S.A.T. (SOG Assisted Technology) is the brainchild of world famous designer Spencer Frazer: "I had this feeling that I could devise a whole new technology to help open a knife blade quickly." S.A.T. allows right-handers to use their left hand equally well to open a folding knife (of course this works the same for lefties). It is also advantageous as well in case someone has an injured hand or is not adept in opening a knife easily. Gary Drake, a top defensive tactics instructor who works with SWAT teams and other special ops, states that unlike a switchblade knife, S.A.T. allows for a positive knowledge of where the knife blade is. Switchblades can sometimes get hung up in loose clothing or not open fully for a variety of reasons. This is a problem for law enforcement personnel. With S.A.T., since your finger is on the knife blade, you know if there has been a mishap and can immediately correct it. There is also the "wow" factor. We find that people who get used to S.A.T. get accustomed to its practicality and will choose it over other companies" conventional mechanisms: All of this magic is accomplished with a simple principle. There is a constant force to open a blade and a variable force that wants to close the blade that we call "suck back". As one opens the blade the force to propel the knife open becomes greater than the closing force and the blade will open on its own. "The beauty of this is that we have come up with several mechanisms to accomplish this," says Spencer. The Flash knives use a piston lock, the Blink uses a lockback, and the Twitch knives use a lockback with a pass-through lockbar. These are just a few of the mechanisms that we are working on that are covered under the multiple patents. Most of the opening springs we are using are high-tension coil springs. These springs work through the entire range of opening (180 degrees). This insures reliability: Of particular interest is that S.A.T. has allowed us to transform the standar