The wire stripper and wire cutter were patented in the United States of America in 1961 by a man named Jack F. Funcik. The United States patent number for the wire cutter is 2995052. The wire cutter became publicly known in the 19th century but they were further developed and renamed from pliers. Similar types of tools, such as pliers and pincers can be traced back to 3000 B.C.