Patents by Inventor Martin Charles Price

Martin Charles Price 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 with blade lock
    Patent number: 8793881
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade holder assembly, and a clamp assembly. The blade holder assembly is constructed and arranged to hold a blade at a position of use at one end of the handle. The clamp assembly is constructed and arranged to move between a clamp position wherein the clamp assembly applies a clamp force to side surfaces the blade and a release position wherein the clamp assembly releases the clamping force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Rowlay, Edward Iliffe, Martin Charles Price
  • Utility knife with blade storage system
    Patent number: 8621753
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade holder assembly, a spare blade carrier, a spare blade dispenser, and an actuator. The blade holder assembly is constructed and arranged to hold a blade at a position of use at one end of the handle. The spare blade carrier is disposed in the handle, and is configured to carry a plurality of spare blades. The spare blade dispenser is constructed to separate one of the spare blades from the plurality thereof and present the one separated blade to the user. The actuator is operatively associated with the blade dispenser, wherein movement of the actuator moves the blade dispenser to separate the one spare blade from the plurality to present the one separated blade to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Charles Price
  • Dual front utility knife with interlock
    Patent number: 8413337
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a first blade holder assembly, a second blade holder assembly, and an interlock assembly. The handle includes an opening at a front end. The first blade holder assembly is constructed and arranged to hold a first blade at a position of use wherein the first blade projects through the opening at the front end of the handle, and to retract the first blade into the handle. The second blade holder assembly is constructed and arranged to hold a second blade at a position of use wherein the second blade projects through the opening at the front end of the handle, and to retract the second blade into the handle. The interlock assembly constructed and arranged to allow only one of the first blade and the second blade to project through the opening at the front end of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Charles Price
  • UTILITY KNIFE WITH BLADE LOCK
    Publication number: 20100037466
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade holder assembly, and a clamp assembly. The blade holder assembly is constructed and arranged to hold a blade at a position of use at one end of the handle. The clamp assembly is constructed and arranged to move between a clamp position wherein the clamp assembly applies a clamp force to side surfaces the blade and a release position wherein the clamp assembly releases the clamping force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: THE STANLEY WORKS
    Inventors: Stephen ROWLAY, Edward Iliffe, Martin Charles Price