Patents by Inventor Benjamin C. Nichols

Benjamin C. Nichols 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).

  • PORTABLE HOT SWAGED COUPLING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20250019984
    Abstract: A method of spicing together and joining ends of a first member and a second member includes the steps of: arranging the ends of the first member and the second member in side-by-side manner; placing a coupling sleeve over the ends of the first member and the second member; and using a portable, hot-swaged coupling device to heat and crimp the coupling sleeve about the ends of the first and second member, thereby joining the ends of the first and second members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Life Coded, LLC
    Inventors: John J. Meyer, Benjamin C. Nichols
  • Portable hot swaged coupling device for connecting articles
    Patent number: 12049765
    Abstract: A method of spicing together and joining ends of a first member and a second member includes the steps of: arranging the ends of the first member and the second member in side-by-side manner; placing a coupling sleeve over the ends of the first member and the second member; and using a portable, hot-swaged coupling device to heat and crimp the coupling sleeve about the ends of the first and second member, thereby joining the ends of the first and second members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Life Coded, LLC
    Inventors: John J. Meyer, Benjamin C. Nichols
  • PORTABLE HOT SWAGED COUPLING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20230026910
    Abstract: A method of spicing together and joining ends of a first member and a second member includes the steps of: arranging the ends of the first member and the second member in side-by-side manner; placing a coupling sleeve over the ends of the first member and the second member; and using a portable, hot-swaged coupling device to heat and crimp the coupling sleeve about the ends of the first and second member, thereby joining the ends of the first and second members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: John J. Meyer, Benjamin C. Nichols