Patents Assigned to Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
  • Utility Knife
    Publication number: 20150306775
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade assembly secured to the handle, a blade cover mechanically coupled to the handle facilitating manipulability of the blade cover to an extended position over the blade assembly, and a slider that is repositionable along the handle to release the blade cover from the extended position, the slider being pivotally coupled to the blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.
    Inventors: G. Gerry Schmidt, John Andrew Duval
  • Utility Knife
    Publication number: 20150283712
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade carrier, and a blade depth adjustment assembly. The blade carrier is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to support a blade. The blade depth adjustment assembly is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to permit a user of the utility knife to reposition components of the blade depth adjustment assembly to select one of a plurality of blade depth positions which causes the blade carrier to be repositioned along the handle depending upon which of the blade depth positions is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
  • Safety Cutter Apparatus and System
    Publication number: 20150246452
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing sized to be hand-held, the housing including a channel and openings adjacent to the channel at three different sides of the housing, and a blade carrier sized to fit within and slide along the channel, the blade carrier including three engaging portions that extend from the openings such that a force bearing upon any of the portions can cause the blade carrier to slide along the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 8955226
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade assembly secured to the handle, a blade cover mechanically coupled to the handle facilitating manipulability of the blade cover to an extended position over the blade assembly, and a slider that is repositionable along the handle to release the blade cover from the extended position, the slider being pivotally coupled to the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Gerry Schmidt, John Andrew Duval
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 8904649
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade carrier, and a blade depth adjustment assembly. The blade carrier is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to support a blade. The blade depth adjustment assembly is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to permit a user of the utility knife to reposition components of the blade depth adjustment assembly to select one of a plurality of blade depth positions which causes the blade carrier to be repositioned along the handle depending upon which of the blade depth positions is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
  • Safety cutter apparatus
    Patent number: 8857064
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing sized to be hand-held, the housing including a channel and openings adjacent to the channel at three different sides of the housing, and a blade carrier sized to fit within and slide along the channel, the blade carrier including three engaging portions that extend from the openings such that a force bearing upon any of the portions can cause the blade carrier to slide along the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Spring back safety and film cutter
    Patent number: 8819942
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, a slider configured to support a front blade, the slider being mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be moved longitudinally along the housing, and a blade guard mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be extended and retracted adjacent to the front end of the housing, wherein the slider and the blade guard are configured to move in tandem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Chao Chung, Joe Garavaglia, Glen Kanemoto, Markus Gropl, Dave Puglisi, Mark Marinovich
  • Safety cutter apparatus
    Patent number: 8793882
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing, multiple tools mechanically coupled to the housing, at least one of the tools including a cutting device, and a slider and lock wheel mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to selectively release only one of the tools at a time from being secured within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Kanemoto, John Andrew Duval
  • Pocket Safety Cutter
    Publication number: 20140123501
    Abstract: Pocket safety cutter devices include ergonomic blade housing and handle portions adapted to be safely folded together into compact closed configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Jennings, Glen Kanemoto, Yen-Chao Chung
  • Ambidextrous Utility Knife
    Publication number: 20130305539
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing with a blade carrier configured for holding a blade, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations, wherein the engagement interface includes a coupler configured to permit the housing and the handle to be repositioned further apart in a housing/handle reconfiguring mode in which the coupler permits the handle to be rotatably repositioned in relation to the housing or vice versa while substantially limiting longitudinal movement of the housing relative to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.
    Inventor: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
  • Pocket safety cutter
    Patent number: 8443522
    Abstract: Pocket safety cutter devices include ergonomic blade housing and handle portions adapted to be safely folded together into compact closed configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Jennings, Glen Kanemoto, Yen-Chao Chung
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 8234790
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade assembly secured to the handle, a blade cover mechanically coupled to the handle facilitating manipulability of the blade cover to an extended position over the blade assembly, and a slider that is repositionable along the handle to release the blade cover from the extended position, the slider being pivotally coupled to the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Gerry Schmidt, John Andrew Duval
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 8127452
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade carrier, and a blade depth adjustment assembly. The blade carrier is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to support a blade. The blade depth adjustment assembly is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to permit a user of the utility knife to reposition components of the blade depth adjustment assembly to select one of a plurality of blade depth positions which causes the blade carrier to be repositioned along the handle depending upon which of the blade depth positions is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
  • Spring back safety and film cutter
    Patent number: 8069571
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, a slider configured to support a front blade, the slider being mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be moved longitudinally along the housing, and a blade guard mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be extended and retracted adjacent to the front end of the housing, wherein the slider and the blade guard are configured to move in tandem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Chao Chung, Joe Garavaglia, Glen Kanemoto, Markus Gropl, Dave Puglisi, Mark Marinovich
  • Pocket safety cutter
    Patent number: 8006389
    Abstract: Pocket safety cutter devices include ergonomic blade housing and handle portions adapted to be safely folded together into compact closed configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Jennings, Glen Kanemoto, Yen-Chao Chung
  • Safety cutter apparatus
    Patent number: 7987602
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing, multiple tools mechanically coupled to the housing, at least one of the tools including a cutting device, and a slider and lock wheel mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to selectively release only one of the tools at a time from being secured within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Kanemoto, John Andrew Duval
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 7774942
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade assembly secured to the handle, a blade cover mechanically coupled to the handle facilitating manipulability of the blade cover to an extended position over the blade assembly, and a slider that is repositionable along the handle to release the blade cover from the extended position, the slider being pivotally coupled to the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Knife housing
    Patent number: D708499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Chris Lung, Mark Marinovich
  • Safety cutter
    Patent number: D714612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Gropl, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Joseph P. Garavaglia, Mark Marinovich
  • Pocket blade dispenser
    Patent number: D742760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl