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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nA little more than a year later on October 15, 1991, Frank J. Brincat received U.S. Patent No. 5,056,173 on a Combination Fork and Chopsticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brincat’s utensil seems to be a significant improvement over Bonasia’s utensil. Combination eating utensils have been an active field of endeavor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n U.S. Patent No. 147,119, from February 3, 1874, on combined Knives, Forks, and Spoons, is perhaps the earliest example:<\/p>\n\n\n U.S. Patent No. D190198 from April 25, 1961, shows a more recent adaptation:<\/p>\n\n\n U.S. Patent No. 4,771,541 from September 20, 1988, discloses a combination fork and knife:<\/p>\n\n\n U.S. Patent No. 4,984,367 from January 15, 1991, discloses a combination utensil:<\/p>\n\n\n U.S. Patent No. D388,664, issued January 6, 1998, is the first patent literally on a “Spork”:<\/p>\n\n\n Other “Spork” patents include: D633344, D657625, D722836, D723341, D736039, D771,444, D778,120, D822,443, D858,214, D876907, D909,821, D910386, D979,350, and D1026571.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On August 7, 1990, Donald Bonasia received U.S. Patent No. D309695 on the Chop Stick Fork. A little more than a year later on October 15, 1991, Frank J. Brincat received U.S. Patent No. 5,056,173 on a Combination Fork and … Continue reading <\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n