Blade-blade housing bearing interface for a low friction rotary knife

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a blade-blade housing bearing interface for a low friction rotary knife in accordance with the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation section view thereof, illustrating a section defined by section lines 3-3 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a magnified side elevation section view defined by section lines 4-4 of FIG. 1.

The dashed-broken lines shown are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The dashed-dot-dot lines designate boundaries and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a blade-blade housing bearing interface for a low friction rotary knife as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1220345 March 1917 Koster
1374988 April 1921 Cooper
1476345 December 1923 McGee
2266888 December 1941 McCurdy et al.
2827657 March 1958 Bettcher
RE25947 December 1965 Bettcher
3269010 August 1966 Bettcher
4082232 April 4, 1978 Brewer
4170063 October 9, 1979 Bettcher
4178683 December 18, 1979 Bettcher
4198750 April 22, 1980 Bettcher
4236531 December 2, 1980 McCullough
4267759 May 19, 1981 Sullivan et al.
4326361 April 27, 1982 McGill
4363190 December 14, 1982 McCullough
4430924 February 14, 1984 Dunn et al.
4494311 January 22, 1985 McCullough
4509261 April 9, 1985 Bettcher
4516323 May 14, 1985 Bettcher
4575938 March 18, 1986 McCullough
4609227 September 2, 1986 Wild et al.
4637140 January 20, 1987 Bettcher
4829860 May 16, 1989 VanderPol
4854046 August 8, 1989 Decker et al.
4909640 March 20, 1990 Nakanishi
5036274 July 30, 1991 Seeburger
5099721 March 31, 1992 Decker et al.
5331877 July 26, 1994 Ishii
5369886 December 6, 1994 Gallatin
5419619 May 30, 1995 Lew
5522142 June 4, 1996 Whited
5529532 June 25, 1996 Desrosiers
5664332 September 9, 1997 Whited
5692307 December 2, 1997 Whited et al.
5761817 June 9, 1998 Whited et al.
5836701 November 17, 1998 Vranish
5971413 October 26, 1999 El-Kassouf
6615494 September 9, 2003 Long et al.
6662452 December 16, 2003 Whited
6679184 January 20, 2004 Rajaram
6785971 September 7, 2004 McDonnell
6857191 February 22, 2005 Whited
7000325 February 21, 2006 Whited
7228880 June 12, 2007 Taillon
8037611 October 18, 2011 Levsen
8074363 December 13, 2011 Whited
8555813 October 15, 2013 Moreland et al.
8661692 March 4, 2014 Whited et al.
8671580 March 18, 2014 Whited
8695222 April 15, 2014 Whited
8726524 May 20, 2014 Whited et al.
8739416 June 3, 2014 Mascari et al.
8745881 June 10, 2014 Thompson et al.
8806761 August 19, 2014 Whited
9121438 September 1, 2015 Mascari
9227334 January 5, 2016 Colombatta
9321188 April 26, 2016 Slawinski et al.
9364962 June 14, 2016 Whited
9522473 December 20, 2016 Mascari et al.
9592076 March 14, 2017 Esarey et al.
9833919 December 5, 2017 Mascari et al.
10040211 August 7, 2018 Whited
10124500 November 13, 2018 Whited
D870529 December 24, 2019 Whited
D912489 March 9, 2021 Whited et al.
D951732 May 17, 2022 Whited
D973115 December 20, 2022 Whited
D1003678 November 7, 2023 Whited
D1052988 December 3, 2024 Whited
D1094052 September 23, 2025 Whited
20030196333 October 23, 2003 Whited
20060211966 September 21, 2006 Hatton
20070283574 December 13, 2007 Levsen
20080098605 May 1, 2008 Whited
20110185580 August 4, 2011 Whited
20130185944 July 25, 2013 Thompson
20160279818 September 29, 2016 Whited
Foreign Patent Documents
1216947 April 1960 FR
Other references
  • Oct. 3, 2011 Decision and Opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Appeal No. 2011-1038, -1046) regarding the case styled Bettcher Industries, Inc. v Bunzl USA, Inc. and Bunzl Processor Distribution, LLC, Case No. 3:08 CV 2423, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Judge Zouhary. The Decision and Opinion relates to U.S. Pat. No. 7,000,325, which issued from U.S. Appl. No. 10/909,168, the present application claims priority from U.S. Appl. No. 10/909,168. (47 pages).
  • Jul. 28, 2011 Decision on Appeal of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Appeal No. 2011-007091, Control No. U.S. Appl. No. 10/909,168) regarding the inter partes reexamination of U.S. Pat. No. 7,000,325, which issued from U.S. Appl. No. 10/909,168. The present application claims priority from U.S. Appl. No. 10/909,168. (13 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D1126711
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 7, 2023
Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
Assignee: Bettcher Industries, Inc. (Birmingham, OH)
Inventor: Jeffrey A Whited (Richfield, OH)
Primary Examiner: Austin Murphy
Application Number: 29/906,644
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/70