Patents by Inventor Mark Eric Nichols

Mark Eric 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).

  • Specimen viewing device
    Patent number: 9201020
    Abstract: A specimen viewing device includes an enclosure, a specimen mounting system arranged on the enclosure for receiving the specimen and holding the specimen relative to the enclosure, and a background color control system arranged on the enclosure and configured for controlling a background color of the enclosure. A method of viewing a specimen is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Eric Nichols, Randy Leland Stull, Kristin Spurgeon, Henry Lynn Boyum, Charles Edward Boyer, III
  • SPECIMEN VIEWING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130100549
    Abstract: A specimen viewing device includes an enclosure, a specimen mounting system arranged on the enclosure for receiving the specimen and holding the specimen relative to the enclosure, and a background color control system arranged on the enclosure and configured for controlling a background color of the enclosure. A method of viewing a specimen is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Eric Nichols, Randy Leland Stull, Kristin Spurgeon, Henry Lynn Boyum, Charles Edward Boyer, III