Annular Blade Patents (Class 30/301)
  • Patent number: 11963544
    Abstract: A custom message food press is provided. The device is a hand held debossing, embossing, and impressing device having culinary and other uses to impress or imprint names, messages, logos, artwork, and designs into or onto food or other substrates. The device includes an ejection panel configured to remove a plurality of impression elements from a peg board carrier plate. The carrier plate is configured to hold the plurality of impression elements in a particular set arrangement for impressing into or onto the food. A cleaning crate is configured to act as the base of the device by attaching everything together for cleaning and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Gourmet Impressions LLC
    Inventor: Richard Ben Errera
  • Patent number: 11813198
    Abstract: The first step for removal of cataracts generally is a capsulotomy—the removal of the anterior capsule of the eye lens. The circular capsulotomy incision tool provides a device that produces sharper cuts, with precise measurements, in an economical, reliable form without the need for complicated or expensive equipment, or extensive surgeon training or skill. The tool uses a resilient ring with a sharp cutting edge. The ring is collapsed, put in place through a corneal incision, and the original circular shape is allowed to return. The device uses a pulley mechanism to rotate the ring, enabling the cutting edge to reliably create a precisely edged capsulotomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Abdulaziz Saud Fakhouri, Bandar Rashed Alnafisah, Thamer Najer Alotaibi, Saad Hamdan M. Alenezi
  • Patent number: 10513062
    Abstract: Disclosed is a press-molding apparatus for a cosmetic patch, suitable for use in cutting a piece of patch fabric to a predetermined shape while being pressed using a press, including: a planar pressing plate, which forms a pressing portion of the press; at least one cutter, which is fixedly secured to the lower surface of the pressing plate and protrudes therefrom so as to cut the piece of patch fabric through pressing of the press, and is formed in a cylindrical shape so that a plurality of stacked pieces of patch fabric is simultaneously cut and the cut pieces of patch fabric are received in the space inside the cutter; and an ejector, which separates the pieces of patch fabric received in the cutter from the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventor: Han Sun Oh
  • Patent number: 9821485
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for use in a hydro-cutting system in which water and food products are conveyed through tubes and the food products are sliced into smaller pieces. The cutting assembly includes multiple disks and U-shaped blades. Legs of the blades are mounted between the substantially parallel disks on opposite sides of the disks, thereby holding the blades in place. A rotationally-driven motor driveshaft extends through the assembly and the assembly is mounted in a tube. When the water and food products are conveyed into the cutting assembly, the rotating assembly slices pieces from the food product, and the pieces are separated from the water for later use or processing. The water can be used in another slicing cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventor: George A. Mendenhall
  • Patent number: 9655641
    Abstract: A method of treating tissue includes ultrasonically treating tissue by oscillating a blade of an ultrasonic surgical instrument in contact with tissue and activating a fluid control system to pump cooling fluid through a blade conduit of the blade to cool the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Robert B. Stoddard, Eric R. Larson
  • Patent number: 9630334
    Abstract: A food cutting assembly includes an outer ring has a circular shape. The outer ring has an inner surface, an outer surface and a bottom edge comprising a blade. A pair of handles is attached to the outer surface. A plurality of cutting members is attached to and extending between the outer ring and an inner ring such that the inner ring is coaxial with the outer ring. Each of the cutting members has a lower edge comprising a blade. The lower edges of the cutting members and the bottom edge are co-planar. An intermediate ring has a first edge and a second edge positioned opposite of each other wherein the second edge is directed downwardly and comprises a blade. The intermediate ring is removably attached to the cutting members such that the second edge is co-planar with the lower edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Lucio Garcia
  • Patent number: 9504259
    Abstract: A device for simultaneous cutting of dough into shapes including upper and lower platform members as well as interior and exterior cutting members. The upper platform member may be actuated to cause the interior cutting members to be telescopically inserted into the exterior cutting members thereby enabling cutting of prepared cookie dough into a plural cookies by each set of interior and exterior cutting members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Inventor: Rhonda Kay White
  • Patent number: 8813365
    Abstract: A pepper corer set includes two separate pepper corers, each one of which is configured to remove a different sized core from a different sized pepper. A first pepper corer is configured to remove a stem and facilitate removal of the core from a relatively large variety of pepper such as a bell pepper, while a second pepper corer is sized to remove a stem and facilitate removal of the core from a smaller pepper, such as a jalapeno pepper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Adam R. Smith, Joseph Kent
