Patents Examined by Jason Daniel Prone
  • Patent number: 12721281
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a first blade having a cutting edge, a second blade having a cutting edge, and pivotally connected to the first blade at a first pivot point. A first handle is pivotally connected to the first blade at a second pivot point, a second handle is pivotally connected to the second blade at a third pivot point, the first handle is pivotally connected to the second handle at an adjustable fourth pivot point, and the cutting tool further includes a switch arrangement including a switch allowing a user to change location of the fourth pivot point from a proximal pivot point to a distal pivot point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Matti Isomaa, Arho Happonen
  • Patent number: 12722962
    Abstract: A can opener includes a bracket, a pushing wheel, a can opening cutter, and a cutter shaft; the pushing wheel is rotatably provided on the bracket around a central axis thereof; an outer wall of the knife shaft is provided with a first limiting member, the can opening knife is rotatably sleeved on the knife shaft and is located on the first limiting member, a gap is formed between the can opening knife and the bracket; a peripheral wall of the can opening knife is provided with a blade, a peripheral wall of a first end of the can opening knife adjacent to the pushing wheel is further provided with a second limiting member spaced apart from the blade, and a gap is formed between the blade and the pushing wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: ZHUHAI HENGQIN XINRUN INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Senyuan Chen, Haitao Zou
  • Patent number: 12709031
    Abstract: A household knife with a finger ring includes: a knife body having a knife blade for cutting and a knife back arranged opposite the knife blade; a knife handle for holding, the knife handle being arranged on one side of the knife body; and a finger ring, which is arranged on one side of the knife body close to the knife handle, the finger ring having a finger hole for a finger to pass through. A minimum distance between the finger hole and the knife back is greater than or equal to a width of the knife handle part to be held by a hand. By arranging the finger ring on the knife body, the fingers can be effectively protected against cuts and fall, and a downward cutting direction of the knife blade is easily controlled, so the knife body is unlikely to deflect and roll over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Yangjiang Lici Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jibiao Feng
  • Patent number: 12709036
    Abstract: An intelligent shaving system is disclosed herein including a system having a handle, a cutting member operably coupled to the handle, a sensor configured to detect a parameter representative of hair density on a region of skin of a user as the cutting member traverses the skin of the user, and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is operably coupleable to the sensor and configured to determine a density of the hair based on the detected parameter, and generate an instruction based on the determined density of hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Inventors: Haggai Goldfarb, Simon Oren
  • Patent number: 12690513
    Abstract: A trimmer head includes a rotatable housing connectable to a trimmer line spool rotatably supported by the housing and a locking mechanism for locking the trimmer line spool to the housing with a locking force. The locking mechanism is arranged to be moved from a locked to an unlocked position when a rotation speed of the trimmer head is increased above an operating speed. The increased rotation speed causes a releasing force greater than the locking force. In the unlocked position, the locking mechanism releases the trimmer line spool from the housing such that the trimmer line spool is movable and a trimmer line spooled around the spool is released and pulled out by a centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the trimmer head, allowing feed of the trimmer line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Stefan Kullberg, Daniel Alexandersson, Joakim Grundberg
  • Patent number: 12678985
    Abstract: Proposed is a razor cartridge. The razor cartridge includes at least one razor blade including a base portion and an edge portion including a cutting edge, at least a portion of the razor blade having a bent region. The razor cartridge also includes a resting base for accommodating the base portion, and a cap for covering at least a portion of the resting base. The razor cartridge further includes a plurality of comb elements extending toward the front of the resting base, at least a portion of the comb elements being disposed forward of the at least one razor blade. The plurality of comb elements include top surfaces configured to define a shaving plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: DORCO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Soo Chang
  • Patent number: 12677754
