Patents by Inventor Nigel Wilkinson

Nigel Wilkinson 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).

  • Catch
    Patent number: 11832590
    Abstract: The present invention provides a releasable catch, such as for releasable attachment to a dog collar or the like. In particular, the present invention provides a releasable catch comprising a body having a first elongate portion and a second elongate portion, the first and second elongate portions being engaged with one another at a pivot region and pivotable relative to one another about the pivot region between an open configuration in which the second elongate portion contacts the first elongate portion at a first contact location to define a first closed aperture adjacent the pivot region and a second open aperture distal to the pivot region, and a closed configuration in which the second elongate portion also engages the first elongate portion at a second contact location along its length and close the second aperture distal to the pivot region, and wherein the second elongate member is biased in a direction towards the second contact location so as to bias the catch in the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Nigel Wilkinson
  • CATCH
    Publication number: 20210112780
    Abstract: The present invention provides a releasable catch, such as for releasable attachment to a dog collar or the like. In particular, the present invention provides a releasable catch comprising a body having a first elongate portion and a second elongate portion, the first and second elongate portions being engaged with one another at a pivot region and pivotable relative to one another about the pivot region between an open configuration in which the second elongate portion contacts the first elongate portion at a first contact location to define a first closed aperture adjacent the pivot region and a second open aperture distal to the pivot region, and a closed configuration in which the second elongate portion also engages the first elongate portion at a second contact location along its length and close the second aperture distal to the pivot region, and wherein the second elongate member is biased in a direction towards the second contact location so as to bias the catch in the closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventor: NIGEL WILKINSON
  • Mini pallet
    Patent number: D589673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Peter K Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Kuhlmann, Nigel Wilkinson