Patents by Inventor Lawrence H. Nickles

Lawrence H. Nickles 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).

  • Locking cup washer
    Patent number: 3964530
    Abstract: A nut locking device in the form of a cup washer with a slotted base portion is secured over the end tang of an external threaded fastener so that the outer lip portion of the cup washer engages over and locks against the outer peripheral edges of a nut threaded on the fastener to maintain the nut in a set position on the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1972
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence H. Nickles