Patents by Inventor David G. Nichols

David G. 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).

  • Patent number: 5267656
    Abstract: A display stand having identical top and bottom members having a plurality of panel member seats formed about their periphery. The seats have guide members and a lip which interlocks with a wall edge formed in each vertical panel member. Each vertical panel member is provided with suitable attachment means for mounting articles of merchandise to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Inventor: David G. Nichols
  • Patent number: 5192354
    Abstract: Soil substitute capable of supporting plant growth is produced in quantities suitable for substitution on a large scale, such as in landscaping operations. Shredded treebark is intimately mixed with quarry stone particles and silica sand particles and are then composted while mixed with the quarry stone particles and sand particles. Composting is performed by laying out the mixture in windrows and aerating the shredded treebark by mechanically turning material in the windrows so that composting proceeds within the temperature range 42-60 degrees Celcius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Debco Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Drysdale, David G. Nichols
  • Patent number: 4723666
    Abstract: A display has a plurality of interlocking panels. Each panel is joined to an adjacent panel by a lock section that includes a hinge to permit the panels to be angularly oriented with respect to each other. The lock section includes a longitudinal channel which engages the opposite edge of male portion of an adjacent panel and means are provided to prevent the panels from becoming disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Inventor: David G. Nichols