  • Patent number: 8752299
    Abstract: A blade guide assembly for receiving the head assembly of a power operated rotary knife. The blade guide assembly includes: a blade guide and a cover secured to the blade guide to secure the head assembly within the blade guide. The blade guide includes a top wall, a bottom wall and an outer wall, an arcuate blade-receiving groove spaced radially inwardly from the outer wall, extending axially from the top wall and defining peripherally spaced apart ends, a head member-receiving channel extending radially inwardly from the outer wall and intersecting the arcuate groove, and a notched region intersecting the peripherally spaced apart ends of the arcuate blade-receiving groove. The cover includes a base secured to the top wall of the blade guide and overlying at least a portion of the arcuate blade-receiving groove and an outer extension defining an opening axially aligned with the notched region of the blade guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Bettcher Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Marinel Rosu, Matthew P. Haszto
  • Patent number: 8230604
    Abstract: A pie dough cutter comprising a removably attachable handle providing decorative patterns to be added to the top of a pie crust is herein disclosed. The dough cutter comprises different designs for stamping a portion of crust providing decorative elements. After a pie crust is prepared a desired decorative pattern is pressed through the dough, which is then placed onto a pie prior to baking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Inventors: Caprice G. Corey, David Thompson
  • Publication number: 20110283548
    Abstract: A device for simultaneous cutting of dough into shapes including an upper and lower platform members as well as interior and exterior cutting members. The upper platform member may be actuated to cause the interior cutting members to be telescopically inserted into the exterior cutting members thereby enabling cutting of prepared cookie dough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventor: Rhonda Kay White
  • Patent number: 7898334
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes an amplifier including an inverting input that communicates with an input signal, a non-inverting input, and an output. A first feedback path communicates with the inverting input and the output of the amplifier. A second feedback path communicates with the inverting input and the output of the amplifier. The first feedback path provides feedback at a lower frequency than the second feedback path. A first resistance has one end that communicates with the output of the amplifier. A first capacitance has one end that communicates with an opposite end of the load resistance. A second resistance has one end that communicates with the inverting input and an opposite end that communicates with the opposite end of the first resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventor: Farbod Aram
  • Publication number: 20100313432
    Abstract: A pizza cutter that includes a handle, a cutting member support, and first and second disk members. The handle is configured for grasping by a user. The cutting member support extends from the handle. The first disk member is supported on the cutting member support. The second disk member is supported on the cutting member support. The first and second disk members may be arranged non-parallel relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventor: Ty Caswell
  • Patent number: 7730818
    Abstract: A food slicing system for slicing a food article into a plurality of pieces of equal thickness includes a base having a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of end walls extending between the front and rear walls. A catch aperture is defined by the front wall, the rear wall and the end walls. The front wall, the rear wall and the end walls extend upwardly from a bottom face. A cutting assembly is hingedly coupled to the base. The cutting assembly is pivoted towards the base to slice food articles on the base into a plurality of slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventor: Kent H. Kannegieter
  • Patent number: 7658010
    Abstract: A cutter includes radial cutting blades connected by a hinge about which the blades may be rotated between collapsed and extended positions. A rotary body and rotary cap form a handle which holds the inner ends of the blades. The members are mounted for rotation about the hinge axis relative to free blades. Circumferentially spaced stop faces on the body are spaced apart in the axial direction. Circumferentially spaced abutment faces on the cap are spaced apart in the radial direction. The abutment-engaging faces of adjacent free blades are correspondingly spaced apart in the radial direction. To extend the blades, the cap is rotated relative to the body, with the cap and body holding the portions of each free blade between a respective stop face and abutment face for locating the free blades in the extended positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Inventors: Kwok Kuen So, Yiu Chung Wan
  • Patent number: 7647703
