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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001872 | Jar opener and method for loosening jar lids suitable for arthritic persons Embodiments of an improved jar opener and method for loosening jar lids particularly suitable for persons with arthritic hands are generally described herein. The jar opener includes first and second leveraging elements coupled by a threaded rod and a dual-axis hing... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7748293 | Pill container opener A container opener that is used by a user to remove a cap of a bottle or container such as, but not limited to, a medicine bottle or container that includes a childproof cap. The container opener includes a cavity that is designed to at least partially receive the c... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7707912 | Disposable oil filter wrench A disposable oil filter wrench includes an adhesive layer for adhering the wrench to an oil filter. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7540219 | Multipurpose gripping band for removing an existing lid from an associated jar and associated method A gripping band includes an elastic body that is resiliently adapted to engage an outer surface of an existing lid. The body includes a mechanism for maintaining a non-skid resistive engagement with the lid outer surface for enabling a user to exert sufficient torqu... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7395723 | Torque applying and measuring accessory for use with capped containers An accessory for coupling a torque measuring device to a container cap, especially a smooth sided closure. The accessory includes two clamp elements movably coupled together by a threaded rod so the clamps can be forced into frictional engagement with a cap. A mount... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387049 | Animal water feeding bottle cap handling system An economical system and method for eliminating manual operations in smaller scale animal feeding water bottle management is provided. A hand held cap removal tool captures the perimeter of the water bottle cap for automatic capping or decapping. Provisions for susp... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370558 | Wristwatch buckle bottle cap opener system A bottle opening wristwatch band, including: a pivot member; a buckle loop rotatably connected to the pivot member; a buckle clasp rotatably connected to the pivot member, the buckle clasp having a protrusion thereon, the protrusion being dimensioned to be received ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370557 | Bottle opener with cap storage and replacement capabilities A symmetrical, one-piece, aesthetically and ergonomically pleasing bottle opener and re-capping device is made up of a main body having a substantially annular shape, the central opening of the annulus having a substantially cylindrical shape with inwardly extending... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7340979 | Oil filter remover An oil filter remover comprising a sleeve, having an interior surface, an exterior surface, an open end and a closed end with indentations on the interior surface, and a reservoir. The oil filter is slid into the oil filter remover and the oil filter is unscrewed, t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335085 | Entertainment and stress relief disk A device is described that possesses an overall shape that comfortably fits into a user's hand, and in particular, can be manipulated by the fingers. The device is fabricated of a pliable material that readily can be manipulated by manual pressure, yet holds its equ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322050 | Wearable gripping device A gripping device attached to the shirt tail of a wearer which can be used for gripping objects. The gripping device is preferably constructed of leather, canvas, thick cotton or some other durable material. The gripping device can be used to open bottles and jars o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320254 | Hand-held torque measuring device An ergonomic wedge shaped torque tester with multiple push buttons to control the use and recording functions. The top of the device has a single on/off button, a display screen to display the results of the test, two push buttons for scrolling through the various s... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7272993 | Tool and method for removing and installing a tamper-resistant cap of a pest control device A tool for removing a cap from a pest control device, such as a termite control device. The tool comprises fingers extending generally parallel to one another adapted for frictionally engaging a side edge of the cap. The fingers define a socket for receiving the cap... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267031 | Bottle cap remover A bottle cap remover includes a pair of axially nested socket sections of different diameters depending axially from a larger-diameter grasping section. Each of the socket sections includes frictional gripping members along their inner walls that are adapted to fric... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243579 | Universal cap tool/tool holder An apparatus for facilitating the use of tools on underground pipeline systems including a socket having a polygonal open end, a pliable socket insert having a polygonal outer circumference corresponding to the polygonal socket opening adapted to fit snugly into the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240589 | Beverage container opener A beverage container opener which includes a housing having a holding surface and a first operational part is disclosed. The operational part includes a first gripping member for engaging at least a first portion of a circumference of a bottle cap and a second gripp... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204172 | Stopper removing tool A hand tool (1) for removing a stopper from a pressurized vessel (eg a bottle of sparkling wine) of a type where the stopper is retained by a wire cage, the wire cage including a wire band at or adjacent a neck ring on the vessel, the wire band being secured ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198757 | Protected stopper for test-tubes Protected stopper for test-tubes, including a substantially cylindrically extending elastomer inner body arrangeable to close a test-tube including a sealing portion formed to be inserted inside the mouth of the test-tube and a collar piece connected above the seali... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197962 | Light bulb installation and removal device An object gripping device for removing and installing bulbs and other objects. The device has around its circumference three or more vertical gripping posts. The device uses a sun gear and planetary gears to transmit the user's twisting motion to a gripping force ap... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7168337 | Opener for threaded jar lids An opener to assist in the opening of a threaded lid from a threaded jar. The opener is a body at least partially to embrace the peripheral wall of a lid. Preferably it allows for an expansion to facilitate application, and a shoulder to be abutted by a thumb or fin... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155999 | Strap wrench for gripping and turning generally cylindrical objects A strap wrench which includes a plurality of gripping pads located on the strap that facilitates tight engagement of the cylindrical object that is used to be located thereabout for the purpose of gripping and turning of the cylindrical object. The strap wrench also... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152505 | Bottle cap turning device A bottle cap turning device for untightening or tightening a bottle cap during an opening operation or closing operation, respectively. The bottle cap turning device preferably progressively engages and further grips the bottle cap when the bottle cap turning device... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137317 | Container lid opening device and method A container opening device and method are provided to facilitate the opening of containers of the type having integral pull tabs. The device includes a body, a tip located at one end of the body, and a handle located at the opposite end of the body. A slot is formed... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134362 | Bottle cap opener A bottle cap opener for opening twistable type caps. The opener may include a housing to apply a twisting force to the caps. Twisting force may also be applied via a handle. The opener also may include cap grabbers movable within the housing. The progressively narro... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127820 | Flexible flush cut saw The invention described herein relates to a flush cut saw that is capable of safely making a flush cut. The saw has a handle with a thin, flexible blade extending therefrom. The blade has two elongated extensions running away from the handle. The extensions can each... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124663 | Bottle opener A bottle opener includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes an engaging section. The second member comprises a cap-removal portion and a grip portion. One of the first member and the second member includes two slots defined therein. An axl... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114233 | Engine cover puller A device for facilitating the separation and removal of an engine cover from a sealing surface on an engine. The engine cover puller may reduce or eliminate the deformation of an engine cover during its removal and allows for its potential reuse. In addition, the en... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107878 | Tool with integral fluid reservoir for handling oil and fuel filters A tool for oil and fuel filters includes a generally cylindrical body having an open upper and a closed lower end. The body includes an interior chamber having a plurality of tapered radial projections that extend longitudinally within the interior chamber. The proj... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100473 | Rotating cap opener A screw lid opener is disclosed which can be converted in an extremely simple manner from one lid radius to another With a screw lid opener having a lever-like handle with a clamping device thereon for holding a screw lid, the lid radius is set by three clamping che... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096758 | Tool for removing automobile gas cap and for holding gas-filling nozzle open A tool for removing a gas cap from the gas-receiving tube of a vehicle. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086310 | Non-slip bottle opener A non slip bottle cap opener (100) for installing onto a key ring or key chain with other keys is formed with the approximate length and thickness of a standard key to allow it to be comfortably carried on the key ring or chain like an ordinary key. The opene... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069815 | Container opener A container opener comprising a handle portion on which force is applicable when removing a lid from a container and a utility portion for engaging with said lid to be removed from said container, one or both of said portions are generally made of a resilient but re... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069814 | Apparatus for fastening a lid to a container The present invention is a portable securing apparatus for fastening and unfastening a lid to a container. The apparatus minimizes or prevents health risks of medical conditions associated with repetitive and cumulative motions by minimizing or preventing repetitive... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066060 | Utensil for removing twist-off lids of containers An apparatus for opening containers with screw-off lids, consisting essentially of a device to clamp the lid by self-clamping by rotation including the rotation device causing the self-wedging by a belt drive tightened around the container below the lid, preferably ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044026 | Ink container opener An ink container opener has first and second portions approximately perpendicular to each other to form an L-shaped opener. The first portion has an opening having a plurality of ridges extending along opposite sides of the opening. An ink container is received with... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040194 | Jar opener A jar/bottle opener has a housing, a first pair of opposed jaws for gripping a jar or bottle and a second pair of opposed jaws for gripping a jar or bottle closure. A driven shaft operates the first and second jaws and turns the second jaws relative to the first jaw... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004103 | Antenna fob An antenna fob is disclosed that comprises a main body portion and a socket. The socket extends into the main body portion and reduces in size as it does so and is configured and adapted to allow the free end of a vehicle's antenna to be inserted thereinto. An anten... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004371 | Gripper and method for detaching packaged chip from PCB A gripper for detaching a packaged chip from a PCB. The gripper comprises a plurality of hooks, elastic slices, and a heating device. These hooks are used for gripping and hooking the packaged chip. Each hook includes a chip-upholding part and a chip-gripping part, ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6955512 | Mounting device for securing an electronic device to an equipment rack A mounting device for securing an electronic device to an equipment rack includes a mounting member and a securing device mounted on an end of the mounting member. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6921006 | Quick-change watchbands One-piece and two-piece watchbands may be quickly and easily installed on a watch of the wearer's choice and may just as easily be removed and replaced with another watchband to provide color and style coordination with other items of the wearer's chosen wardrobe. | 07/26/2005 |
