Patents by Inventor Jerald W. Nichols

Jerald W. 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: 11497306
    Abstract: An assembly for providing access to an opening in a table includes an electrical module including a support panel carrying one or more electrical power sockets and/or data ports and a cable carrying electrical power and/or data wires connectable to the sockets/ports. The assembly further includes an access module that includes a grommet mountable to the table within the opening. The grommet including a flange defining a pair of opposing channels configured to slidably receive the support panel therein so that the one or more sockets/ports are accessible through the grommet when the access module is mounted to the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ditto Sales, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald W. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20210298467
    Abstract: An assembly for providing access to an opening in a table includes an electrical module including a support panel carrying one or more electrical power sockets and/or data ports and a cable carrying electrical power and/or data wires connectable to the sockets/ports. The assembly further includes an access module that includes a grommet mountable to the table within the opening. The grommet including a flange defining a pair of opposing channels configured to slidably receive the support panel therein so that the one or more sockets/ports are accessible through the grommet when the access module is mounted to the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Jerald W. Nichols
  • Patent number: 9800037
    Abstract: An access module for providing access to an opening in a table, includes a grommet mounted to the table within the opening and including a top flange spaced apart from a work surface of the table, such that a flange space of the opening is defined from the work surface of the table to the top flange of the grommet; and a bezel mounted to the grommet and including a flange that is only located in the flange space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Ditto Sales Inc./Versteel
    Inventors: Jerald W. Nichols, Aaron C. Owens
  • Publication number: 20160255951
    Abstract: An access module for providing access to an opening in a table, includes a grommet mounted to the table within the opening and including a top flange spaced apart from a work surface of the table, such that a flange space of the opening is defined from the work surface of the table to the top flange of the grommet; and a bezel mounted to the grommet and including a flange that is only located in the flange space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jerald W. Nichols, Aaron C. Owens
  • Patent number: 7827921
    Abstract: A portable chair and table set is provided that is tiltable and nestable to simplify and accommodate compact storage. The chair includes a seat shell that is pivotably mounted to a nestable support frame. Hinges connect the shell to the frame and are configured to hold the seat shell in a tilted configuration for storage. In this tilted configuration, several chairs can be horizontally nested so that the overall length of the nest chairs is minimized. Similarly, the table includes a table top having a unitary desk surface and modesty panel that is pivotably mounted to a support frame by hinges that are configured to hold the table top in a tilted configuration that allows horizontal nesting of several tables in a minimal overall length. The hinges can be easily disengaged by manual movement of the table top to its in use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Ditto Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Shields, Jerald W. Nichols, Mark R. Dilger
  • Publication number: 20090273214
    Abstract: A portable chair and table set is provided that is tiltable and nestable to simplify and accommodate compact storage. The chair includes a seat shell that is pivotably mounted to a nestable support frame. Hinges connect the shell to the frame and are configured to hold the seat shell in a tilted configuration for storage. In this tilted configuration, several chairs can be horizontally nested so that the overall length of the nest chairs is minimized. Similarly, the table includes a table top having a unitary desk surface and modesty panel that is pivotably mounted to a support frame by hinges that are configured to hold the table top in a tilted configuration that allows horizontal nesting of several tables in a minimal overall length. The hinges can be easily disengaged by manual movement of the table top to its in use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: DITTO SALES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael R. Shields, Jerald W. Nichols, Mark R. Dilger