    Abstract: A bulb planter includes a pair of blade halves cooperating to form a tubular tool head and a molded plastic handle body forming a pair of handles. The blade halves are preferably metal and riveted to the handle body. The handle body forms a living hinge for selectively pivoting the blade halves upon movement of the handles. The blade halves pivot toward and away from each other between a soil plug cutting position and a soil plug releasing position upon movement of the handles. A resilient member biases the blade halves toward the soil plug cutting position. The resilient member is preferably an elastomer ring encircling the blade halves. The handles extend in opposed directions substantially perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis and are manually movable against the bias of the resilient member to move the blade halves to the soil plug release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventors: David Demar, Thomas VanDyk, Roland Charriez, Michael Ballone, John Kiely, Keith Kristiansen, Melissa Fisher, Brian J. Conaway, Mandi Reese, Terry M. Birchler, Mark C. Eyman
  • Patent number: 7591072
    Abstract: Cutting devices including an elongate body having a handle and two rotatable cutting blades mounting on opposite sides of the body. One cutting blade is movable longitudinally relative to the other to enable variation in the longitudinal spacing between the cutting blades. In addition to or instead of the variable longitudinal spacing, one cutting blade is movable transversely relative to the other to enable variation in the transverse spacing between the cutting blades. Other cutting devices include a housing defining a blade-receiving cavity, an actuating mechanism pivotally mounted to the housing and a cutting assembly arranged in the cavity and including cutting blades. The cutting assembly is rotatable relative to the housing to selectively bring each cutting blade into a cutting position, and has a relaxed position in which the cutting blades are recessed within an outer periphery of the housing. The cutting assembly is biased into this relaxed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Inventor: David M. Stravitz
  • Patent number: 7159320
    Abstract: A small hand tool is provided for forming in a fruit or vegetable an exterior surface recess for complementarily receiving a tealight candle. The tool has a hollow cylindrical body centered around an axis and having a sharpened lower end portion, and a handle projecting axially upwardly from the top end of the body. A diametrically extending, laterally twisted cutting blade member is positioned within a lower end portion of the body and has a cutting edge portion lying in a plane transverse to the body axis. To form the candle receiving recess the tool body is pushed and twisted into the fruit or vegetable, until the top end of the tool body is flush with the outer side of the fruit or vegetable, and then pulled outwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventor: Kelly A. Moore
  • Patent number: 7114258
    Abstract: A stone removing tool for removing a stone from a fruit having an outer flesh portion surrounding the stone, the tool having a head section configured for being gripped by a user and a stem section extending from the head section and having an end opposite the head section configured for penetrating the flesh of the fruit and positively engaging the stone for removal from the fruit in an axial pulling action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Inventor: David William Miller
  • Patent number: 7011666
    Abstract: An incising apparatus for cataract surgery is provided. The incising apparatus includes a handle having a proximal end and a distal end. A circular cutting band is adapted to slide along the handle. At least one stopper element is provided in the vicinity of the proximal end of the handle. The at least one stopper element is positioned within the interior of the circular band so as to restrict the motion of the circular band relative to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Inventor: Matthew Feinsod
  • Patent number: 6796034
    Abstract: A carving tool in which a concave hemispherical cutting head is detachably secured to a base member and a handle by fastener structure, thus securing the cutting head, the base member, and the handle to each other. The carving tool is a swinging impact tool which is used in a manner similar to conventional swinging of an ax or hammer, and thus utilizes the kinetic energy of the swing of the head, applied to materials being worked, at a cutting edge, to perform carving and cutting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventor: Mark A. Loser
  • Patent number: 6632232
    Abstract: This invention is a surgical device for producing a generally circular, interlamellar pathway within the corneal stroma of the eye. The device is made up of three major components: a vacuum centering guide having an inner bore which fits at one end against the front of the eye, a barrel which fits within the inner bore of the centering guide and to which is attached the third major component, a generally circular dissecting ring. The dissecting ring is shaped in such way that when an eye surgeon twists the barrel to which the ring is attached, the ring moves through the interlamellar space in the stroma producing the desired channel or pathway. The centering guide may optionally include a ring having one or more pins which firmly engage the cornea's epiphilium. The constituent parts of the surgical device, particularly the dissecting ring, also form a part of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Addition Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Loomas, James Davenport, Mark Mathis
  • Patent number: 6602266
