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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621011 | Pet nail trimmer including a nail clipper and a grinder A pet nail trimmer including a first cutting member and a second cutting member pivotably connected to the first cutting member. The first and second cutting members define an opening and are movable between an open position to receive a pet's nail in the opening an... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7284555 | Manicuring implement and instruments including same A manicuring implement includes a shaft and an operative head arranged at an end of the shaft and having first and second fixed jaws defining an indentation therebetween. The first jaw has a straight inner surface forming one side of the indentation and an outer sur... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263775 | Illuminating nail clipper An illuminating nail clipper for clipping the nails of an animal such as a dog, cat, bird, or the like which allows for the clipping of an individual nail at the desired length to prevent injury or improper length cutting for the animal. The device includes a hand-a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7217001 | Led nail clipper A lighting device for use in combination with a nail clipper and cutting pliers is disclosed. The lighting device comprises a casing defining an angular front wall having an electric power source, a switch and a light-emitting element all integrally assembled and el... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7000321 | Optical source and sensor for detecting living tissue within an animal nail An optical source illuminates a portion of an animal nail, and an optical sensor receives light from the illuminated portion. A processor generates a signal level, and differentiates between a “quick” signal level range (arising from illuminated living tissue in... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6705014 | Nail clipper A nail clipper, of which a fixed body is operated with a lever, is folded by a board spring, and unfolding angle between the fixing body and the lever is maintained in certain angle, so that the fingernail can be cut safely, at the same time, when the present invent... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6553592 | Nail cutter equipped with supplementary function The object of this invention is to provide a nail clipper with supplementary functions. In the nail clipper, a folding plate (34) is rotatably mounted to the rear joint of the clipper's body such that it is rotatable between its folded position and its ex... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6331087 | Combination pen and tool arrangement A combined pen and tool arrangement includes a lower penholder holding an ink cartridge for writing, an upper penholder fastened to the lower penholder, and a tool holder mounted inside the upper penholder and holding a pair of scissors and a cutter. The ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6219869 | Pocketknife with storage compartment A pocketknife with storage compartment for holding small items in the pocketknife. The pocketknife with storage compartment includes a handle comprising spaced apart side bodies and a plurality of tools pivotally coupled to the handle between the side bod... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6070504 | Compound pliers tool with linked handles Cooperating jaws are pivoted together such that working end portions of the jaw members are movable toward and away from each other. The jaws have butt portions extending opposite the jaw pivot from the working end portions. Such butt portions are, in tur... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5937466 | Lugged ice axe head A lugged ice axe head including a head portion which may have accessories, such as an ice pick, attached thereto; and a lug sleeve attached to and extending generally downwardly from the ice axe head. The lug sleeve has a hollow central portion with an op... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5638566 | Combined writing instrument/tool holder A multifunctional instrument includes a plurality of holder units which are detachably mounted in series and connecting members which may be either mounted between and interconnecting two adjacent holder units or mounted to a distal end of interconnected ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5594966 | Knife with blade sharpener stored in knife handle A blade sharpener for a pocket knife is in the form of an appendage which can be removably secured to the knife handle and which carries a superabrasive layer sharpening surface, such as an electroplated diamond grit. The appendage may take the form of a ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 4884307 | Pocket tool A pocket type having a retractable blade that can be slidably extended from a casing in either of two directions. End sections of the blade are specially configured to perform tool functions, such as sawing, cutting, filing, screw-driving, or bottle cap o... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4017923 | Finger nail retainer and tweezer A finger nail retainer and tweezer for use with a conventional nail clipper. The retainer and tweezer is used with a conventional nail clipper having a pair of elongated cutting blades fastened together at a rear end and having cutting blades at a forward... | 04/19/1977 |
