Patents by Inventor Steven L. Nickols

Steven L. Nickols 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).

  • Fluid seal with notched flange and method for its manufacture
    Patent number: 4784395
    Abstract: A circular notch in a rigid annular case element of a shaft seal for preventing distortion of the case during a molding and bending process. The notch is about one-fifth to one-half as deep as the surrounding thickness of the case element and has sloping walls leading to a central flat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Inventor: Steven L. Nickols