    Abstract: This invention is a surgical device for producing a generally circular, interlamellar pathway within the corneal stroma of the eye. The device is made up of three major components: a vacuum centering guide having an inner bore which fits at one end against the front of the eye, a barrel which fits within the inner bore of the centering guide and to which is attached the third major component, a generally circular dissecting ring. The dissecting ring is shaped in such way that when an eye surgeon twists the barrel to which the ring is attached, the ring moves through the interlamellar space in the stroma producing the desired channel or pathway. The centering guide may optionally include a ring having one or more pins which firmly engage the cornea's epiphilium. The constituent parts of the surgical device, particularly the dissecting ring, also form a part of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Addition Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Loomas, James Davenport, Mark Mathis
  • Patent number: 6581293
    Abstract: A pair of hole punching pliers, so-called stoma pliers, is arranged to punch a hole in a skin protection plate for a stoma bag. The hole punching remedies of the pliers consist of a hole socket (16) and a holding-up plate (18) for the same. During the punching, a plastic skin protection plate is located between the hole socket (16) and the opposing surface of the holding-up plate (18), as the free, outer cutting/punching edge (22) of the hole socket (16) after the completion of the punching abuts directly on said opposing holding-up plate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Inventor: Svein Jakob Andersen
  • Patent number: 6578272
    Abstract: An edge cutting apparatus provides a means for edging around pop-up and stationary sprinkler devices and provides a safe and secure means of transporting the components of the apparatus. An edge cutting apparatus can include a cutter handle with a compression collar integrated to a T-shaped cutter handle. The cutter handle having a first end and a second end. The cutter head assembly can be detachably coupled to at least one of the first end and second end of the cutter handle. The cutter head assembly can include a cutter head and a cutter blade having cutter blade teeth. An edge cutting apparatus carrying kit can include a cutter handle, the cutter handle having a T-shape with an compression collar integrated to the cutter handle, and a cutter head assembly comprising a cutter head and a cutter blade. The carrying kit further includes an upper plate having circular indentations to receive the cutter head, and a lower plate having circular indentations equipped to receive the cutter blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Inventor: Anthony C. Arbanas
  • Publication number: 20030070302
    Abstract: An edge cutting apparatus provides a means for edging around pop-up and stationary sprinkler devices and provides a safe and secure means of transporting the components of the apparatus. An edge cutting apparatus can include a cutter handle with a compression collar integrated to a T-shaped cutter handle. The cutter handle having a first end and a second end. The cutter head assembly can be detachably coupled to at least one of the first end and second end of the cutter handle. The cutter head assembly can include a cutter head and a cutter blade having cutter blade teeth. An edge cutting apparatus carrying kit can include a cutter handle, the cutter handle having a T-shape with an compression collar integrated to the cutter handle, and a cutter head assembly comprising a cutter head and a cutter blade. The carrying kit further includes an upper plate having circular indentations to receive the cutter head, and a lower plate having circular indentations equipped to receive the cutter blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventor: Anthony C. Arbanas
  • Patent number: 6379370
    Abstract: An incising apparatus for cataract surgery is provided. The incising apparatus includes a handle having a proximal end and a distal end. A circular cutting band is adapted to slide along the handle. At least one stopper element is provided in the vicinity of the proximal end of the handle. The at least one stopper element is positioned within the interior of the circular band so as to restrict the motion of the circular band relative to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Inventor: Matthew Feinsod
  • Patent number: 6058610
    Abstract: A simplified cutter for providing decorative pieces to enhance the visual appearance of various dishes. The cutter comprises a hallow cylindrical member secured to a disk shaped lip member. A series of shaped cutter elements are secured to the inside surface of the cylindrical member. In operation, the cutter is positioned on the top portion of the item being cut, such as carrots, and the user presses down on the lip, or collar, portion. The vertically extending cutter surfaces cut the item along the length of the item, remainder of the item having a center portion with the circumference having a shape corresponding to the mirror image of the cutter surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Irene Leang
  • Patent number: 6052910
    Abstract: A new vegetable cutting device for cutting lettuce and the like into shaped portions suitable for use with a variety of sandwich types. The inventive device includes a body member having a top portion, a bottom portion and a lateral portion, a slot formed in the lateral portion extending from the bottom portion and terminating proximate the top portion, a shaped cutting member having a hollow interior portion and a cutting blade disposed around a bottom periphery thereof, the cutting member being receivable within the body member and a plunger having a plate and a handle receivable through the slot, the handle being fixedly attached to a plate upper surface and the plate being receivable within the body member and engageable to a top periphery of the cutting member at a plate lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Inventor: Jerald William Kaebisch, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6009625
