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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:
Dec. 25, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph F Moore, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Proctor-Silex, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B / ; B67B / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30400 ; 30405 ; 315149 ;
Abstract
An under-the-cabinet kitchen appliance functions as an automatic electric can opener and an automatic night light. The appliance includes a housing for the automatic electric can opener integral with a night light bulb housing. The electric circuit for the night light and the can opener are integrated and may include light responsive device so that the light bulb is energized during periods of low room illumination and deenergized during periods of high room illumination.