Patents by Inventor Blake Gustafson

Blake Gustafson 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: 6637308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a media cutting tool for use with a template. The apparatus of the present invention maintains proper alignment with a template through the use of a novel offset, rotating, cutting blade and guards against skipping along the cut as the apparatus is drawn around a template through the use of a novel guide mechanism which engages the template being traced. The present invention also employs a transparent handle for an improved view of the cutting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Mimix
    Inventors: Travis R. Nichols, W. Blake Gustafson
  • Patent number: 6619172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a media cutting tool for use with a template. The apparatus of the present invention maintains proper alignment with a template through the use of a novel offset, rotating, cutting blade and guards against skipping along the cut as the apparatus is drawn around a template through the use of a novel guide mechanism which engages the template being traced. The present invention also employs a transparent handle for an improved view of the cutting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Mimix
    Inventors: Travis R. Nichols, W. Blake Gustafson
  • Publication number: 20020062567
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a cutting device for use with a template to cut a media. The cutting device is comprised of a handle having a first end and a second attachment end and a positioning stem having a mounting stem and a ring portion. The mounting stem is positioned on the second attachment end so that the ring portion is spaced a distance from the second attachment end thereby defining a template notch. A cutting means is rotatably positioned within the ring portion and used to cut the media, and is configured such that when the template notch of the cutting device is inserted into the template, a shape defining edge of the template is received in the template notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Travis Nichols, Blake Gustafson
  • Publication number: 20010045018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a media cutting tool for use with a template. The apparatus of the present invention maintains proper alignment with a template through the use of a novel offset, rotating, cutting blade and guards against skipping along the cut as the apparatus is drawn around a template through the use of a novel guide mechanism which engages the template being traced. The present invention also employs a transparent handle for an improved view of the cutting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Travis R. Nichols, W. Blake Gustafson
  • Publication number: 20010029824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a media cutting tool for use with a template. The apparatus of the present invention maintains proper alignment with a template through the use of a novel offset, rotating, cutting blade and guards against skipping along the cut as the apparatus is drawn around a template through the use of a novel guide mechanism which engages the template being traced. The present invention also employs a transparent handle for an improved view of the cutting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: TRAVIS R. NICHOLS, W. BLAKE GUSTAFSON