Patents by Inventor William R. Bates, Jr.

William R. Bates, Jr. 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).

  • Knife with cutting hook
    Patent number: 5359778
    Abstract: A knife comprises a handle, a blade having a blade back, and a hook integral with the blade. The hook includes a hook body extending laterally outwardly from the blade back side of the knife blade. A finger of substantially constant diameter and with no sharp edges extends rearwardly toward the handle from the outward margin of the hook body. The finger preferably has a length of at least about 0.2 inches and is displaced laterally outwardly from the adjacent portion of the knife back by a distance of at least about 1/4 inch. The finger is oriented at an angle to the handle of at least about 5 degrees. A slot defined by the hook body, the finger, and a portion of the blade back includes a straight cutting edge oriented at 90 degrees to the finger, and centering ramps that guide the material being cut into the cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Buck Knives, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett P. Seber, Randolph J. Morton, William H. Keys, Patrick W. Kraft, William R. Bates, Jr., Marlow D. Hussey
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: D332383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Buck Knives, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Hagler, David Carleton, William R. Bates, Jr.
  • Knife with cutting hook
    Patent number: D346422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Buck Knives, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett P. Seber, Randolph J. Morton, William H. Keys, Patrick W. Kraft, William R. Bates, Jr., Marlow D. Hussey