Patents by Inventor Tom Nickell

Tom Nickell 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: 12043216
    Abstract: A low speed vehicle is capable of transporting a mobility scooter on a platform that is attached to the vehicle and capable of pivoting between use and stowed positions. The platform can be secured in the stowed position. The platform can be raised and lowered with an actuator having a limit switch interlocked with the vehicle's propulsion system to prevent vehicle movement unless the platform is raised. The actuator is affixed to the vehicle's frame in at least two places, with an aft attachment adjacent the rear bumper and a fore attachment adjacent the rear axle. The platform also includes brake lights that illuminate orthogonally with at least one brake light facing rearward in the use or stowed position of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Golf Cart World, LLC
    Inventor: Tom Nickel
  • Publication number: 20160132917
    Abstract: A location-based marketing method includes steps of providing at least one first computing device including at least one memory operatively coupled to at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least a listing of participating vendor geographical locations. At least one second computing device is in computing communication with the at least one first computing device. The method further includes steps of displaying to a user on a display screen of the second computing device a rotatable three-dimensional navigational interface including a plurality of faces, and by a geolocator module of the second computing device, providing to the at least one first computing device a geographical location of the user. The user geographical location is compared to the stored listing of participating vendor geographical locations. On determining a match, the first computing device initiates a user check-in procedure specific to the matching participating vendor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: XOOKER, LLC
    Inventors: Conrad R. Carney, II, Tom Nickell, Greg Hammond