    Abstract: A hand tool combination is useful for punching various sized holes in the sidewall of irrigation tubing to discharge water onto crop-growing soil. The tool combination comprises an elongated handle member including a hand grasping section at one end thereof and carrying a cutter element assembly at the other end thereof. The cutter element assembly includes at least one hole-forming cutting element removably mounted to a cutting element carrier module. A plurality of cutting elements each includes a cutting edge effective to penetrate the sidewall of the irrigation tubing when thrust against the tubing by an individual gripping the hand grasping section and swinging the cutter element assembly toward the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: IXL Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Bob N. Keathley
  • Patent number: 5966819
    Abstract: A new meat scraping tool for easily dislodging meat by pressing a button. The inventive device includes a handle. A plurality of generally cylindrical stationary blade members arranged in a concentric configuration are included. The stationary blade members have coextensive end portions extending inwardly of an end of the handle. The stationary blade members each have a blunt upper edge and a sharp lower edge. A plurality of generally cylindrical pivoting blade members each are positioned in an abutting relationship with an interior surface of respective stationary blade members. The pivoting blade members have coextensive end portions extending inwardly of the end of the handle. The pivoting blade members each have a blunt upper edge and a sharp lower edge. The pivoting blade members are pivotable with respect to the stationary blade members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: David R. Coleman
  • Patent number: 5930901
    Abstract: A hand tool for carving a generally ellipsoid shaped vegetable, such as a potato, turnip, radish or carrot, into a predetermined shape, particularly a mushroom shape, is provided. The hand tool includes a hollow elongated cylinder that has a first end terminating in a circumferential cutting surface, a second end, and an outer surface. At the outer surface of the cylinder between the first and second end of the cylinder, there is attached a wire form. The wire form extends outwardly from the outer surface of the cylinder. A cutting wire is attached to the first end of the cylinder and the end of the wire form furthest from the outer surface of the cylinder. Also disclosed is a method of using the hand tool to carve a generally ellipsoid shaped vegetable into the shape of a mushroom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Inventor: James P. Gerhardt
  • Patent number: 5862658
    Abstract: This is a grass remover to remove grass from the surface of an area in a circular path about the top of a guide hole in which a termite bait station may be inserted. This includes a circular skirt with a hub in the middle and a plurality of cutting blades sharpened at the lower end and carried between the hub and the skirt. A guide cylinder is fixed to the hub and extends downwardly into the guide hole. A stem extends upwardly from the hub and is of a character to fit into the chuck of a hand drill. Operation of the hand drill when the guide cylinder is in the guide hole causes the grass to be removed from the circular area about the top of the guide hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Steven J. Howard
  • Patent number: 5720991
    Abstract: A device to form different shaped raviolis includes multiple uniquely outlined cutting and crimping ribs, surrounding finger ejection holes, and an extrusion die plate hand support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Inventors: Janet Gildersleeve, Ronald M. Popeil, Alan L. Backus
  • Patent number: 5579582
    Abstract: A puzzle cookie cutter includes a cutting die holder and at least one cutting die removably securable in the holder. The die or dies provide for the cutting of cookie dough, batter, or the like into several separate, irregularly shaped and sized interfitting pieces, which pieces may be reassembled as a puzzle after baking to provide entertainment for the consumer of the cookie. The dies may be provided in virtually any regular or irregular geometric shape, animal or other caricature or representation, and/or any alphanumeric character, as desired. The die or dies may also provide for the spaced apart separation of the cut dough or batter, to allow for expansion or flow of the batter or dough during the baking process, in order that the baked pieces will have a close fit with one another without interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventor: Ethel G. Carlson
  • Patent number: 5403335