    Abstract: A cutter assembly for a hedge trimmer includes lower and upper cutters in a longitudinal structure having a longitudinal axis and overlapping each other along a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The lower and upper cutters slide relative to each other along a second direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. Each of the lower and upper cutters has a cutter main body and a plurality of cutting edges protruding from the cutter main body along a third direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cutter main body of the lower cutter has an inner circumferential face enclosing an elongated hole. The elongated hole penetrates the cutter main body. The inner circumferential face is configured with first to fourth sides. The first side of the inner circumferential face has a protrusion protruding toward the second side of the inner circumferential face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: YAMABIKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hisao Kodama
  • Patent number: 12661816
    Abstract: The device is a tool holder capable of holding various types of tools. The device uses a cam lock mechanism designed to quickly attach and detach the tool from the tool holder. The cam lock cinches down on the shank of the tool, which virtually eliminates any play or movement during hard use. To replace the tool, the user deactivates the cam lock by pressing upward on the cam lever. In turn, the cam lobe rotates and slides out of a recessed portion of the shank. This unlocks the shank and allows the user to freely slide the tool out of the tool holder. To prevent the cam lock from accidentally unlocking during normal use, the device also incorporates a safety lock mechanism. The safety lock requires the user to first press and hold down a button next to the cam lock before disengaging the cam lock mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Inventor: Joshua Boram
  • Patent number: 12653111
    Abstract: Pruning shears include a housing having a motor portion and a handle portion. A motor is disposed within the motor portion of the housing, and a trigger assembly is disposed within the housing portion. The trigger assembly is operable to control the motor. The trigger assembly includes a trigger and a trigger lock. The trigger lock prevents actuation of the trigger until the trigger lock is depressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Alex G. Steinhauer, Griffin M. Steffy, Joseph R. Outinen, Justin M. Czok, Peter J. Davies, Sara Burch, Scott D. Libert
  • Patent number: 12653593
    Abstract: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a surgical rod cutter assembly includes a first blade member including a first open notch in a first end thereof. The first open notch spans across a first ingress axis, along which a rod is inserted for cutting. A first rotation bore is defined through the first blade member, a linkage of the first blade member extends away from the rotation bore on a first linkage axis, and the first rotation bore intersects the first linkage axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SG, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Glazer, Michael J. Milella, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12654341
    Abstract: A handle holder of a blade tool is provided for retracting a blade to be concealed in a blade cavity of the handle holder and extending the blade out of the blade cavity for use due to gravity. The handle holder includes a locker device, a first holder member and a second holder member pivotally connected with the first holder member to define a blade cavity therebetween for receiving a blade holder slidably therein between a locking position, an unlocking position and a detaching position. The locker device is able to selectively lock relative positions of the first holder member and the second holder member with respect to each other so as to selectively lock the handle holder in the enclosing condition and the operable condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Inventor: Ming Yang
  • Patent number: 12654345
    Abstract: Personal care devices such as hair removal devices or electric shavers include a working head, a handle, an adjustment device, and a hazard determination device. The working head is configured for applying a personal care treatment to a body surface. The handle is attached to the working head to enable a user to manually move the working head along the body surface. The adjustment device is configured to adjust various settings of the working head. The hazard determination device sends a hazard signal to the adjustment device when a hazard condition to the personal care device is recognized, such as a freefall condition, high temperature, or low battery charge. Example hazard determination devices may include acceleration sensors, gyrosensors, temperature sensors, or voltage detectors. The adjustment device responds to the hazard signal by adjusting a setting of the working head into a safe harbor setting to protect the personal care device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Braun GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Fuellgrabe, Christian Neyer
  • Patent number: 12648525
    Abstract: A hedge trimmer includes a blade assembly, a power assembly, a battery pack, a connecting rod and a handle assembly. A first end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected with the power assembly and a second end of the connecting rod is connected with a battery pack cavity. The battery pack is mounted in the battery pack cavity, and the power assembly accounts for less than 46% of a weight of the hedge trimmer. The disclosure reduces a weight of the power assembly at a front end through placing the battery pack behind, and a hedge trimmer may not turn its head, which shortens an overall length requirement of the hedge trimmer. Therefore, a weight of the hedge trimmer is reduced, and a structure of the hedge trimmer is compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Duoduo Sha
