Patents Examined by Jennifer Swinney
  • Patent number: 9561596
    Abstract: A multi-part hair clipper housing lid is provided that is configured for engagement upon a main hair clipper housing. The lid includes a base having an interior portion defined by an interior edge, a trim piece having an outer trim edge configured for locating on the interior edge, the trim piece defining an inner space defined by an inner peripheral edge, and a cover configured for seating upon the inner peripheral edge and covering the inner space. The cover is constructed and arranged such that upon being fastened to the main housing, the trim piece is retained upon the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert N. Buck, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9554663
    Abstract: An eating utensil assembly may include a first eating utensil that may include a first handle having an opening therein and an eating utensil head coupled to an end of the first handle and having a curved shape. The eating utensil assembly may also include a second eating utensil removably carried by the first eating utensil within the opening in the first handle. The second eating utensil may include a second handle and a cutting blade coupled to an end of the second handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Snap Out Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Kimberly Truog, Corbet Truog
  • Patent number: 9555488
    Abstract: A milling insert, including an upperside, an underside, and a reference plane parallel thereto. A plurality of indexable cutting edges are formed along a peripheral borderline in transitions between at least the upperside and a number of clearance surfaces. Each cutting edge includes a chip-removing main edge and a surface-wiping secondary edge. The main edge, from a first end of the main edge adjacent to the secondary edge, declines toward the underside of the milling insert and then, from a lowest part, rises toward an opposite second end of the main edge. The secondary edge is inclined at an angle (?) in relation to the reference plane as viewed perpendicularly to the clearance surface of the secondary edge, such that a first end of the secondary edge connected to the main edge is situated on a lower level than the opposite, second end of the secondary edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
    Inventors: Amil Oprasic, Leif Widin, Stefan Roman, Lennart Wihlborg
  • Patent number: 9549626
    Abstract: An eating utensil assembly may include a first eating utensil that may include a first handle having an opening therein, a support member coupled to the first handle across the opening, and an eating utensil head coupled to an end of the first handle and having a curved shape. The eating utensil assembly may also include a second eating utensil removably carried by the support member within the opening in the first handle. The second eating utensil may include a second handle and a cutting blade coupled to an end of the second handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Snap Out Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Kimberly Truog, Corbet Truog
  • Patent number: 9493990
    Abstract: A roller cone drill bit may include optimally designed bearing structures and cutting structures. The roller cone drill bit may include three cone assemblies rotatably mounted on respective spindles via respective bearing structures. Each cone assembly may have a respective cutting structure with a minimal moment center located along each respective axis of rotation. Each respective bearing structure has a center point located proximate each respective minimal moment center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Shilin Chen, Ping C. Sui
  • Patent number: 9492933
    Abstract: A shaving cartridge with a housing, cap at a rear of the housing, one or more blades mounted to the housing in front of the cap, and a guard at a front of the housing. The guard has a top surface with a plurality of undulating rows extending parallel to the blade. The undulating rows have crests and valleys. The valleys comprise an elastomeric material and are stepped from a front of the guard to a rear of the guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kevin James Wain, Christian Reber Wester, Matthew Corey Cataudella
  • Patent number: 9492931
    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: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.
    Inventors: G. Gerry Schmidt, John Andrew Duval
  • Patent number: 9475206
    Abstract: A craft punch with a replaceable cutting tool includes a main body having an upper part and a lower part which are spaced up and down. The upper part has a passage, and the lower part has a receiving part to movably receive a lower cutting mold holder. An upper cutting mold holder receiving component could be installed in the passage movably up and down, the upper side of the receiving component bulges to form a tubular part, and one side of the receiving component back to the tubular part is provided with a receiving part which could movably receive an upper cutting mold; a cover plate covers the upper end of the passage and is provided with a through hole allowing the tubular part to pass through an upper bulge, and an upper cover covers the upper side of the cover plate, and is connected with the tubular part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Lijuan Huang
  • Patent number: 9458566
    Abstract: A cutting guide having a seam allowance recess and methods of cutting a piece of material with such cutting guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: USAUS Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Janna Lee Thomas, Paul Roger Thomas
  • Patent number: 9393707
    Abstract: A hair cutting device includes a hair cutting device body and an interchangeable comb unit for defining a hair length after cutting. The hair cutting device body further includes a comb interface for releasable attachment of the comb unit to the hair cutting device body, and a hair length indicator operatively coupled to the comb interface for indicating the hair length to a user. The interchangeable comb unit includes a comb identification member for identifying a hair length associated with the comb unit, and the comb interface includes a comb recognition arrangement being electrically coupled to the hair length indicator. The comb recognition arrangement is configured to sense the comb identification member when the comb unit is connected to the hair cutting device body, and to provide an electronic signal indicative of the hair length associated with the comb unit to the hair length indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Hendrik Wevers, Hendrik Jan Mark Van Der Worp, Auke Tuinstra, Johan Willem Berenschot, Hedzer Michiel Adriaan Van Der Kamp, Willem Joosten, Marcel Hilco Zijlstra, Ishay Halmut, Jeroen Christian Nijdam
  • Patent number: 9387572
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus for connection to a miter saw includes a shaft and a carriage assembly. The carriage assembly is slidably coupled to the shaft. The carriage assembly includes a carriage body, a first camp assembly, and a second clamp assembly. The first clamp assembly is configured for movement relative to the carriage body between a first clamp position and a second clamp position. The first clamp assembly is further configured (i) to enable movement of the carriage body relative to the shaft when the first clamp assembly is in the first clamp position and (ii) to prevent movement of the carriage body relative to the shaft when the first clamp assembly is in the second clamp position. The second clamp assembly is configured for movement relative to the carriage body between a third camp position and a fourth clamp position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Menze
