Patents by Inventor Michael A. T. McKnight

Michael A. T. McKnight 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).

  • Patent number: 4893535
    Abstract: A device for punching two parallel narrow slots in a sheet of paper at 45 degrees to one edge of the sheet and spaced apart slightly less than the corner-to-corner diagonal dimension of a card which is to be attached to that sheet by inserting diagonal corner segments into the slots. The slot-punching device has a generally flat base with an adjustable stop. A lever arm pivoted on the base carries two punches with respective narrow blades for reception in the base when the lever arm is lowered. A reciprocable head on top of the lever arm is depressed to push the punch blades down into the base when the lever arm is down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Inventors: Glenn D. Bentrim, Michael A. T. McKnight