Patents by Inventor Markus Gropl
Markus Gropl 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).
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Patent number: 11358292Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing with a blade carrier configured for holding a blade, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations, wherein the engagement interface includes a coupler configured to permit the housing and the handle to be repositioned further apart in a housing/handle reconfiguring mode in which the coupler permits the handle to be rotatably repositioned in relation to the housing or vice versa while substantially limiting longitudinal movement of the housing relative to the handle.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Chris Lung, Mark Marinovich
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Publication number: 20200114532Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing with a blade carrier configured for holding a blade, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations, wherein the engagement interface includes a coupler configured to permit the housing and the handle to be repositioned further apart in a housing/handle reconfiguring mode in which the coupler permits the handle to be rotatably repositioned in relation to the housing or vice versa while substantially limiting longitudinal movement of the housing relative to the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Chris Lung, Mark Marinovich
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Patent number: 10343294Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing with a blade carrier configured for holding a blade, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations, wherein the engagement interface includes a coupler configured to permit the housing and the handle to be repositioned further apart in a housing/handle reconfiguring mode in which the coupler permits the handle to be rotatably repositioned in relation to the housing or vice versa while substantially limiting longitudinal movement of the housing relative to the handle.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Chris Lung, Mark Marinovich
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Patent number: 10294011Abstract: A blade dispenser apparatus includes a body, a blade receptacle coupled to and repositionable in relation to the body, a blade holder coupled to and repositionable in relation to the blade receptacle, and an actuator coupled to the blade holder, the actuator being deployable for repositioning of the blade holder to dispense a blade or for disengaging a portion of the blade receptacle from the body allowing a user of the blade dispenser to access the blade receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl
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Patent number: 10093027Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, the housing including first and second handle portions shaped and/or adapted to interfit together, a blade holder configured to support a blade, and a lock/unlock mechanism for securing the handle portions together, the lock/unlock mechanism including multiple actuators operable for extending the blade from the housing, the actuators including a primary actuator coupled to the blade holder and repositionable in relation to the housing, and at least one auxiliary actuator including a first auxiliary actuator supported by and repositionable in relation to the first handle portion. The primary and auxiliary actuators are biased toward and/or repositionable to respective locations at which an aperture of the first auxiliary actuator coaligns or registers with an opening in the first handle portion in an unlock configuration that allows a user of the cutter apparatus to reposition/separate the handle portions from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Chris Lung
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Patent number: 9956695Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.Inventors: Yen-Chao Chung, Joseph P. Garavaglia, Glen Kanemoto, Markus Gropl, Dave Puglisi, Mark Marinovich
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Patent number: 9676107Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle and a blade carrier mechanically coupled to the handle, the blade carrier being configured to support a blade. The utility knife also includes a blade hood mechanically coupled to the handle facilitating manipulability of the blade hood to an extended position over the blade, a pushrod mechanically coupled to the blade hood, and a blade release member including a button that extends through a slot in the handle, the blade release member being repositionable by moving the button along the slot, a portion of the blade release member within the handle coming into contact with a protrusion of the pushrod when the blade release member is moved along the slot such that the pushrod is repositioned within the handle and the blade hood is retracted from the extended position to allow the blade to be removed from the blade carrier.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
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Publication number: 20170081109Abstract: A blade dispenser apparatus includes a body, a blade receptacle coupled to and repositionable in relation to the body, a blade holder coupled to and repositionable in relation to the blade receptacle, and an actuator coupled to the blade holder, the actuator being deployable for repositioning of the blade holder to dispense a blade or for disengaging a portion of the blade receptacle from the body allowing a user of the blade dispenser to access the blade receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl
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Publication number: 20160318195Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing with a blade carrier configured for holding a blade, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations, wherein the engagement interface includes a coupler configured to permit the housing and the handle to be repositioned further apart in a housing/handle reconfiguring mode in which the coupler permits the handle to be rotatably repositioned in relation to the housing or vice versa while substantially limiting longitudinal movement of the housing relative to the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Chris Lung, Mark Marinovich
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Publication number: 20160288351Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing configured for gripping by a hand, a blade holder and/or blade coupled to the housing, a guard secured to the housing, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations including a pair of configurations in which the guard, in relation to each configuration, faces the blade from right and left sides, respectively, of the cutter apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
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Publication number: 20160214264Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, a blade carrier repositionable in relation to the housing and configured to support a blade thereon, and multiple cut guides independently operable to drive the blade carrier for extending the blade from the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Chris Lung
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Patent number: 9321578Abstract: A blade dispenser apparatus includes a body, a blade receptacle coupled to and repositionable in relation to the body, a blade holder coupled to and repositionable in relation to the blade receptacle, and an actuator coupled to the blade holder, the actuator being deployable for repositioning of the blade holder to dispense a blade or for disengaging a portion of the blade receptacle from the body allowing a user of the blade dispenser to access the blade receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl
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Patent number: 9205569Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing with a blade carrier configured for holding a blade, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations, wherein the engagement interface includes a coupler configured to permit the housing and the handle to be repositioned further apart in a housing/handle reconfiguring mode in which the coupler permits the handle to be rotatably repositioned in relation to the housing or vice versa while substantially limiting longitudinal movement of the housing relative to the handle.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Chris Lung, Mark Marinovich
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Publication number: 20150283712Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
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Publication number: 20150202781Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Yen-Chao Chung, Joseph P. Garavaglia, Glen Kanemoto, Markus Gropl, Dave Puglisi, Mark Marinovich
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Patent number: 8904649Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 3, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Joe Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
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Patent number: 8819942Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 3, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Yen-Chao Chung, Joe Garavaglia, Glen Kanemoto, Markus Gropl, Dave Puglisi, Mark Marinovich
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Patent number: D714612Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.Inventors: Markus Gropl, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Joseph P. Garavaglia, Mark Marinovich
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Patent number: D742760Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl
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Patent number: D779301Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus Gropl, Chris Lung