  • Patent number: 12648518
    Abstract: A trimmer head for vegetation trimming and cutting machines. The trimmer head including a housing; a cutting blade; a cutting blade shield with a plurality of through-openings; and a blowing air assembly that has at least one blowing nozzle pointing to the blade shield openings such that, in operation, a blowing air flow is directed from the blowing nozzle towards the blade shield openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: T&I Consulting AB
    Inventor: Bo Christer Andreasson
  • Patent number: 12642190
    Abstract: Variable force compound gear lopper devices and methods that produce a pinching effect of the handles which comes into play only after the wood, branch, is in the jaws. Once the wood, such as a branch, is in the jaws it causes a countering force which allow the new handle arrangement to cause the frame to rotate slightly on the hook side against the work opposite the cutting blade. So, in effect there is a double compound action against the work. A true double compound pinching effect against the work from both sides of the lopper. With the old version the frame is static and the only action is from the blade side. The variable force lopper has an upper handle; a lower handle connected by a cutting head with upper and lower arms therebetween, with an upper jaw and a lower jaw; and having a slot in the lower arm for the upper jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Inventor: Paul Janson
  • Patent number: 12636802
    Abstract: A shaving unit (12) has an assembly of at least two rotary hair-cutting units (13) and a supporting member (26) to which the hair-cutting units are connected. The assembly of the hair-cutting units and the supporting member can move linearly relative to a base portion (20) between a first, retracted, position and a second, extended, position. The supporting member is biased by a spring member (30) away from the base portion. The hair-cutting units each have an individual hair-collecting chamber and they are individually pivotable relative to the supporting member. The base portion comprises a coupling structure (44) by means of which the shaving unit can be releasably coupled to the main housing (15) of a shaving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Mark Cornelis Petrelli
  • Patent number: 12635613
    Abstract: Crankshafts for handheld power tools are provided. A crankshaft includes an input section configured to be coupled to a motive device and an output section comprising first and second engagement members. The first and second engagement members are configured to drive a first and second cutting implement, wherein the first and second engaging members are spaced apart from each other in a direction along a rotational axis of the crankshaft and in a direction transverse to the rotational axis of the crankshaft, and wherein the first and second cutting implements are each coupled to or detached from the crankshaft by translating relative to the crankshaft in a direction along the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Luke P. Corsiglia, Beth E. Cholst
  • Patent number: 12623365
    Abstract: A razor cartridge including a housing; a trailing blade assembly mounted to the housing and including a trailing blade with a blade tip; a leading blade assembly mounted to the housing in front of the trailing blade assembly and including a leading blade with a blade tip; and a skin support element affixed to the leading blade assembly and extending towards the blade tip of the trailing blade assembly. A horizontal length of the skin support element may be greater than a distance from a trailing part of the skin support element to the blade tip of the trailing blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Heinz Claus, Vincent Paul Walker, Jr., Regan Marie Fiascone
  • Patent number: 12611787
    Abstract: Systems involve a scissors assembly including (I) a thumb handle; and (II) a thumb ring having a first coupling condition, a second coupling condition, and a third coupling condition. When the thumb ring is in the first coupling condition, the thumb ring is fixedly coupled to the thumb handle. When the thumb ring is in the second coupling condition, the thumb ring is rotatably coupled to the thumb handle. When the thumb ring is in the third coupling condition, the thumb ring is slidably coupled to the thumb handle. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Inventor: Randall B. Lowe
  • Patent number: 12611790
    Abstract: A shaving razor apparatus having a handle with a blade-carrying head at one end and a rotary assembly at the opposite end. The rotary assembly enables controlled pivoting of the handle and head in response to pressure. It includes a pivot rod retained transversely within a channel in the handle, along with securing members and grip portions that stabilize and assist manual adjustment. A spring biasing member provides rotational resistance and recoil bias during use. In the primary embodiment, the spring comprises a torsion coil and extended arm retained under preload tension by a catch at the distal end of the handle. Alternative embodiments may utilize elastic springs or leverage gravitational force to achieve similar biasing effects. The design enables ergonomic control and dynamic blade positioning, with modular components that allow for varied resistance profiles and interchangeable biasing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Inventor: Daniel J. Warmus, Sr.