The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Benchmade Knife Co., Inc., Oregon City, OR (US);
Inventor:
Mark Delplanche, Beavercreek, OR (US);
Assignee:
Benchmade Knife Co., Inc., Oregon City, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A knife including a handle, a blade, and an enclosed blade action is configured to have an optimized weight ratio of the blade to the handle when the blade is extended, the handle can be kept relatively smaller and lighter with a slimmer profile, but without sacrificing rigidity and durability. The slimmer and lighter handle allows a longer blade but without the increased weight resulting from a bulkier handle typically necessitated by the longer blade.