Patents by Inventor Nicholas W. Vaughn

Nicholas W. Vaughn 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).

  • Vent for a tent or shelter
    Patent number: 8701688
    Abstract: A vent is provided for a tent or shelter. The vent is supported by a centrally located vent pole, the vent pole running lengthwise with the vent flap. The vent pole is formed of a construction that is resilient enough to support the vent during use, but is flexible enough so that the vent may be collapsed during storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Vaughn, Mitchell L. Wilgus, Yiyun Culp, John Z. Rose
  • VENT FOR A TENT OR SHELTER
    Publication number: 20120125389
    Abstract: A vent is provided for a tent or shelter. The vent is supported by a centrally located vent pole, the vent pole running lengthwise with the vent flap. The vent pole is formed of a construction that is resilient enough to support the vent during use, but is flexible enough so that the vent may be collapsed during storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: The Coleman Company
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Vaughn, Mitchell L. Wilgus, Yiyun Culp, John Z. Rose
  • TENT WITH AUTOMATICALLY STORING WINDOW AND DOOR COVERINGS
    Publication number: 20110155199
    Abstract: A tent having an automatically stored window covering. As a window for the tent is moved from a closed position, where a fabric cover covers the window opening, to an open position, where the fabric cover is partially or fully removed from the opening, the fabric cover automatically stores itself. The only use effort to both open and store the fabric cover is in opening the fabric cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: David A. Harper, Nicholas W. Vaughn, Chun Ming Feng, Yiyun Culp, Hui Qiang Yu, Trevor J. Hinz, John Trevor Bailey, Michael Wayne Peterson
  • NEGATIVE ANGLE WINDOW FOR TENT
    Publication number: 20100018561
    Abstract: A collapsible tent is provided having windows which are provided at negative angles, facing the ground. In this configuration, the windows are protected from the entry of rain there through without the aid of a cover. The collapsible tent includes a shell and a frame securable to the shell for supporting the shell. The frame includes at least one outer pole for supporting a wail portion of the shell. The outer pole includes an upper curved section for supporting a window portion on the wall of the shell, where the outer pole positions the window in a substantially downwardly facing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell L. Wilgus, Nicholas W. Vaughn, Katie T. Sparks, Yiyun Culp, Daniel E. DeBrunner