Patents
US 12447637 B2: Knife having sheath and bottle opener
- Granted
- 2025-10-21
- Filed
- 2022-12-05 application 18061661
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A knife, components thereof, a sheath therefor, and associated methods. The sheath may be releasably retainable on the blade by engagement of connection structure of the sheath and blade formed by inserting the blade into the sheath. The blade may include a bottle opener. The knife may include a finger recess adapted to receive a finger of a user when the knife is gripped by the user. The knife may be an ulu knife.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251021.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOB Products Company 93 patents | US company or organization | Columbia, MO | AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. | Fayette, MO | 91 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Tayon | Moberly, MO | 107 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anthony Vesich | Columbia, MO | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Kinamore | Columbia, MO | 81 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Curtis Smith | Columbia, MO | 60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Josh Neville | Columbia, MO | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Dalton | Columbia, MO | 59 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B26B | Hand-held cutting tools not otherwise provided for | B26B11/006 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B25G | Handles for hand implements | B25G1/102 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B67B | Applying closure members to bottles jars, or similar containers; opening closed containers | B67B7/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CAULEY, DENNIS W., JR. signed 2020-10-16 DALTON, MARK signed 2020-10-19 NEVILLE, JOSH signed 2020-10-19 KINAMORE, MATTHEW signed 2020-10-21 TAYON, JAMES signed 2020-10-21 VESICH, ANTHONY signed 2020-10-21 SMITH, CURTIS signed 2020-10-23 | AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY COLUMBIA, MO | 62182/707 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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