  • Patent number: 9351447
    Abstract: A gardening shears comprises a first blade (10) and a second blade (20) which are provided with respective hand grips (12, 22), respectively, and are rotatably connected to one another via a pivot connection (13, 23, 30, 41). The pivot connection comprises a pivot bolt (32) passing through respective bores (13, 23) of the first and second blade (10, 20), respectively and secures the blades (10, 20) in axial direction of the pivot bolt (32) to one another. The pivot bolt (32) comprises in its axial direction successive first and second peripheral sections (34, 35), the first peripheral section (34) being rotatably mounted over a limited angular region within the bore (13) of the first blade (10) whereas the second peripheral section being non-rotatably secured within the bore (21) of the second blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: MTD PRODUCTS INC
    Inventors: Ingo Kubik, Markus Lissmann
  • Patent number: 9321184
    Abstract: A blade sharpening system for log saw machines is provided. An example multiphase grinding wheel has a grinding face with one or more abrasive concentric rings for sharpening the cutting blade of the log saw machine, and one or more padded concentric rings consisting of fiber padding. Sharpening with the multiphase grinding wheel improves cut quality, increases blade life, removes glues and varnishes from the cutting blade, reduces blade deformation, and hones the edge of the cutting blade. A pneumatic tensioning system uses air bladders to apply a dynamically cushioned pressure between the grinding wheels and the cutting blade. The fiber-padded grinding wheels and the air bladder tensioner provide improved sharpness of the cutting blade and longer life for the mechanical components. The padded grinding wheels decrease fire risk, and the tensioner can be operated remotely, decreasing human injuries common with conventional setup actions near the sharp cutting blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Lawrence E Baker
  • Patent number: 9308656
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a distance between first and second elements, comprising a first rotation member (200) rotatable between first and second stop positions and a second rotation member (300), wherein rotation of the first member between the first and second stop positions comprises a first rotation stage in which the first rotation member rotates through a first rotation angle and a second rotation stage in which the first rotation member is configured to engage with the second rotation member to rotate the second rotation member through a second rotation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Hendrik Wevers, Reinier Alexander Tijssen, Ishay Halmut
  • Patent number: 9308685
    Abstract: A rotary trimmer for trimming flash and the blow dome from a plastic bottle forming a portion of a plastic blow molded log discharged from a blow mold includes flash punching, a neck support plate, and a guillotine blade. The neck support plate is movable by a plate drive to move adjacent the neck of the plastic log to support the neck during cutting of the blow dome and cooperates with a log holder to essentially support the entire outer periphery of the neck. The guillotine blade is movable by a blade drive to pass through the plastic log and sever the blow dome from the neck of the log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Graham Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: John Brown, John M. Mathy, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9302305
    Abstract: A tool retention device of a machine tool includes a tool receiving member, at least one tool abutment, an axial tensioning device, and a radial clamping device. The tool receiving member serves to at least partially receive a processing tool. At least one axial tensioning element of the axial tensioning device pulls the processing tool against an associated tool abutment along a direction of a tensioning axis. While the radial clamping device is decoupled therefrom, the radial clamping device clamps the processing tool by at least one radial clamping element in a direction perpendicular to the tensioning axis of the axial tensioning device. A machine tool may also be provided with the tool retention device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Kerscher
  • Patent number: 9289905
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a blade assembly with two retractable, opposing blades in a handle shaped for comfortable gripping. The blades may be closed and stowed by being partially retracted into the handle with a continuous motion of a single hand. The blades may similarly be extended and deployed for use with a continuous motion of a single hand. Each blade is formed with a shearing edge and a lever arm. Each lever arm is formed with a slot for engaging a blade locking tab joined to a cover for the handle. When the blade assembly is retracted into the handle, the shearing edges of the blades remain safely closed when the lever arms are released by a person using the tool. The cutting tool includes a retractable tether for preventing loss or damage to the tool should it be dropped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: West Coast Chain Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Daniel Cornell, Phillip Joseph Malvini, Oleh Steeyk
  • Patent number: 9283630
    Abstract: An arcuate action tool attachment is adapted to receive an input and to convert that input into reciprocating output motion along an arcuate path. The tool may be adapted to be combined with an existing linear reciprocating device or a rotary device, or the tool may comprise a single unit including a linear reciprocating device or a rotary device. The tool may be fitted with one or more curved or arc-shaped accessories, such as saw blades or the like, that reciprocate along the arcuate paths that may have substantially the same radius of curvature as the accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Erik P. Henrickson
  • Patent number: 9283781
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus which avoids exposing a fixed blade mounted in a lid portion even when the lid portion is opened. A fixed blade 40 is arranged so that a blade surface 40b faces the upstream side in the direction of transport of a printed medium 1. A cover 48 is slidably mounted on the fixed blade 40, is configured to cover a cutting edge line 40a of the fixed blade 40 from the side of the blade surface 40b when a lid portion 13 is released, and may be slid toward a root of the fixed blade 40 to expose the cutting edge line 40a of the fixed blade 40 when the lid portion 13 is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinichiro Hosono
  • Patent number: 9248562
    Abstract: An accessory attachment system for a power tool having an elongated housing with a nose portion, an output shaft to which a cutting blade that oscillates through a small angle is attached, the attachment comprising, an accessory interface removably mounted to the nose portion of the housing and a depth guide attachment rotatably mounted to the accessory interface, the depth guide attachment further comprising a relatively thin body portion having a generally circular first opening with a center axis generally parallel to the output shaft, the body portion fitting on the accessory interface and being rotatable thereon and having a second circular opening transverse to the first opening center axis, a depth guide member adjustably mounted on the body portion and having an offset outer end portion, and a locking member configured to secure the depth guide member in a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Bernardi, Leroy McCray, Michael E. Landt