Patents by Inventor Joe Garavaglia

Joe Garavaglia 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).

  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 8904649
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade carrier, and a blade depth adjustment assembly. The blade carrier is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to support a blade. The blade depth adjustment assembly is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to permit a user of the utility knife to reposition components of the blade depth adjustment assembly to select one of a plurality of blade depth positions which causes the blade carrier to be repositioned along the handle depending upon which of the blade depth positions is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
  • Spring back safety and film cutter
    Patent number: 8819942
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, a slider configured to support a front blade, the slider being mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be moved longitudinally along the housing, and a blade guard mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be extended and retracted adjacent to the front end of the housing, wherein the slider and the blade guard are configured to move in tandem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Chao Chung, Joe Garavaglia, Glen Kanemoto, Markus Gropl, Dave Puglisi, Mark Marinovich
  • Utility Knife
    Publication number: 20120279071
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade carrier, and a blade depth adjustment assembly. The blade carrier is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to support a blade. The blade depth adjustment assembly is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to permit a user of the utility knife to reposition components of the blade depth adjustment assembly to select one of a plurality of blade depth positions which causes the blade carrier to be repositioned along the handle depending upon which of the blade depth positions is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Joe Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
  • Spring Back Safety and Film Cutter
    Publication number: 20120216412
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, a slider configured to support a front blade, the slider being mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be moved longitudinally along the housing, and a blade guard mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be extended and retracted adjacent to the front end of the housing, wherein the slider and the blade guard are configured to move in tandem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Yen-Chao Chung, Joe Garavaglia, Glen Kanemoto, Marks Gropl, Dave Puglisi, Mark Marinovich
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: 8127452
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade carrier, and a blade depth adjustment assembly. The blade carrier is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to support a blade. The blade depth adjustment assembly is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to permit a user of the utility knife to reposition components of the blade depth adjustment assembly to select one of a plurality of blade depth positions which causes the blade carrier to be repositioned along the handle depending upon which of the blade depth positions is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
  • Spring back safety and film cutter
    Patent number: 8069571
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, a slider configured to support a front blade, the slider being mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be moved longitudinally along the housing, and a blade guard mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be extended and retracted adjacent to the front end of the housing, wherein the slider and the blade guard are configured to move in tandem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Chao Chung, Joe Garavaglia, Glen Kanemoto, Markus Gropl, Dave Puglisi, Mark Marinovich
  • Utility Knife
    Publication number: 20100212164
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade carrier, and a blade depth adjustment assembly. The blade carrier is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to support a blade. The blade depth adjustment assembly is mechanically coupled to the handle and configured to permit a user of the utility knife to reposition components of the blade depth adjustment assembly to select one of a plurality of blade depth positions which causes the blade carrier to be repositioned along the handle depending upon which of the blade depth positions is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Joe Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
  • Spring Back Safety and Film Cutter
    Publication number: 20090266210
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, a slider configured to support a front blade, the slider being mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be moved longitudinally along the housing, and a blade guard mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be extended and retracted adjacent to the front end of the housing, wherein the slider and the blade guard are configured to move in tandem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Yen-Chao Chung, Joe Garavaglia, Glen Kanemoto, Markus Gropl, Dave Puglisi, Mark Marinovich