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| 20080244910 | Hand-Held Circular Saw, In Particular Plunge-Cut Saw - A power saw ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080289187 | Carabiner-handle scissors - A pair of scissors having a pair of looped handles has a carabiner-style inwardly-opening gate mounted on the outer-most perimeter of one or both of the looped handles. The distal end of each gate, distal from the gates hinge, is oppositely disposed relative to the fulcrum of the pair of scissors. The non-gate portion of each of the looped handles containing a gate includes a hooked portion adjacent the distal end of each gate. The hooked portion includes a stop to limit movement of the gate. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080289188 | Retractable and Sanitary Food Buffet Utensil - A food buffet utensil for use with a food buffet having a shield includes a base member attachable to the food buffet shield. A housing is coupled to the base member and defines an open bottom. The food buffet utensil includes a cord having a first end connected to a reel and a second end extending therefrom, the reel being selectively movable between retracted and extended configurations. The food buffet utensil includes a utensil body having a handle coupled to the second end of the cord, the handle being displaced from the housing when the reel is at the extended configuration and a portion of the handle being positioned in the housing when the reel is at the retracted configuration. An ultraviolet LED is positioned in the housing such that ultraviolet light is emitted when the ultraviolet LED is electrically energized. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080295336 | CUTTING TOOL HAVING THE FUNCTION OF A SHOVEL - A cutting tool includes two shanks pivotally connected with each other and each having a first end provided with an operation member which has a first side formed with a cutting blade and a second side formed with a shovel portion and a second end provided with a grip portion. Thus, the operation members of the shanks co-operate to provide a cutting or shearing function and to function as a shovel. In addition, the cutting tool can provide a cutting or shearing fiction and can function as a shovel so that a user can operate the cutting tool to perform two different works without having to replace a different tool, thereby facilitating the user operating the cutting tool. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090038159 | THUMB UTENSIL WITH CUTTING BOARD - An apparatus facilitating a cutting operation includes a knife; and a hand-mountable cutting board utensil. The utensil includes: a cutting board for disposition between the thumb and an index finger of the hand, the cutting board having an exposed cutting surface for orienting toward the index finger and a second surface for orienting toward the thumb; and a retainer having two lateral sides and being configured to receive and releasably retain the thumb along a longitudinal length of the retainer. The cutting board includes portions that extend transversely to a direction defined by the longitudinal length respectively beyond the two lateral sides of the retainer, each portion having exposed, oppositely facing front and back surfaces. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090126198 | CHILDREN'S CUTLERY - A piece of children's cutlery includes a work unit, a fixing unit, a plastic deformation unit, and a grip unit. The work unit is connected at an end to a front end of the grip unit, the fixing unit is connected at an end to a rear end of the grip unit opposite to the work unit, the plastic deformation unit is connected at two opposite ends to the work unit and the fixing unit, and the grip unit is enclosed around the plastic deformation unit and the ends of the work unit and the fixing unit connected to the grip unit. The grip unit and the plastic deformation unit enclosed therein may be adjusted by bending them to an extending direction and a curvature most suitable for holding by a user in a habitual position. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090165307 | Combined fork and chopstick assembly - A pair of chopsticks comprising a first chopstick having a long narrow body, at least one tine on a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a connection means disposed on the first chopstick body; a second chopstick having a long narrow body, at least one tine one a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a connection means disposed on the second chopstick body; and wherein the at least one tine of the first chopstick is proximate the at least one tine of the second chopstick when the connection means of the first chopstick is releasably secured to the connection means of the second chopstick. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090217532 | Food Delivery System and Methods - The present invention generally relates to a system and methods by which the delivery of a food item for personal consumption may be facilitated. More specifically, the present invention is directed to systems and methods that include the use of simplified utensils by which food may be managed and prepared for consumption. Certain embodiments of the simplified utensils include one or flavoring retainers by which flavoring agents can be retained and conveyed to a diner or diners and the flavor of a food item altered during consumption of a food item. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090241345 | Utility knife with a pivotal actuator served as an auxiliary handgrip - A utility knife includes a handle and an actuator pivotably secured to the rear end of the handle and served as an auxiliary handgrip. In a storage position the actuator is fastened at the bottom of the handle. The actuator is adapted to dispose about perpendicular to the handle by pivoting such that subsequently moving the actuator axially through an axial slot of the handle will extend front portions of a blade and a blade carrier out of the handle. In this position, a user can exert a greater force in cutting an object by grasping both the handle and the handgrip. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090241346 | Transverse Angulated Utility Knife - A utility knife is useful for operations such as glazing, roofing, carpeting and sheet rock fabrication wherein the knife is used in close proximity to window edges, walls or corners. A blade-holding portion of the utility knife has a planar bottom wall and structure for mounting the blade at a small angle relative to the bottom wall so that the blade is able to flex and substantially conform to the plane of a surface upon which the planar bottom surface of the utility knife is supported. A handle portion of the utility knife is offset from the planar bottom surface so as to position a user's hand away from the surface on which the utility knife is supported. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090255126 | Lemon fork a salutary utensil for serving lemon wedges - Bar tenders and waitresses serve lemon with a beverage. There has been at least one case of polluted lemon wedges attributed to handling and numerous other cases of undesirable service. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090271987 | Clip-handle scissors - A pair of scissors having a pair of looped handles has a clip such as a carabiner-style inwardly-opening gate mounted on the outer-most perimeter of one or both of the looped handles. Where the clip is a carabiner, the distal end of each gate, distal from the gates hinge, is oppositely disposed relative to the fulcrum of the pair of scissors. The non-gate portion of each of the looped handles containing a gate includes a hooked portion adjacent the distal end of each gate. The hooked portion includes a stop to limit movement of the gate. A resilient loop is mounted around the levers of the scissors between the handles and fulcrum so as to urge the scissors closed. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090313831 | HAND-HELD CIRCULAR SAW, IN PARTICULAR PLUNGE-CUT SAW - A power saw including a body housing enclosing a motor, a saw blade operatively coupled to the motor, and a cutting head at least partially covering the saw blade, wherein the cutting head is rotatable relative to the body housing and is configured to be set relative to the body housing in at least two different fixed positions. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100000094 | POWER TOOL WITH UV ILLUMINATION - A handheld power tool can include a tool housing having a trigger assembly. A motor can be disposed in the tool housing. The motor can drive an output member and be activated by the trigger assembly. A cutting member can be driven by the output member. A UV light source can be coupled to the tool housing. The UV light source can project UV light onto an area proximate to the cutting member. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100005665 | Craft knife with automatic light - A craft knife has an automatic light and is constructed of two electrically conductive cylindrical handle parts insulated from each other by a dielectric possessing on one end a clear blade/tool clamping collet with the capacity to transmit light from its base or threaded end, to its spherical end and thus illuminate the blade, blade tip and work area. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100050439 | UTENSIL - A serving utensil comprises a handle having a gripping portion that is gripped by the user. A serving receptacle is operatively connected to the handle. There is mounted to the serving utensil a serving scraper having a resilient arm with a bowed shape. The resilient arm has a scraping end and a mounting end. A mounting means at the mounting end is for mounting the resilient arm to the serving utensil forwardly of the gripping portion of the utensil used to grip the utensil and rearwardly of the serving receptacle. A scraper-remover is disposed at the scraper end of the resilient arm so that food can be scraped off of the food receptacle of the utensil when the serving scraper is actuated by the user. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100088899 | Carabiner with folding utility knife - A carabiner with a folding utility knife is provided, and the carabiner comprises: a handle element with two opposing first and second ends, the handle element has a cavity; a gate element for connecting the first and second ends of the handle element to form a handle element aperture, the gate element has opposing ends, at least one end of the gate element is pivotally attached to at least one end of the handle element, the gate element is movable to a closed position and an opened position; a blade; and a blade holder compartment having a front end and rear end, the rear end of the blade holder compartment is pivotally attached to at least a portion of the handle, the blade holder compartment comprises a cavity for receiving the blade, and the front end of the blade holder compartment has an aperture for allowing a portion of the blade to protrude from the aperture, and the blade holder compartment is movable to a closed position and an opened position. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100101095 | TACTICAL KNIFE - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a tactical knife. The knife, in certain embodiments, includes a handle and a blade. The blade may further be formed so as to include a sharp edge, a sharp serrated edge, a non-sharp serrated edge and a gut hook. In certain embodiments, the handle may house a light source so the knife may be used in poorly lit environments and/or in combination with a gun. A power source may be housed inside of the handle and the handle may also include a dome switch to operate the light source. Sufficient sealant is placed in strategic locations throughout the handle so as to make the knife of certain embodiments of the present invention water resistant. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100126023 | Combination String Trimmer and Blower Tool - A multi-purpose tool ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100162570 | Combination Tool - A combination tool is described that has a housing that includes a first side and an opposed second side, a third side and an opposed fourth side. The sides connect together to define the housing. The housing includes a first end portion and an opposed second end portion that define a longitudinal axis. The combination tool includes a razor mechanism that is connected to the housing. The razor mechanism receives and moves a cutting blade between a first position in the cavity and a second position wherein the cutting blade extends through the housing. The housing defines a channel that includes a floor, a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall have first edges that are connected to the floor and second edges that connect to the first side of the housing. The first sidewall includes a first slot and the second sidewall includes an opposed second slot. The first slot and second slot are positioned in fixed spaced relation from the floor and the second edge. The slots are configured to receive a rasp. The slots are positioned to recess a cutting surface of the rasp in the channel such that at least a portion of the sidewalls extend between the cutting surface and the second edges. A claw is defined in the housing that includes a first tong and a second tong. The claw extracts fasteners from soft materials. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100186236 | BEVERAGE UTENSIL - A beverage utensil for enhancing the enjoyment of a multiple phase beverage includes a bowl portion and a handle portion extending upwardly away from a section of a rim of the bowl portion. The beverage utensil may be used in combination with a beverage container having a diameter only slightly larger than the diameter of the bowl portion of the utensil to facilitate collection and consumption of non-liquid materials of a multiple phase beverage. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100325895 | CONDIMENT DISPENSING UTENSIL - A utensil apparatus for dispensing a quantity of condiment. The condiment dispensing utensil is constructed such that it contains an internal reservoir of a condiment, such as a salad dressing. The condiment dispensing utensil assembly can then be used to dispense a bite-sized portion of the condiment to the food on the utensil as it is consumed. The utensil allows the user to control the amount of condiment that is consumed at a single meal. Said utensil can later be cleaned for reuse or disposed of if constructed for only a single serving use. The utensil also comprises a pump mechanism for controlling the amount of condiment that is dispensed with each bite or scoop of food. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110005085 | Eating Devices Which Reduce Tremors of the Hand - There is provided an eating device including a grip configured so as to enable the grip to be grasped by a human hand. The grip is elongated and includes at least one side surface. An eating utensil having a front portion and a rear portion is provided. The front portion is configured to make contact with food and the rear portion extends from the side surface of the grip so that the front portion of the elongated utensil extends away from the side surface of the grip. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110113634 | Eating Utensil Incorporating Dental Flosser - An eating utensil such as a disposable plastic fork, spoon, knife, or combination thereof, is combined with a dental flosser and optionally with at least one other oral hygienic device for personal use after eating in a location where oral hygienic facilities may not be otherwise available. In some embodiments the oral hygienic device may be permanently attached to the eating utensil, which can serve as a handle for using the oral hygienic device. In other embodiments the oral hygienic device may be displaced in a snap-off or bend-away manner at score lines to facilitate use of oral hygienic device, either still attached to the utensil or removed for separate use, optionally configured with a thumb-finger grip tab. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119924 | Stetho-Tool - A device allows users to have a penlight and shears/scissors handy for medical procedures. The device may be detachable from a holster which can be secured to a stethoscope tube. The penlight and shears may be a formed as a single unit, held by the holster. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110197452 | KITCHENWARE APPLIANCE AND/OR FOOD PREPARATION APPARATUS - A manually operated kitchenware apparatus which has a suction operated mounting foot that can be operated by twisting or rotating a body of the apparatus. The apparatus can also have a removable cutter blade and a handle that receives a plurality of interchangeable grating blades. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110203114 | Safety Slice - The Safety Slice (FIG. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110232102 | Serving Placemat and Food Service Article - This invention relates to a serving placemat and ribbed tray receptacle that provides a portable eating area for young children and adults with special eating needs. The tray separates and traps food and liquid spillage that falls through the placemat and is readily disassembled for cleaning. This product speeds cleanup of table tops after eating meals. A tethered eating implement may be attached to the food service article. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110265332 | FOLDABLE TETHERED HAND TOOL - A foldable hand tool is provided with a retractable tether having a fixed end attached to a retractor assembly. The foldable hand tool includes at least one tool pivotally coupled to a handle assembly. The retractor assembly is coupled at the pivot point of the foldable tool. The retractable tether runs in a channel inside the handle assembly to eliminate tether damage from a stowed tool. When the free end of the tether is attached to an anchor point on a support structure or an article of clothing or equipment worn by a user, the retractable tether limits the distance that the foldable hand tool may extend away from the user. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110289780 | BLADE ILLUMINATOR - An illuminated utility device comprising: a handheld utility device, or said utility device includes a handle and a blade; a light source that directs light towards the blade from the handle; and a power source within the handle said power source providing energy for the light source. The light source may include a LED light that directs light along the edge of the blade and the power source may include batteries. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110289781 | Child's Paper Trimmer Device - A child safe paper trimmer device is utilizable by children and those lacking hand eye coordination or hand strength to conveniently utilize typical scissors arrangements. A child safe cutting blade is rotatably mounted so that it can be moved in any direction across a work surface, such as paper, to make a desired cut. A variety of mounting and tethering approaches are also described. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110314679 | Serving Utensil Having Pan Lifting Element - The present invention is directed to a serving utensil for selectively engaging a serving pan for removal from a steam table. The utensil is of the type used in buffet-style service settings. The utensil includes a serving element on one end and a handle on the other end. The serving element may comprise a bowl, tines, prongs, tongs and the like. The handle includes a flange extending from a face thereof for selectively engaging the serving pan of the steam table such that the flange is selectively insertable between the pan and the steam table such that the user may lift the serving pan from the steam table for removal of the serving pan for cleaning or replacement. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120090181 | PERSONAL CARE APPARATUS - A personal care apparatus ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120102754 | Safety Cutter with Guard-actuated Blade Deployment - A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, a blade holder configured to support a blade, and multiple actuators for extending the blade from the housing, the actuators including a safety actuator (e.g., a blade guard) that drives at least one of the other actuators while repositioning to extend the blade. The multiple actuators include, for example, a slider and a blade guard configured such that the slider when pushed forward repositions independently of the blade guard to extend the blade from the housing and such that the blade guard when pushed forward repositions the blade as the blade guard is deployed. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120180318 | NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION PREPARATION UNIT, NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM, AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION METHOD - A nuclear power plant construction preparation unit includes: a device main body which enters into a space; a moving part which causes the device main body to enter into the space; an eddy-current inspection sensor which is provided on the device main body, and which detects a target portion of a member surface within the space; a punch marking part which is provided on the device main body, and which performs marking on the member surface; and a control part which controls the moving part and the marking device based on detection results from the target portion detection device, to thereby perform marking at a relative position with respect to the target portion. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120198700 | AVOCADO TOOL - An avocado tool includes a handle having a first end and a second end, with a different tool head on each end. At the first end, the tool head is in the form of a tool configured for slicing avocados. At the second end, the tool head is in the form of a masher. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120216410 | Clipper deflector for deflecting air and cuttings away from operator - A motor cooling air flow deflector comprises a channel over at least one of the air flow outlet vents for electric motor cooling air from the periphery or circumference of a generally cylindrical housing of a clipper. The channel may be an inverted U-shaped structure having a span covering at least 120 degrees of the housing, and preferably more than 180 degrees. The inverted U-shaped structure is provided with a downwardly directed first end with a flared input and a second end with a vane for directing air flow out of the channel and backwardly along the housing of the clipper. The channel is adapted to conform to the variations in the generally cylindrical shape of the housing. The air flow deflector may be an attachment to an existing clipper or it may be fabricated or molded into the housing of a clipper. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120216411 | HAIR CUTTING DEVICE WITH COMB UNIT RECOGNITION - A hair cutting device ( | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120222311 | TABLEWARE INTEGRATED WITH TOOTHPICK - A tableware integrated with a toothpick includes a handle ( | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120272527 | COMBINATION CHOPSTICK UTENSIL - A combination chopstick utensil including a first chopstick member and a second chopstick member. The combination chopstick utensil includes a pair of base members coupled to each of the first and second chopstick members having a separation facilitation structure configured to facilitate separation of the pair of base members. The combination chopstick utensil includes a utensil coupled to the pair of base members and extending therefrom substantially opposite of the first and second chopstick members. The first and second chopstick members are substantially non-parallel when in a combined chopstick utensil configuration. The utensil is a spoon. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120297628 | UTENSILS WITH INTEGRATED STAND - A utensil with an integrated stand includes an elongated angular handle having an endpoint for making contact with food products and the mouth of a user. A downward protrusion located on the handle adjacent to the endpoint includes a lower section for making contact with a foreign surface to prevent the endpoint from making contact with the foreign surface while not in use. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120311868 | Feedback Spoon with Wireless Connectivity - Embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise a gripping spoon or other utensil with an electrode on each of the working portion and the handle. Upon making contact with each electrode, a positive reward is given in the form of a light or sound (such as music) either on the spoon itself or on a separate device which receives a transmission indicating that the circuit has been completed. As such, the utensil, such as a fork or spoon, may comprise a transmitter therein. Further, the working end of the utensil, in embodiments of the disclosed technology, has insulation or a non-conductive portion on the edges of the working end. In a spoon, this is in the form of insulation near the edges, on both the top and bottom sides. In a fork, this may involve insulation of the entire outer prongs and tips of the prongs. This forces the child or other user of the utensil to place the utensil in his or her mouth, rather than just touch the tip. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130025131 | KNIFE WITH SOUND EMITTING MEANS USING THE FLOW OF AIR - A knife with a handle and a blade, associated with means adapted to emit sound using an air flow, the said means being incorporated inside the body of the said handle, and being of the whistle type, and comprising a recess connected to a mouthpiece located upstream, through which the said flow of air is introduced, and connected to an exit window located downstream. An air compression chamber located downstream from the mouthpiece, opens through a hole into an expansion chamber (or pressure relief chamber) which is itself connected to the said exit window. The compression chamber is such that its section along a plane orthogonal to the air flow reduces, preferably in a linear manner, in the direction of the expansion chamber. The exit window has a bevelled edge on the side opposite the compression chamber. The compression chamber opens onto two parallel expansion chambers having different lengths. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130055572 | Personal Protection Ring Device - A personal protection ring device and system worn on a finger that utilizes a relatively unseen spiked weapon that can be used in self-defense situations. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130118016 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BUILT-IN INDICATOR FLAGS - Certain embodiments provide an apparatus for integrating an indicator flag into an item. The apparatus includes an upper portion and a base. The upper portion includes a cutting blade and a first attachment. The cutting blade is operable to cut the indicator flag into the item. The base includes a second attachment and one or more cutting grooves. The second attachment is operable to couple with the first attachment such that upper portion is movable towards the base. The one or more cutting grooves are operable to mate with the cutting blade when the upper portion is depressed and the upper portion moves towards the base. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130232793 | MULTIPLE PURPOSE EATING UTENSIL ASSEMBLY - A multi-purpose device assembly for eating and for non-eating purposes. In addition to having the functionality of an eating utensil, the device is-generally or nearly flattened or planar to accommodate non-eating functions that would otherwise be difficult or impossible using an eating utensil according to a conventional configuration. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130305540 | REUSABLE BAG CLAMP WITH RECIPROCATING BLADE - An improved bag clamp comprises a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The first jaw member has an opening in a clamping surface thereof and the second jaw member a blade reciprocatingly mounted therein. A hinge couples the first jaw member and the second jaw member. The clamp is moveable between an open configuration in which the first jaw member and second jaw member are angularly spaced and a closed configuration in which the opening in the first jaw member is aligned with the blade of the second jaw member. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130340259 | HANGER DEVICE FOR A CAR MAT - A hanger device is made of a rigid plastic material and includes a hooked portion and a plate formed below the hooked portion. The plate includes a coupling portion and a plurality of annular portions. A car mat is coupled with the coupling portion. At least one fixing device is integrally formed on at least one of the annular portions. The at least one fixing device includes a through-hole. The at least one fixing device is separable from the at least one of the annular portions. The at least one fixing device is to be mounted to the car mat. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130340260 | LIGHT-IRRADIATING BEAUTY DEVICE - A light-irradiating beauty device according to the present invention includes a cutter having a stationary blade and a movable blade, and a light-irradiating part that is arranged adjacent to the cutter, and is configured to irradiate light. A protection part that protects the light-irradiating part from hair cut by the cutter is provided between the cutter and the light-irradiating part. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140000115 | LIGHT-IRRADIATING BEAUTY DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140109411 | GRASS-CUTTING HEAD - A multi-function grass-cutting head ( | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140137413 | FEEDING UTENSIL - A feeding utensil ( | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140150267 | HEAD FOR A TRIMMER AND ATTACHMENT THEREFOR - A trimmer head for use with a trimmer. The trimmer head includes a housing rotatable about an axis, the housing defining a cavity for receiving a spool carrying a length of trimmer line, the housing further defining a housing mating feature. The trimmer head also includes a first cap member having a first mating feature formed as one piece with the first cap member and operable to cooperate with the housing mating feature. The trimmer head also includes a second cap member having a second mating feature formed as one piece with the second cap member and operable to cooperate with the housing mating feature. The second cap member provides a cutting feature independent from the trimmer line. The first cap member and the second cap member are releasably and interchangeably coupleable to the housing without the use of tools. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140182138 | HAIR CUTTING DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED HAIR CUTTING SYSTEM - Embodiments of a hair cutting device for use with automated hair cutting systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a hair cutting device comprises a body having a proximal end and a distal end. A cutter head is attached to the distal end of the body, the cutter head configured for manipulating and cutting hair. The hair cutting device further comprises a plurality of sensors coupled to the body for sensing a position of the cutter head relative to a user's head. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140259682 | Velocity Aligned Throwable Object - A VATO comprises a blade, a handle, a stabilizing assembly, and a spherical weight. In a preferred embodiment, the spherical weight makes up a significant portion of the overall weight of the VATO. The spherical weight is positioned between the blade and the handle, and the stabilizing assembly is attached to a rear portion of the handle. When the VATO is thrown, a velocity vector is established in the direction of the trajectory of the VATO. The stabilizing assembly produces aerodynamic drag which assists in keeping the blade oriented in a forward position with respect to the trajectory of the VATO. The spherical weight is permitted to freely rotate thereby enabling the blade, the handle and the stabilizing assembly to independently rotate into alignment with the trajectory of the VATO such that the blade is in a forward position as the VATO strikes a target. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140317934 | FOODWARE SYSTEM HAVING SENSORY STIMULATING, SENSING AND/OR DATA PROCESSING COMPONENTS - Active foodware system comprises at least a dining plate unit that provides visual stimuli by having a power source and a visual sensory stimulating component to provide light emanating from the dining plate. Other devices can provide auditory and haptic stimuli. The dining plate unit can be a single component where the device and circuitry are all contained in the unit and protected from water or can be two components: an upper translucent dining plate and an underplate comprising the devices and circuitry for directing light through the upper translucent dining plate. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140366383 | BLOWER FOR CIRCULAR SAW - A saw may include a housing, a motor assembly, a fan and a baffle. The motor assembly may be disposed within the housing and may include a driveshaft that is rotatable relative to the housing. The fan may be attached to a first end portion of the driveshaft for rotation with the driveshaft. The baffle may be disposed within the housing and may include a recess and a chute in communication with the recess. The fan may be disposed within the recess and may force air through the recess and into the chute. The chute may extend tangentially from a body of the baffle and may include a shape that curves around a rotational axis of the fan as the chute curves away from a plane in which the fan rotates. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140366384 | Sharpened Edge Spatula Device - A sharpened edge spatula device facilitates food preparation and serving by providing a spatula device having a sharpened edge. The device includes a handle and a head coupled to and extending from the handle. The head has a first edge, a second edge, and a pair of side edges extending between the first edge and the second edge. The side edges taper extending from the first edge to the second edge and the first edge is sharpened. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150026985 | PORTABLE ELECTRIC CUTTER - A portable electric cutter includes a housing | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150047204 | THUMB-MOUNTABLE PROTECTIVE UTENSIL SYSTEM AND KIT - A thumb-mountable protective utensil system and kit comprises a protective housing, a utensil mount and one or more utensil elements, each of which may be attachable to and detachable from the mount. The housing includes a cavity configured to generally conformingly receive a tip segment of a human thumb for snug securement of the housing thereto. The system is adapted to provide protection from cuts, and can accommodate a variety of thumb sizes by incorporating one or more shim elements which are capable of being attached to and removed from the housing. Examples of variations on the utensil element may include a spiked utensil, a grater utensil and a peeler utensil. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150059186 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL INFORMATION DEVICE - A hand-held power tool information device includes at least one detection unit configured to detect at least one processing distance covered by a cutting edge of a processing tool on a workpiece. The detection unit is also configured to detect the at least one processing distance independently of a guide rail. The hand-held power tool information device can further include a distance sensor unit that is configured to detect at least one distance value. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150059187 | HAIR CUTTING TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATED HAIR CUTTING SYSTEM - Various aspects of automated grooming systems and cutting devices are disclosed. One embodiment of an automated grooming system comprises a computing device; a cutting device comprising a handle having a proximal and distal end and a cutting head positioned near the distal end of the handle; and a plurality of positioning sensors configured to send signals to the computing device relaying the position of the cutting head relative to a surface having hair extending therefrom. The computing device may be configured to receive the signals from the positioning device and prepare instructions for actuation of the cutting device. In some embodiments, the cutting device comprises a processor configured to receive the prepared instructions from the computing device and actuate the cutting device according to the prepared instructions. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150096177 | CORROSION PROTECTED ANVIL AND KNIFE CUTTING ASSEMBLY - A corrosion protected knife and anvil system is disclosed. A source of lubricating fluid is provided to a lubricating fluid distribution mechanism, coupled to both a knife blade and a salt bridge and an associated sacrificial anode. The sacrificial anode is consumed in order to protect corrosion on a rotating knife blade, which intermittently contacts both an associated anvil in order to cut material used in making disposable products, and the source of lubricating fluid. A knife holder holds a knife which is corrosion protected by an impressed current anode. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150143702 | ELECTRONIC FORK COMPRISING A HOLLOW TOOL AND AN ELECTRONIC KEY THAT COOPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER - An electronic fork for measuring eating rhythms comprising a conductive fork (F) head with its shoulder and its truncated handle interacting with an electronic card ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150352735 | ELECTRIC HAIR CLIPPER HAVING VISUAL FEEDBACK - An electric clipper having a visual feedback system for displaying the running RPMs thereof. The electric clipper having a visual feedback system comprises a base hair clipper which includes an external display screen. The base hair clipper is constructed as conventional electric hair clippers and includes tuner is connected to the base hair clipper's internal motor and enables the operating speed of the motor to be adjusted. An internal tachometer is additionally included in the base hair clipper to generate measurements of the rotation speed of the motor. Such measurements are displayed on the external display, defined as an LED display. The LED display is configured to provide a digital readout of the RPMs of the motor in real time and provide a color coded output corresponding to a general range of RPMs. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150367521 | ELECTRIC GROOMING APPLIANCE - A grooming appliance generally includes a handle and a grooming head attached to the handle. The grooming head generates heat during operation of the appliance. The grooming appliance further includes a cooling system disposed at least in part within the handle. The cooling system has a thermoelectric cooling device for removing heat from the grooming head during operation of the appliance. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160000267 | Trigger-Enabled Kitchen Spoon - An apparatus for transferring foods before, during or after being cooked is described. The apparatus is comprised of an elongated handle, with a cavity within the handle. The cavity of the elongated handle has lateral grooves that run longitudinally along lateral sides, with an opening running longitudinally along a top surface of the elongated handle. Coupled to the elongated handle is a bowl. The bowl has an opening at the bottom of the bowl, a turret, and a releasably sealable cover. The opening in the bottom of the bowl opens into the turret. The turret has a circumferential slot and the circumferential slot of the turret is operably coupled to the releasably sealable cover, forming a releasable seal between the circumferential slot of the turret and the opening of the bowl. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160023631 | PEN WITH SEAT BELT CUTTER - A combination writing instrument and seat belt cutter, includes a barrel and a writing implement incorporated into the barrel, a cap, and a seat belt located on the cap. The cap has a longitudinal axis, a closure end, and opposite an open end that is installable onto the barrel. The cap includes a notch defined thereon having an apex oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cap and a slot defined along a lower portion of the notch parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cap. The seat belt cutter is located within the slot and includes a blade portion thereof spanning the notch. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160039100 | Utility Knife - The present invention discloses a utility knife, which includes a housing ( | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039101 | Utility Knife - A utility knife configured to provide a user with a variety of configurations. The utility knife includes first and second handle members configured to move relative to one another between open (e.g. unfolded) and closed (e.g., folded) positions. The knife further includes a retractable blade within the second handle member. The retractable blade may be moved between a retracted position, wherein most, if not all, of the blade is maintained within the second handle member, and an extended position, wherein a portion of the blade is exposed. The knife is configured to allow the blade to be in retracted and extended positions when the first and second handle members are in either the unfolded or folded positions. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160046017 | KNIFE | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160046026 | SLIDING BLADE UTILITY KNIFE - A tool includes a housing and a slidable blade assembly configured to move between a first, second and third positions. The blade assembly is configured to receive a removable blade, such that the blade is stored within the housing when the blade assembly is in the first position, a portion of the blade extends outwardly from the housing when the blade assembly is in the second position, and the blade is completely outside of the housing when the blade assembly is in the third position, facilitating removal from the blade assembly. The housing comprises a guide path associated with movement of the blade assembly. The guide path includes a first path portion associated with the blade assembly being in the first position or the second position, and a second path portion associated with the blade assembly being in the third position, the first and second path portions being noncontiguous. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160095455 | Shape Memory Safety Utensil - A method for preventing holding of one or more of a hot liquid or hot food in a utensil. The method including: configuring a utensil portion for holding one or more of a liquid or food to have a first orientation relative to a handle portion when a temperature of a shape memory alloy neck portion connecting the utensil portion to the handle portion is below a transition temperature and changing the orientation of the utensil portion relative to the handle portion to a second orientation when the temperature of the shape memory alloy neck portion is greater than the transition temperature so as to not hold the liquid or food. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160107323 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TREATINGHAIR AND/OR SKIN - The present application relates to a device for treating hair and/or skin. The device has a sensor ( | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160129600 | STRIPPING TOOL FOR LEAFY VEGETABLES AND HERBS - Devices and methods for use in removing the foliage from stems of leafy vegetables and sprigs of herbs are shown and described. The device has a body that is sized and shaped to fit comfortably into a one hand. The body can be generally flat and can have at least one edge following a convex curve. A trimming blade projects outwardly from at least a portion of the convexly curved edge of the body. A selection of apertures of different sizes extends through the body. The user can select an aperture large enough to allow the stem to pass through, but too small for the foliage to pass through. During use, a user can use the trimming blade to trim off unwanted parts from a sprig of herb or a piece of leafy vegetable, pass the sprig through a selected aperture sized to remove the foliage therefrom, and cut the foliage to the desired size by rocking the trimming blade along its length over the foliage. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160136825 | MULTI-LOCKING UTILITY CUTTER - A multi-locking utility cutter has a shank, a blade and a slider. The shank has a guiding groove having multiple first locking units. The blade is slidably mounted in the shank and selectively covers the first locking units. The slider is connected with the blade and has a second locking unit. When no external force is applied on the slider, the first locking unit and the second locking unit are engaged with each other to provide a locking effect to the blade. When the slider is forced, the second locking unit is disengaged from the first locking unit, such that the blade can slide. A locking position between the first locking unit and the second locking unit is located at the guiding groove of the shank, such that a locking force can be uniformly distributed on the guiding groove of the shank. Therefore, the guiding groove can be forced uniformly and the locking effect can be increased and improved. Further, the first locking units are covered and avoid exposure to the exterior environment to prevent damage. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160167240 | Knife having Tools in the Handle | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160375595 | Method and Apparatus for a Clipper - An electric clipper includes an exterior surface having at least one solar cell integrally included therewith, which solar cell is configured to at least partially charge a battery of the electric clipper. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20180021865 | PORTABLE ELECTRIC CUTTER | 01-25-2018 |
