Patents by Inventor James Conrad Nickell

James Conrad Nickell 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).

  • Flexible portion for a cover member of an appliance
    Patent number: 12091807
    Abstract: An appliance includes at least one chamber accessible via an opening and a cover member for providing selective access to the opening. The cover member includes a flexible portion and a rigid portion. The flexible portion includes a plurality of elongated rib members and a flexible skin covering surrounding the plurality of elongated rib members. The plurality of elongated rib members aligned in a side-by-side configuration and secured together in a spatially consecutive arrangement. Thus, the flexible portion is movable with respect to the rigid portion between a flat, closed position that covers a portion of the opening and a curved, open position that exposes the portion of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, V V Anil Bhaskar Prasad Seereddy, Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Byron James Dollar, James Conrad Nickell
  • FLEXIBLE PORTION FOR A COVER MEMBER OF AN APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20220243386
    Abstract: An appliance includes at least one chamber accessible via an opening and a cover member for providing selective access to the opening. The cover member includes a flexible portion and a rigid portion. The flexible portion includes a plurality of elongated rib members and a flexible skin covering surrounding the plurality of elongated rib members. The plurality of elongated rib members aligned in a side-by-side configuration and secured together in a spatially consecutive arrangement. Thus, the flexible portion is movable with respect to the rigid portion between a flat, closed position that covers a portion of the opening and a curved, open position that exposes the portion of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, V V Anil Bhaskar Prasad Seereddy, Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Byron James Dollar, James Conrad Nickell
  • FLEXIBLE COVER MEMBER FOR AN APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20220243385
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an appliance having at least one chamber accessible via an opening and a flexible cover member for providing selective access to the opening. The flexible cover member includes a plurality of elongated rib members and a flexible skin covering surrounding the plurality of elongated rib members. The plurality of elongated rib members are aligned in a side-by-side configuration and secured together in a spatially consecutive arrangement. Further, the flexible cover member is movable between a flat, closed position that covers the opening and a curved, open position that exposes the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, V V Anil Bhaskar Prasad Seereddy, Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Byron James Dollar, James Conrad Nickell