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Development of commercial and industrial products that are protected by over 25 design and utility patents world wide, adding value through intellectual property. 

Exercise bars
and handles

US Patent 8480549 B1
Issued July 9, 2013
An exercise bar configured to removably receive elastic lines, allowing its use in elastic resistance exercises, and/or inelastic lines, allowing its use in suspended bodyweight exercises, for LifelineUSA.

Cartridge
utility knife

US Patent D681418 S1
Issued May 7, 2013
Design of a cartridge utility knife, for C.H. Hanson Company.

Hydraulic driven rotary tool

US Patent D676,298 SIssued February 19, 2013Design of a hydraulic driven rotary tool, for Greenlee Textron Inc.

Exercise bars and handles with interchangeable attachment of elastic and inelastic members

US Patent 8348814 B1
Issued January 8, 2013
An exercise bar configured to removably receive elastic lines, allowing its use in elastic resistance exercises, and/or inelastic lines, allowing its use in suspended bodyweight exercises. Separate grips, each being engageable by a hand or a foot, are also provided, and may be removably connected to the bar or to each other via one or more lines.

Rake head

US Patent D642,440 S
Issued August 2, 2011
Design of a Leaf Rake Head - Garden Tool, for Centurion Brands, LLC

Apparatus and method for dispensing fish tape

US Patent WO 2010022390 A1
Issued February 25, 2010
A device for dispensing fish tape, used by electricians to pull wiring through conduit, for Greenlee Textron Inc.

Material trimmer with cut-line indicator

US Patent WO 2009148882 A1Issued December 10, 2009A material trimmer for trimming sheet material having a blade slidingly engageable with the sheet material along a cutline and an indicator indicative of the approximate location of the cutline, for Fiskars Brands, Inc.


Bottle holder

US Patent D583903 S1 
Issued December 30, 2008
Design of a bottle holder, that also dispenses fluid from the bottle in an automated fashion, for S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Overcap

US Patent D568743 S1
Issued May 13, 2008
Design of an overcap for an aerosol container - Edge Brand Shave Gel for S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc.

Retractable saw

US Patent D527602 S1
Issued September 5, 2006
Design of a retractable drywall saw used by electrical contractors, for Greenlee Textron Inc.

Pressurized plastic bottle for dispensing an aerosol

US Patent WO 20040149781 A1
Issued August 5, 2004A pressure resistant plastic bottle for containing and dispensing an aerosol composition, for S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Aerosol dispenser

US Patent D471087 S1
Issued March 4, 2003Design of an aerosol dispenser, for S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Aerosol container with actuator overcap

US Patent D470402 S1
Issued February 18, 2003
Design of an aerosol container with actuator overcap, for S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

3D navigation headset

US Patent D468720 S1
Issued January 14, 2003
Design of a head-worn 3D navigation device, for Maui Innovative Peripherals, Inc.

Monitor module for a 3D navigation headset

US Patent D457447 S1 
Issued May 21, 2002
Design of a monitor module on a 3D navigation headset, for Maui Innovative Peripherals, Inc.

Cutting device

US Patent D435209 S
Issued December 19, 2000
Design of a cutting device, for ASAP Armament Systems And Procedures, Inc.

Tool Handles

US Patent D377588 S
Issued January 28, 1997
Design of tool handles, for Fiskars Inc.


Utility knife

US Patent D374597 S
Issued October 15, 1996
Design of a utility knife, for Fiskars, Inc.

Tool handle

US Patent D369531 S
Issued May 7, 1996
Design of a tool handles, for Fiskars Oy Ab

Scissors

US Patents D365005 S,
D361705 S, D339725 S
Issued December 12, 1995
Design of a scissors, for Fiskars, Inc.

Cap for a rotary paper trimmer carriage

US Patent D360891 S
Issued August 1, 1995
Design of a Cap for a rotary paper trimmer carriage, for Fiskars Inc.

Carriage for a rotary blade paper trimmer

US Patent D360892 S
Issued August 1, 1995
Design of Carriage for a rotary blade paper trimmer, for Fiskars Inc.

Pivoted hand tool handle

US Patent D359427 S
Issued June 20, 1995
Design of a pivoted hand tool handle, for Fiskars, Inc.

5" scissors

US Patent D354890 S
Issued January 31, 1995
Design of 5" scissors, for Fiskars Oy Ab

Softouch scissors

US Patent 5377412 A
Issued January 3, 1995
A soft touch scissors including a first or lower blade assembly having a handle and a blade having a tang molded in the handle and a second or upper handle assembly having a handle and a blade having a tang molded in the handle, the blade assemblies being pivotally connected, and biased by a spring to an open position, for Fiskars Oy Ab

Rotary cutting tool

US Patent D346542 S
Issued May 3, 1994
Design of a rotary cutting tool, for Fiskars Oy Ab

Rotary cutter

US Patent D341764 S
Issued November 30, 1993
Design of a rotary cutter, for Fiskars Oy Ab

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