Patents by Inventor Frederick S. Hansen

Frederick S. Hansen 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).

  • Publication number: 20230182331
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle base and a neck connected to the handle base for pivotal movement relative to the handle base between a closed position and an open position. The knife also includes a utility blade holder slidingly carried by the neck for sliding movement relative to the neck between a retracted position and an extended position. A utility blade is carried by the blade holder such that movement of the utility blade holder between its extended and retracted positions moves the utility blade between an exposed position in which a cutting edge of the blade is exposed, and a protected position in which the cutting edge of the blade is protected by the neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: FREDERICK S. HANSEN, DAVID A. WEBB, STEPHEN ROWLAY
  • Patent number: 11571824
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle base and a neck connected to the handle base for pivotal movement relative to the handle base between a closed position and an open position. The knife also includes a utility blade holder slidingly carried by the neck for sliding movement relative to the neck between a retracted position and an extended position. A utility blade is carried by the blade holder such that movement of the utility blade holder between its extended and retracted positions moves the utility blade between an exposed position in which a cutting edge of the blade is exposed, and a protected position in which the cutting edge of the blade is protected by the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick S. Hansen, David A. Webb, Stephen Rowlay
  • Publication number: 20190176349
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle base and a neck connected to the handle base for pivotal movement relative to the handle base between a closed position and an open position. The knife also includes a utility blade holder slidingly carried by the neck for sliding movement relative to the neck between a retracted position and an extended position. A utility blade is carried by the blade holder such that movement of the utility blade holder between its extended and retracted positions moves the utility blade between an exposed position in which a cutting edge of the blade is exposed, and a protected position in which the cutting edge of the blade is protected by the neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: FREDERICK S. HANSEN, DAVID A. WEBB, STEPHEN ROWLAY
  • Publication number: 20100223793
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle base and a neck connected to the handle base for pivotal movement relative to the handle base between a closed position and an open position. The knife also includes a utility blade holder slidingly carried by the neck for sliding movement relative to the neck between a retracted position and an extended position. A utility blade is carried by the blade holder such that movement of the utility blade holder between its extended and retracted positions moves the utility blade between an exposed position in which a cutting edge of the blade is exposed, and a protected position in which the cutting edge of the blade is protected by the neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: THE STANLEY WORKS
    Inventors: Frederick S. Hansen, David A. Webb, Stephen Rowlay
  • Publication number: 20090288971
    Abstract: A blister pack assembly includes a backing card comprising a first opening therethrough; a blister pack releasably secured to the backing card and comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are connected via a living hinge, the living hinge enabling the first portion and the second portion to be pivoted between open and closed positions; the first and the second portions defining a storage space therebetween when in the closed position, at least one interengaging, reusable securement to enable the first and the second portions to be releasably secured in the closed position, and a non-reusable securement that secure the first and the second portion to one another through the first opening in the backing card; wherein after the non-reusable securement is released, the blister pack can be removed from the backing card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: THE STANLEY WORKS
    Inventors: David A. Webb, Frederick S. Hansen
  • Patent number: D294064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Inventor: Frederick S. Hansen
  • Patent number: D348619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: The Stanley Works
    Inventor: Frederick S. Hansen