ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,986, issued on June 30.
"Multi-purpose detachable blade utility knife" was invented by David Low (Centralia, Wash.) and Douglas Galloway (Centralia, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-purpose detachable blade utility knife includes a handle with a forward and rearward section, divided by a mid-line sagittal plane. The forward section has a body portion and a removable blade cover, along with a forward-facing blade insertion slot. The rearward section features a blade storage compartment that pivots at the rear end. The knife accommodates a notched cutting blade with U-shaped retention notches and a slotted cutting blade wit...