Patents
US 8069570 B2: Knife sheath
- Granted
- 2011-12-06
- Filed
- 2009-01-21 application 12357121
- Type
- Utility · 2 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A knife and sheath for housing the knife, the sheath including a light, an actuator for activating the light, and finger openings, with the knife being withdrawn from the sheath to permit the fingers of the user to be inserted through the finger receiving openings and enable a thumb of the user to be positioned on the actuator for selective activation and de-activation of the light emitting device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg111206.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Taylor | Kingsport, TN | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jiun-Yu Chu | Taipei, TW | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25F | Combination or multi-purpose tools not otherwise provided for; details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for | B25F1/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B26B | Hand-held cutting tools not otherwise provided for | B26B29/025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TAYLOR, MORGAN signed 2009-01-26 CHU, JIUN-YU signed 2009-02-02 | TAYLOR BRANDS, LLC KINGSPORT, TN | 22225/713 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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