Patents by Inventor Andrew Niccol

Andrew Niccol has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8376198
    Abstract: A garment hanger (10) for use with a wrapper (20) for packaging one or more garments suspended from the garment hanger includes engagement means (18) for releasably engaging the wrapper during transportation and/or display of the garments suspended from the garment hanger and for releasing the wrapper from the garment hanger for removal of the garments within the wrapper from the garment hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Braitrim Limited
    Inventor: Andrew Niccol
  • Patent number: 8225538
    Abstract: A garment hanger (10) and a resilient indicia tag (30) wherein the garment hanger comprises a web (40) arranged to latch the indicia tag thereto. The web defines an aperture (45) therethrough. The indicia tag (30) is substantially U-shaped in cross-section having a first leg (31) and a second leg (32) opposed to the first leg arranged such that the web (40) is receivable between the first leg and the second leg. A cooperating latch (451, 33) is provided on the web and on an inner face of the first leg for latching the indicia tag to the web. With the indicia tag (30) latched to the web (40) an inner face of the first leg (31) is accessible through the aperture (45) to a tool resiliently to flex at least a portion of the first leg away from the web such that the latching means mutually disengage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Braitrim (UK) Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Warren, Andrew Niccol
  • Publication number: 20110126438
    Abstract: A garment hanger (10) and a resilient indicia tag (30) wherein the garment hanger comprises a web (40) arranged to latch the indicia tag thereto. The web defines an aperture (45) therethrough. The indicia tag (30) is substantially U-shaped in cross-section having a first leg (31) and a second leg (32) opposed to the first leg arranged such that the web (40) is receivable between the first leg and the second leg. A cooperating latch (451, 33) is provided on the web and on an inner face of the first leg for latching the indicia tag to the web. With the indicia tag (30) latched to the web (40) an inner face of the first leg (31) is accessible through the aperture (45) to a tool resiliently to flex at least a portion of the first leg away from the web such that the latching means mutually disengage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Warren, Andrew Niccol