Patents
US 8065803 B2: Cutting tool
- Granted
- 2011-11-29
- Filed
- 2008-06-11 application 12137402
- Type
- Utility · 2 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A cutting tool including a housing provided with a compartment having an opening, a carrier disposed in the compartment and displaceable between extended and retracted positions, a spring for biasing the carrier in the retracted position, a mechanism for displacing the carrier in the extended position, a mechanism for releasably retaining the carrier in the extended position, and the carrier having a nesting surface for a blade whereby a blade nested thereon will project through the compartment opening when the carrier is in the extended position and will be disposed within such compartment when the carrier is in the retracted position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg111129.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Brands, LLC 37 patents | US company or organization | Kingsport, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Austin | Johnson City, TN | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B26B | Hand-held cutting tools not otherwise provided for | B26B5/001 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AUSTIN, MICHAEL signed 2008-05-12 | TAYLOR BRANDS, LLC KINGSPORT, TN | 21082/353 | 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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