Patents by Inventor Kenneth James Gleason

Kenneth James Gleason 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: 20100229399
    Abstract: A cutting tool having a retractable blade and capable of being guided using a user's finger. The cutting tool comprises a handle portion having at a first end thereof a first elongated support member, a second elongated support member, and an open region therebetween. A second end of the handle portion is operatively connected to a first end of a sleeve portion. A second end of the sleeve portion has a blade exposing region. A blade carriage is slidably disposed within the sleeve portion and along a longitudinal axis thereof, and a blade is operatively connected to the blade carriage. The blade carriage can move between an extended position and a retracted position along the longitudinal axis of the sleeve portion. When the blade carriage is in the extended position, the blade extends outside of the sleeve portion adjacent the blade exposing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth James Gleason, Eric J. Williams, Greg Falendysz
  • Patent number: D603665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Dean Trewartha, Peter Noel Cooper, Kenneth James Gleason, II, Eric Williams, Steve Wittman, Lisa Painter
  • Patent number: D605059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Noel Cooper, Yashin Mark Radhakrishnan, Kenneth James Gleason, II, Douglas R. Nelson, Eric Williams, Steve Wittman, Lisa Painter, Peter Russo
  • Patent number: D608171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Dean Trewartha, Peter Noel Cooper, Kenneth James Gleason, II, Douglas Nelson, Eric Williams, Steve Wittman, Lisa Painter, Peter Russo
  • Patent number: D611793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Dean Trewartha, Peter Noel Cooper, Yashin Mark Radhakrishnan, Kenneth James Gleason, II, Douglas R. Nelson, Eric Williams, Steve Wittmann, Lisa Painter, Peter Russo