Patents by Inventor Sean Bourne-Mullen

Sean Bourne-Mullen 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).

  • Patent number: 9976582
    Abstract: A position indicator for mounting on a threaded fixing member such as a wheel nut or bolt, the position indicator comprising: (i) an annular body defining a void to receive the threaded fixing member, an inside surface adapted to engage with the threaded fixing member and prevent or impede relative rotational movement between the position indicator and the threaded fixing member, a first end comprising a male member and a second end comprising a female member; (ii) a clamping means operable in a single operation to reduce the size of the void, frictionally engage the male and female members and apply a clamping force to the threaded fixing member; and (iii) an indicating element for visually indicating the rotational position of the position indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Hexchex Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Livingstone, Norman Livingstone, Sean Bourne-Mullen
  • Publication number: 20160061238
    Abstract: A position indicator for mounting on a threaded fixing member such as a wheel nut or bolt, the position indicator comprising: (i) an annular body defining a void to receive the threaded fixing member, an inside surface adapted to engage with the threaded fixing member and prevent or impede relative rotational movement between the position indicator and the threaded fixing member, a first end comprising a male member and a second end comprising a female member; (ii) a clamping means operable in a single operation to reduce the size of the void, frictionally engage the male and female members and apply a clamping force to the threaded fixing member; and (iii) an indicating element for visually indicating the rotational position of the position indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander Livingstone, Norman Livingstone, Sean Bourne-Mullen