Patents Assigned to Master Cutlery Corporation
  • Patent number: 7572171
    Abstract: A cutting-tool holder (1) used for grinding includes a holder body (10) including a pair of pinching pieces (11, 11) biased to each other; and a pair of handgrips (30, 30) provided on the holder body (10) which sets the pair of pinching pieces (11, 11) apart from each other by applying force to the handgrips (30, 30). The holder body (10) may further include a connecting portion (12) with a nearly C-shaped cross section which connects base end parts (11c, 11c) of the pinching pieces (11, 11). Each handgrip (30) may be configured so that one end part (30a) is fixed to the pinching piece (11), the middle part penetrates the connecting portion (12), and the other end part extends away from the pinching piece (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Master Cutlery Corporation
    Inventor: Mino Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20070072521
    Abstract: A cutting-tool holder (1) used for grinding includes a holder body (10) including a pair of pinching pieces (11, 11) biased to each other; and a pair of handgrips (30, 30) provided on the holder body (10) which sets the pair of pinching pieces (11, 11) apart from each other by applying force to the handgrips (30, 30). The holder body (10) may further include a connecting portion (12) with a nearly C-shaped cross section which connects base end parts (11c, 11c) of the pinching pieces (11, 11). Each handgrip (30) may be configured so that one end part (30a) is fixed to the pinching piece (11), the middle part penetrates the connecting portion (12), and the other end part extends away from the pinching piece (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: Master Cutlery Corporation
    Inventor: Mino Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 6659406
    Abstract: A knife stand is comprised of a cover plate and a container shaped main body. An upper aperture of the main body is covered with the cover plate. Insert slits are provided on the cover plate to insert a base part of knife holders into the main body. At least one or more holder parts are provided on a bottom face of the inner main body to fix and hold a base part of each of the knife holders after said knife holders are inserted into the main body. Slot shaped insert parts are provided on the knife holders, respectively. Both a blade part and a grip part are inserted into the knife holders by turning the whole edge of the blade downward. Similarly, both a blade part and a grip part are inserted into the holder by turning the whole edge of the blade downward as well. Each holder parts and the main body are integrally molded with plastic. The holder parts are provided on the bottom face of the inner main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Master Cutlery Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20030098398
    Abstract: A knife stand is comprised of a cover plate and a container shaped main body. An upper aperture of the main body is covered with the cover plate. Insert slits are provided on the cover plate to insert a base part of knife holders into the main body. At least one or more holder parts are provided on a bottom face of inner main body to fix and hold a base part of each of the knife holder after said knife holders are inserted into the main body. Slot shaped insert parts are provided on the knife holders, respectively. Both a blade part and a grip part are inserted into the knife holders by turning whole edge of blade downward. Similarly, both a blade part and a grip part are inserted into the holder by turning whole edge of blade downward as well. Each holder parts and the main body are integrally molded with plastic. The holder parts are provided on the bottom face of inner main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: MASTER CUTLERY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Minoru Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 6371312
    Abstract: A knife block provided with a blade guide having a clearance through which a blade part of knives is inserted to lead the blade part in a predetermined direction, a holder part to retain the knives engaging the grip part of the knives, a cover part surrounding the circumference of a blade part by forming a holder part on an upper aperture and a base plate on which the cover part uprightly stands with inclination is offered according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Master Cutlery Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Tsuchida
  • Patent number: D517891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Master Cutlery Corporation
    Inventor: Mino Tsuchida
  • Patent number: D561552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Master Cutlery Corporation
    Inventor: Mino Tsuchida
  • Patent number: D591566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Master Cutlery Corporation
    Inventor: Komin Yamada
  • Patent number: D591567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Master Cutlery Corporation
    Inventor: Komin Yamada