Patents by Inventor Hans Albing

Hans Albing 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: 11167435
    Abstract: A knife having a latchless locking mechanism having a handle half with a left handle portion and a right handle portion held apart to form a blade groove. The left handle portion and the right handle portion each include a liner including a pivot slot and a first lock pin disposed between the first left handle portion and the first right handle portion. A blade having a tang that is pivotally and slidably coupled to the handle half with a pivot pin, the tang including a tang slot configured to accept the locking pin and a hook portion extending over the tang slot, the hook portion configured to capture the lock pin when the blade is in a locked position and thereby prevent rotation of the blade from the first locked position to the open position. A latchless locking system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Benchmade Knife Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Elling, Mark Delplanche, Hans Albing, Jason France, Ryan Dickman
  • Publication number: 20200189128
    Abstract: A knife having a latchless locking mechanism having a handle half with a left handle portion and a right handle portion held apart to form a blade groove. The left handle portion and the right handle portion each include a liner including a pivot slot and a first lock pin disposed between the first left handle portion and the first right handle portion. A blade having a tang that is pivotally and slidably coupled to the handle half with a pivot pin, the tang including a tang slot configured to accept the locking pin and a hook portion extending over the tang slot, the hook portion configured to capture the lock pin when the blade is in a locked position and thereby prevent rotation of the blade from the first locked position to the open position. A latchless locking system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Elling, Mark Delplanche, Hans Albing, Jason France, Ryan Dickman
  • Patent number: D683530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: LaCrosse Footwear
    Inventors: Aaron Barker, Paul W. Brabson, Hans Albing, Cameron Kinder
  • Patent number: D701374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Feller, Aaron Barker, Cameron Kinder, Hans Albing
  • Patent number: D747078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventors: Craig Feller, Aaron Barker, Cameron Kinder, Hans Albing
  • Patent number: D782166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Feller, Aaron Barker, Cameron Kinder, Hans Albing
  • Patent number: D900544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Benchmade Knife Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jason France, Ryan Dickman, Hans Albing
  • Patent number: D945244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Benchmade Knife Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Dickman, Vance Collver, Mark Delplanche, Hans Albing, Samuel Elling, Nate Radcliffe, Anthony Cuomo