    Abstract: This invention is a surgical device for producing a generally circular, interlamellar pathway within the corneal stroma of the eye. The device is made up of three major components: a vacuum centering guide having an inner bore which fits at one end against the front of the eye, a barrel which fits within the inner bore of the centering guide and to which is attached the third major component, a generally circular dissecting ring. The dissecting ring is shaped in such way that when an eye surgeon twists the barrel to which the ring is attached, the ring moves through the interlamellar space in the stroma producing the desired channel or pathway. The centering guide may optionally include a ring having one or more pins which firmly engage the cornea's epiphilium. The constituent parts of the surgical device, particularly the dissecting ring, also form a part of this invention. A split ring, or intracorneal ring ("ICR"), is inserted into the intrastromal passageway produced by the inventive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: KeraVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Loomas, James Davenport, Mark Mathis
  • Patent number: 5242024
    Abstract: A grass trimming device arranged to provide for circular removal of plug members in surrounding relationship about such components as sprinkler heads and the like is formed with a cylindrical body having continuous serrated lower edge spaced from an annular upper edge, with the cylindrical body defined about a body axis, with a handlebar mounted through the cylindrical body orthogonally relative to the axis adjacent the upper edge. The invention is arranged to include a herbicide dispensing structure selectively mounted into the cylindrical body and into the handlebar structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Inventor: William Van Houten
  • Patent number: 5157836
    Abstract: A tool is described for separating a core, a rind and flesh of a fruit, in particular a pineapple, including, at least, a cylindrical corer which is provided at one end with a cutting edge and at the other end with a handle or other driving member, such as a motor. In the tool there is provided, close to the cutting edge of the corer at least one flesh cutter extending radially thereon and provided with at least one cutting edge, the shape of the flesh cutter being chosen such that upon rotating of the tool, it executes a helical movement with a predetermined pitch, and in that at the end of the flesh cutter, opposite the end fixed to the corer, there is provided, at least locally, a rind cutter extending parallel to the corer and provided with at least one cutting edge. Further an auxiliary screw connected with the corer may be present to at least partially determine the pitch of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Chiquita Tropical Fruit Company, B.V.
    Inventors: Antonius P. Aulbers, Bernard W. Been, Paul I. d'Hond, German E. Knoppers
  • Patent number: 5146681
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a skin layer of elongate vegetables, such as cucumbers and carrots, includes an elongate housing mounting blade segments therewithin. A manually supported embodiment of the invention includes coaxially arranged resilient segments mounting rigid blade members at a lowermost end thereof defining a conical chamber for directing of the vegetables therethrough. The blade segments may be formed of various configurations, such as utilizing triangular projections in association with fluid directing apertures, as well as cylindrical cutters directed interiorly of the blades. The blades define offset cutting elements. The invention further includes a power-driven aspect of the invention utilizing a central cylindrical hopper defining a cylindrical cutting blade coaxially arranged within the chamber, as well as using a helical wire mounting a matrix of spaced needle cutting members projecting interiorly of the cutting chamber to enhance cutting of a vegetable therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Inventor: Cyrus Haghkar
  • Patent number: 5103684
    Abstract: A safe cutting tool for cutting and undercutting samples of solid material e.g., from solid rocket propellant wherein a blade curves sidewise around an opening to define a sleeve, the edges of which are opposed cutting edges which bevel into the opening from each opposed outside edge. The tool is employed in cutting channels in solid material and can be mounted on a handle, either in axial alignment therewith or at an angle thereto for undercutting purposes. The tool can be employed for excising a sample of solid material e.g., by cutting channels therearound and then undercutting such sample to free same. During cutting, shavings or cuttings of the material pass up the beveled blade and through the opening in the cutting tool sleeve, which cutting can then be grasped and removed by the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Duane N. Denton
  • Patent number: 5103563
    Abstract: A food preparation device includes a plurality of teeth on a bottom rim of a hollow cylindrical body. Each of the teeth includes an apex that extends parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the device and two surfaces intersecting each other at the apex. In one form of the device, the surfaces are curved in one direction, in another form of the device, the surfaces are planar, and in a third form of the device, the surfaces are curved in three directions. Another form of the device includes a serrated cutting edge on the bottom rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Inventor: Carl W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 4972585
    Abstract: A rotary blade cutter (10) including a semitubular rotary cutting blade (12) rotatably mounted within a tubular housing (14). The tubular housing 14 includes an entrance slit (22) and a diametrically opposed exit slit (24) for insertion of a web into the cutting device. A first cutting edge (32) is formed along a first side of the entrance slit. The semitubular rotary cutting blade includes a first slit (36) nominally aligned with the housing entrance slit when the rotary blade is in a retracted position, and includes a second cutting edge (48) that is formed adjacent a second side (46) of the entrance slit to oppose the first cutting edge. The second cutting edge is tapered to spiral around the longitudinal axis of the housing. The rotary cutting blade includes a spiral groove (50) that coacts with a guide pin (52) projecting inwardly from the housing to constrain the rotary cutting blade to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the housing when the rotary blade is longitudinally advanced within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Inventor: Yutaka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 4905375
    Abstract: A hand operated tool for extracting a finger grip insert glued in a bowling ball including a shaft, a T-shaped handle grip, and a tubular extractor affixed to the shaft and having a knife dull edge free end adapted to cut the insert away from the bowling ball as the tool is turned and pushed inwardly and a beveled inner surface adjacent the free end which applies a funneling force to the insert as the extractor is rotated thereabout whereby cutting of the insert is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Inventor: Stephen P. Braswell
  • Patent number: 4836396
    Abstract: A combination canister cover and cookie cutter includes a disc-like central member having an upper surface and a lower surface; a lower cylindrical skirt extending downwardly from the periphery of the disc-like central member; screw threads formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical skirt to permit the combination cover and cookie cutter to be screw-threadedly received on a container; a handle extending from the lower surface of the disc-like central member within the boundary of the lower cylindrical skirt; a raised image forming pattern formed on the upper surface of the disc-like central member; and an annular cookie cutting rim extending from the periphery of the upper surface of the disc-like central member in surrounding relation to the raised image forming pattern and at a height greater than the height of the raised image forming pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: M. Kamenstein, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Ancona, Bruce Ancona
  • Patent number: 4798213
    Abstract: Apparatus for obtaining a bone biopsy comprising a trocar which includes a guide tube with gripping teeth at one end and a tubular drill which is insertable through the tube. The drill has cutting teeth at its forward end and comprises an outer retaining sheath and an inner retaining sheath which is slidable axially within the outer retaining sheath. The inner retaining sheath consists of two separable longitudinal halves which separate when the inner retaining sheath is removed from the outer retaining sheath by means of an elongated extractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Inventor: Samuel H. Doppelt
  • Patent number: 4792299
    Abstract: A biscuit cutter having at least one cutting element defined by a hexagonally oriented cutting edge which taper upwardly and inwardly to form a circular biscuit forming cavity and which cutting element may be cooperatively seated within a mold so as to uniformly cut substantially all of the dough placed within the mold into uniform circular shapes without leaving any waste dough to be reworked or reprocessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1988
    Inventor: Charles N. McCaffrey
  • Patent number: 4789555
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for preparing a patterned baked good by cutting a dough piece and impressing a pattern on the dough piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: Griffith Laboratories U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Virginia L. Judd
  • Patent number: 4763414
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a handle having at least one coring assembly extending outwardly and away from one end of the handle. The coring assembly is a continuous ring of thin, stainless steel having a cross-section of a known geometric shape, a circle in the simplest form. The ring is joined to, or is an extension of, a thin zig-zag band portion which is joined to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Inventor: Charles R. McNeill, II
  • Patent number: 4690047
    Abstract: The tool comprises two substantially annular and coaxial blades, an inner one and an outer one respectively, each of which has a frontal cutting edge, and a handgrip for enabling the blades to be pushed into the fruit and possibly rotated so as to separate the core and the skin from the fleshy part through the action of the cutting edge of the inner blade and the cutting edge of the outer blade, respectively. Each blade has associated elongate parts for connecting it to the handgrip which, together with the blades themselves, constitute regions of a single tubular body substantially free from roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Assignee: Metallurgiche Balzano S.p.A.
    Inventor: Savino Balzano
  • Patent number: 4689885
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting out a face in a pumpkin is provided that consists of a handle that is removable from various shaped housings which are adapted to cutout eyes, nose and mouth in the pumpkin by removing different shaped pieces from a side of the pumpkin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Inventor: Thomas C. Albanese