms further include nose sections that extend outwardly from the pivot. A pair of gripping jaws are located at the distal end of the nose sections and first and second cu... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6508098 | Fishing sinker and method of making The present invention is directed to a one piece sinker reversibly attachable to a fishing line. The sinker is a streamlined, truncated cone shape having a line accepting passage along the center line thereof. The sinker includes line centering surfaces t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6322112 | Knot tying methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for tying knots, and in particular knots used in sport fishing. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a holding member configured to allow a user to hold the apparatus, and a first arm defined by a longitudin... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6125489 | Combination food and beverage multitool A combination food and beverage tool includes a housing, at least one of a blade and a can opener slidably mounted within the housing and a slide mechanism for slidably moving the at least one of the blade and can opener between a first position in which ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6094996 | Apparatus and method for measuring size of fish An apparatus and method that electronically measures and displays the size of a fish in a net using an electrical transducer generating a signal responding to the weight of a fish, and electronics converting and displaying the signal to indicate fish weig... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6061858 | Fishing device A fishing device including a pair of opposed first and second arms pivotally connected at a pivot to move between an open position and a closed position. The first arm has a first jaw head at one end and the second arm has a second jaw head at one end. Th... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6045234 | Fishing tool with illuminated retractable probe A fishing tool is provided including a housing and a probe assembly having a plunger retractably mounted on the housing. The plunger has a clip mounted thereon for the purpose of removing hooks.... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6035748 | Fisherman's pliers for fishing snap swivels A pair of fisherman's pliers for opening and closing a fishing snap swivel comprises a pair of pliers with a pair of handles pivotally connected to a pair of jaws such that the jaws are brought together as the handles are brought together. Grooves are in ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6026607 | Apparatus for threading a hook An apparatus for threading a hook is provided including a housing and a hook threader wire coupled to the housing for threading a fishing line through an eyelet of a hook such that a pair of free ends of the fishing line reside on a first side of the eyel... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6012357 | Insulation stripping tool A tool for stripping insulation from the conductor core of a wire or cable includes a pair of longitudinal members which are pivotally interconnected. The tool also includes a pair of blade assemblies, which are removably mounted on the longitudinal membe... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5960504 | Fishing tackle eyehole cleaning tool A multi-purpose fisherman's tool and method for removing unwanted material from the eyehole of fishing tackle employs a sharp prong that may be locked in place in a rectangular opening in a flat plate that supports the fishing tackle while it is rotated a... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5850649 | Fishing tool A fishing tool comprising a first pivoting member having a forward end and a rearward end, the forward end forming a first jaw, and the rearward end forming a first handle; a second pivoting member having a forward end and a rearward end, the forward end ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5839141 | Fisherman's tool A modified pair of needlenose pliers adapted for opening split rings and for forming spinner loops.... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5735071 | Fishing accessory A fishing accessory (20) which comprises a tool assembly (22) having a fishhook baiter (24) on one end and a fishing line cutter (26) on an opposite end. A pen shaped main body (28) is provided. A structure (30) in the pen shaped main body (28) is for rec... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5685037 | Tool for tying fishing line A fishing tool equipped with a number of useful features including a fish hook sneller. The tool comprises a support body with a hook holding mechanism provided at one end of this body adapted to engage a section of a hook. A line holder has first and sec... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5619818 | Fly tier's stack and clamp tool A body tube is plugged at one end so as to receive hair and stack the hair against that end. Two gathering slides have tapered holes and move opposite each other crosswise of the body tube to gather the hair. A clamp tube lies against the body tube and ho... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5609513 | Cleaning and dressing fly lines Fly lines become dirty in use and need to be cleaned periodically. A fly line can retain good shootability for a longer period of time when cleaned by a flexible, pliable abrasive article bearing abrasive granules having diameters substantially within the... | 03/11/1997 |