Patents by Inventor Kenneth Nichols

Kenneth 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: 11013980
    Abstract: Device and methods for a ski assembly system and snowboard assembly system having a ski or snowboard with a centerline axis, a perpendicular axis, and a ski suspension system. The ski or snowboard suspension system has a suspension platform with two or more struts rotatably coupled with the suspension platform and at least one of a front mount assembly and a rear mount assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth Nichols, Nicholas W Foster, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20070041150
    Abstract: A tilting mechanism comprises a first component intended to mount a flat panel display and a second component intended to be secured to a support. The first component has first and second pivots and the second component has first and second elongated slots into which the first and second pivots respectively are received so that the first component can be moved relative to the second component to adjust, in use, the tilt of the flat panel display. In use, an upper one of the elongated slots extends at an angle upwardly and forwardly of the second component, whilst the lower one of the elongated slots extends upright or upwardly and rearwardly of the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Short, Kenneth Nicholls, Raymond Worrall
  • Publication number: 20070041213
    Abstract: An adjustable mount for mounting a flat panel display screen on a support comprises a first component adapted for securement to said support and forming a rear of the mount, a second component engaged with the first component and forming a front of the mount to which the screen is intended to be secured, in use, and adjustment means acting between the first and second components to alter the relative positioning therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Short, Kenneth Nicholls, Raymond Worrall
  • Publication number: 20050258321
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for attaching an LCD screen to the underside of a surface comprises a first bracket component adapted to be mounted indirectly to said surface, a second bracket component adapted to be engaged to the LCD screen and a third bracket component in relatively slidable engagement with said first bracket component, and pivotally connected to said second bracket component. The second bracket component has a pair of lateral wings which can be moved into the first bracket component by pivoting the second bracket component relative to the third bracket component, and then sliding the third bracket component into the first bracket component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Raymond Worrall, Kenneth Nicholls
  • Patent number: 6318726
    Abstract: A game apparatus, comprising a body, having a rotational axis and a non-planar surface, and a support, is disclosed. The support supports the body in a starting position, whereat the axis is horizontal, a center of gravity of the body is below the axis and the surface presents upwardly, and enables the body to rotate about the axis through a range of rotation. Playing pieces are provided. The surface includes playing positions, a socket being provided at each playing position, for releasably retaining selected ones of the playing pieces in fixed position relative to the surface upon selective distribution of said selected ones of the playing pieces to respective ones of the playing positions. The body is adapted for variable pivotal displacement about the axis relative to the starting position by effect of gravity responsive to said selective distribution. A scale for measuring said variable pivotal displacement is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Inventor: Paul Kenneth Nicholls
  • Patent number: 5332624
    Abstract: This invention relates to a slip-resistant, flexible polyolefin thin film having first and second opposed, generally planar surfaces, the film comprised of vulcanized comminuted rubber particles of between 20 to 30 mesh size and, a thermoplastic low molecular weight polyolefin polymer, wherein the rubber particles are generally evenly distributed in planar orientation throughout the film, and, wherein the rubber particles are biased in their transverse placement within the thin film toward said second surface of the thin film.An inventive process for producing the thin film described above is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Wastecorp, International Investments Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Nichols
  • Patent number: 4553439
    Abstract: A synchronous demodulator is configured so as to extract gyroscope position nformation in a polar coordinate format and then resolve it into position information in a more useful cartesian coordinate format. The technique involves integration of a gyroscope cage coil signal over integration intervals controlled by spin reference signals rather than by the commonly noisy cage coil signal. Integration of the cage coil signal over intervals controlled by the spin reference signals yields outputs of .lambda. cos .theta. and .lambda. sin .theta. which are subsequently sampled and held and then summed to produce a precession coil drive signal whose phase is in the proper relationship to make the gyroscope precess in the correct direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Ronald Hooper, Kenneth Nichols
  • Patent number: D278257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Hasbro Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Americo D'Ambra, Jr., Kenneth Nichols