Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Higgins

Nicholas J. Higgins 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).

  • Tailgate lock system
    Patent number: 10119313
    Abstract: A tailgate lock system comprising a security lock for a tailgate hinge assembly, wherein the tailgate hinge assembly comprises a fixed cup portion and a rotating portion arranged to rotate about a hinge axis relative to the fixed cup portion, an adapter configured to extend between the security lock and the tailgate hinge assembly, the adapter having an inside surface having a first portion configured to engage the rotating portion of the hinge assembly and a second portion configured to radially overlap the fixed cup portion of the hinge assembly, whereby selective rotation about the hinge axis causes rotation of the adapter and the security lock about the hinge axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: McGard LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Higgins, Raymond A. Murray, David C. Meyer, Andrew D. Trank
  • TAILGATE LOCK SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160222708
    Abstract: A tailgate lock system comprising a security lock for a tailgate hinge assembly, wherein the tailgate hinge assembly comprises a fixed cup portion and a rotating portion arranged to rotate about a hinge axis relative to the fixed cup portion, an adapter configured to extend between the security lock and the tailgate hinge assembly, the adapter having an inside surface having a first portion configured to engage the rotating portion of the hinge assembly and a second portion configured to radially overlap the fixed cup portion of the hinge assembly, whereby selective rotation about the hinge axis causes rotation of the adapter and the security lock about the hinge axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Higgins, Raymond A. Murray, David C. Meyer, Andrew D. Trank