Patents by Inventor G. Gerry Schmidt

G. Gerry Schmidt 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).

  • Safety cutter apparatus and system
    Patent number: 10421201
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing and a blade carrier. The housing is sized to be hand-held and includes a channel and openings adjacent to the channel at three different sides of the housing. The blade carrier is sized to fit within and slide along the channel and includes three engaging portions that extend from the openings such that a force bearing upon any of the portions can cause the blade carrier to slide along the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Safety Cutter Apparatus and System
    Publication number: 20170246747
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing sized to be hand-held, the housing including a channel and openings adjacent to the channel at three different sides of the housing, and a blade carrier sized to fit within and slide along the channel, the blade carrier including three engaging portions that extend from the openings such that a force bearing upon any of the portions can cause the blade carrier to slide along the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Utility knife
    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
  • Safety cutter apparatus and system
    Patent number: 9452540
    Abstract: A cutter system includes a cutter and a holster. The cutter includes a housing with two recessed portions on opposite sides thereof, the cutter being adapted to support a blade and to facilitate selectively extending the blade from or retracting the blade into the housing. The holster is shaped to receive the cutter in two different orientations corresponding to left- and right-handed use, respectively, the holster including an interior surface formed with protrusions on opposites sides thereof, the protrusions each being sized to fit into either of the recessed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Utility Knife
    Publication number: 20150306775
    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: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.
    Inventors: G. Gerry Schmidt, John Andrew Duval
  • Safety Cutter Apparatus and System
    Publication number: 20150246452
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing sized to be hand-held, the housing including a channel and openings adjacent to the channel at three different sides of the housing, and a blade carrier sized to fit within and slide along the channel, the blade carrier including three engaging portions that extend from the openings such that a force bearing upon any of the portions can cause the blade carrier to slide along the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 8955226
    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: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Gerry Schmidt, John Andrew Duval
  • Safety cutter apparatus
    Patent number: 8857064
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing sized to be hand-held, the housing including a channel and openings adjacent to the channel at three different sides of the housing, and a blade carrier sized to fit within and slide along the channel, the blade carrier including three engaging portions that extend from the openings such that a force bearing upon any of the portions can cause the blade carrier to slide along the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Utility Knife
    Publication number: 20130086808
    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: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: G. Gerry Schmidt, John Andrew Duval
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 8234790
    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: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Gerry Schmidt, John Andrew Duval
  • Utility Knife
    Publication number: 20110167646
    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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 7774942
    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: October 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Utility Knife
    Publication number: 20080083119
    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: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Safety cutter handle
    Patent number: D530179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Pin bank
    Patent number: D538499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Book letter opener
    Patent number: D540139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Holster for safety cutter
    Patent number: D542029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Holster for safety cutter
    Patent number: D542525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Safety cutter
    Patent number: D544774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt
  • Restaurant knife
    Patent number: D557079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Gerry Schmidt