Patents by Inventor Michael Martin HICKS

Michael Martin HICKS 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: 11655837
    Abstract: An anchor assembly for wall installation includes a toggle body that is elongated along an axis, and a strap connected to and extending from the toggle body, wherein the strap includes a main segment that extends in a first direction away from an axis of the toggle body when the strap and toggle body are in an unstressed state, and the main segment is bendable down toward the toggle body such that the main segment extends in a second direction, where the second direction runs more closely to parallel with the axis than does the first direction. A locking sleeve mounted for movement along the strap toward the toggle body. The strap is substantially L-shaped and includes a small segment extending laterally relative to the main segment, wherein the small segment is seated within a recess on the toggle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Tlie Hillman Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Beesham Mahadeo, Michael Martin Hicks
  • Patent number: 11619252
    Abstract: An anchor for wallboard installation includes an anchor body elongated along an axis, the anchor body including a driving end, a wall boring end and an internal bore running from the driving end to an internal end short of a distal tip of the wall boring end. The anchor body includes a first frusto-conical body portion, a second frusto-conical body portion running from the first frusto-conical body portion to an annular groove and an end body portion running from the annular groove toward the distal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: The Hillman Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Hamid Faghidi, Nalinikanth Garikapati, Michael Martin Hicks
  • Publication number: 20200173477
    Abstract: An anchor for wallboard installation includes an anchor body elongated along an axis, the anchor body including a driving end, a wall boring end and an internal bore running from the driving end to an internal end short of a distal tip of the wall boring end. The anchor body includes a first frusto-conical body portion, a second frusto-conical body portion running from the first frusto-conical body portion to an annular groove and an end body portion running from the annular groove toward the distal tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Hamid FAGHIDI, Nalinikanth GARIKAPATI, Michael Martin HICKS
  • Publication number: 20200173482
    Abstract: An anchor for wallboard installation includes an elongated anchor body including a driving end and a wall boring end. The anchor body has a main body portion running from the driving end toward the wall boring end. The wall boring end includes a plurality of axially cutting extending teeth. The anchor body includes an internal bore and diametrically opposed slots to facilitate split of an end portion of the anchor body when the anchor is installed in a wall and a fastener is inserted for mounting an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Hamid FAGHIDI, Nalinikanth GARIKAPATI, Michael Martin HICKS
  • Publication number: 20200173478
    Abstract: An anchor assembly for wall installation includes a toggle body that is elongated along an axis, and a strap connected to and extending from the toggle body, wherein the strap includes a main segment that extends in a first direction away from an axis of the toggle body when the strap and toggle body are in an unstressed state, and the main segment is bendable down toward the toggle body such that the main segment extends in a second direction, where the second direction runs more closely to parallel with the axis than does the first direction. A locking sleeve mounted for movement along the strap toward the toggle body. The strap is substantially L-shaped and includes a small segment extending laterally relative to the main segment, wherein the small segment is seated within a recess on the toggle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Beesham MAHADEO, Michael Martin HICKS
  • Patent number: D988124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Beesham Mahadeo, Michael Martin Hicks, Richard Edison Friend