Patents by Inventor Khipra J. Nichols

Khipra J. 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: 7877844
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a tag to an object. The apparatus may include a body. The apparatus may also include an attachment arm, the attachment arm having a locked position and an unlocked position, and the attachment arm lockably closing to form a first closed loop with the body when the attachment arm is in the locked position. The apparatus may also include a tag loop mechanically coupled to the body. The apparatus may also include a detent arm mechanically engaged with the attachment arm in the locked position of the attachment arm, the detent arm configured so that an application of a force to the detent arm simultaneously unlocks the attachment arm and opens the tag loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: UP Country, Inc.
    Inventors: Alice M. Nichols, Khipra J. Nichols, Mark Sousa
  • Publication number: 20090107420
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a tag to an object. The apparatus may include a body. The apparatus may also include an attachment arm, the attachment arm having a locked position and an unlocked position, and the attachment arm lockably closing to form a first closed loop with the body when the attachment arm is in the locked position. The apparatus may also include a tag loop mechanically coupled to the body. The apparatus may also include a detent arm mechanically engaged with the attachment arm in the locked position of the attachment arm, the detent arm configured so that an application of a force to the detent arm simultaneously unlocks the attachment arm and opens the tag loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Alice M. Nichols, Khipra J. Nichols, Mark Sousa
  • Patent number: 5458394
    Abstract: A tray assembly for a seat for a young child includes a tray portion, a pair of side arm portions which are adjustably positionable in a plurality of different outwardly extended positions and a pair of strap assemblies on the front portion of the tray portion. The tray assembly is adapted to be removably received on a seat, such as a stroller, so that it is supported on a retaining bar portion of the seat and so that the strap assemblies encircle the retaining bar in a manner which permits the tray assembly to be pivoted forwardly to an out-of-the-way position on the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Khipra J. Nichols, Lisa M. Perrine
  • Patent number: D352062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Playskool Baby, Inc.
    Inventor: Khipra J. Nichols
  • Patent number: D359196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Playskool, Inc.
    Inventor: Khipra J. Nichols