Patents by Inventor Nicholas McCullough

Nicholas McCullough 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).

  • Socket holder
    Patent number: 8667872
    Abstract: A socket holder may be designed as part of a socket extension or built into a socket holding end of a ratchet. The socket holder may have a mechanism to hold the socket at a conventional position. However, unlike conventional socket holders, the present invention may allow the socket to push past the holding mechanism, allowing the socket holder to fill an inside of the socket and provide pressure on the head of the bolt being applied by the socket. A magnet may be disposed on the end of the socket holder facing the bolt to help secure the bolt within the socket holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas McCullough, Edward Cigallio
  • Socket Holder
    Publication number: 20120096993
    Abstract: A socket holder may be designed as part of a socket extension or built into a socket holding end of a ratchet. The socket holder may have a mechanism to hold the socket at a conventional position. However, unlike conventional socket holders, the present invention may allow the socket to push past the holding mechanism, allowing the socket holder to fill an inside of the socket and provide pressure on the head of the bolt being applied by the socket. A magnet may be disposed on the end of the socket holder facing the bolt to help secure the bolt within the socket holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas McCullough, Edward Cigallio