Patents by Inventor Les DeAsis

Les DeAsis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for securing a handle to a knife tang
    Publication number: 20060096102
    Abstract: The present invention relates to knives and related implements, and, more particularly, to methods and apparatus for attaching a handle to a tang of a knife. One aspect of the invention is for attaching a handle to a tang of a knife by removably coupling an insert having a threaded bore onto a portion of the tang, the insert being adapted to couple with a coupler, the coupler comprising a threaded rod and an expanded head, such as, but not limited to, a bolt. The engagement of the insert and the coupler pulls together the tang and the handle in removably coupling engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Les DeAsis, Bruce Troyan
  • Method and apparatus for securing a handle to a knife tang
    Publication number: 20030221323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to knives and related implements, and, more particularly, to methods and apparatus for attaching a handle to a tang of a knife. One aspect of the invention is for attaching a handle to a tang of a knife by removably coupling an insert having a threaded bore onto a portion of the tang, the insert being adapted to couple with a coupler, the coupler comprising a threaded rod and an expanded head, such as, but not limited to, a bolt. The engagement of the insert and the coupler pulls together the tang and the handle in removably coupling engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Les DeAsis, Bruce Robert Troyan