Patents by Inventor Chuck Visocky

Chuck Visocky 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).

  • Grapefruit knife
    Patent number: 6360442
    Abstract: A grapefruit knife for use in cutting sections of edible fruit from the less desirable membrane and peel is disclosed. The present invention includes a handle having two opposing ends, a single cutting blade attached to one end of the handle, and a scooping blade attached to the other end of the handle. Each of these blades has two cutting edges. On the cutting blade the two cutting edges are aligned serially, in a plane, to cut in the same direction, while on the scooping blade the cutting edges are opposingly arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas O'Brien, Michael Neshat, Chuck Visocky
  • GRAPEFRUIT KNIFE
    Publication number: 20010045016
    Abstract: A grapefruit knife for use in cutting sections of edible fruit from the less desirable membrane and peel is disclosed. The present invention includes a handle having two opposing ends, a single cutting blade attached to one end of the handle, and a scooping blade attached to the other end of the handle. Each of these blades has two cutting edges. On the cutting blade the two cutting edges are aligned serially, in a plane, to cut in the same direction, while on the scooping blade the cutting edges are opposingly arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: THOMAS O'BRIEN, MICHAEL NESHAT, CHUCK VISOCKY
  • Grapefruit knife
    Patent number: D428312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas O'Brien, Michael Neshat, Chuck Visocky