Patents by Inventor Eric B. Nicholes

Eric B. Nicholes 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).

  • Publication number: 20180222645
    Abstract: A container system including manufacturing and assembling methods for coupling together a collapsible and expandable dispenser inside a lid of the container. The teachings allow a desired dispenser to be collapsed and housed, removed, expanded, replaced and stored in a lid, closure or packaging. A container system can include a reservoir for bulk product and a lid affixed to an opening of the container. An internal surface of the lid selectively connects to a collapsible dispensing utensil configured expand to an un-collapsed state so as to hold and dispense a predetermined amount of the product. The collapsible dispensing utensil is configured to be removed and reattached to the same interior surface of the lid so as to occupy a smaller volume within the lid as opposed to being disposed within the container along with the bulk product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Eric B. Nicholes
  • Publication number: 20110233976
    Abstract: A modular furniture assembly unit includes a box having a length, a width, and a depth, the box having first and second major sides in opposition to each other that define the length and the width of the box, and having third, fourth, fifth, and sixth sides therebetween, the first side having a first connector attached thereto at a distance from the third side of the box substantially equivalent to the depth of the box, the second side of the box having a plurality of second connectors attached near at least three of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth sides of the box, wherein the first connector is configured to attach to a second connector of an identical box to couple the box to the identical box to form a modular furniture piece. In a further aspect, the first connector is a rotatable clamp and the second connectors are hooks to which the rotatable clamp is connectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Reliance International, LLC
    Inventors: Rolf Raymond Hanson, Eric B. Nicholes