Patents by Inventor William Nickley

William Nickley 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: 9272444
    Abstract: An ice mold includes a first mold assembly and a second mold assembly, each including a base with an aperture and a mold attached to the base. Each of the molds includes a receptacle that forms a cavity. The first mold assembly is attached removably to the second mold assembly such that a liquid-tight seal is formed between the molds. When the first mold assembly and the second mold assembly are attached to one another, the cavities of the molds form a molding cavity. When the first mold assembly and the second mold assembly are detached from one another, each of the receptacles is moveable from a first molding position, in which the receptacle is positioned within the respective aperture of the base, and a second inverted position, in which at least a portion of the receptacle of extends outwardly from the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Publication number: 20150264973
    Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen comestibles including a base having a plurality of apertures formed within said first side thereof, and a plurality of molds attached to or formed integrally with the base. Each of the molds includes a receiving surface and an opening aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures of the base. Each of the molds is moveable between a first position, in which a substantial portion of at least one mold is positioned within the interior portion of the base and said receiving surface forms a molding cavity that is adapted to receive a comestible to be frozen, and a second position, in which a substantial portion of the mold extends outwardly from the first side of the base and the receiving surface of the mold is exposed externally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: PROPELLER INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: 8961163
    Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen comestibles including a base having a plurality of apertures formed within said first site thereof, and a plurality of molds attached to or formed integrally with the base. Each of the molds includes a receiving surface and an opening aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures of the base. Each of the molds is moveable between a first position, in which a substantial portion of at least one mold is positioned within the interior portion of the base and said receiving surface forms a molding cavity that is adapted to receive a comestible to be frozen, and a second position, in which a substantial portion of the mold extends outwardly from the first side of the base and the receiving surface of the mold is exposed externally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Publication number: 20150021458
    Abstract: An ice mold includes a first mold assembly and a second mold assembly, each including a base with an aperture and a mold attached to the base. Each of the molds includes a receptacle that forms a cavity. The first mold assembly is attached removably to the second mold assembly such that a liquid-tight seal is formed between the molds. When the first mold assembly and the second mold assembly are attached to one another, the cavities of the molds form a molding cavity. When the first mold assembly and the second mold assembly are detached from one another, each of the receptacles is moveable from a first molding position, in which the receptacle is positioned within the respective aperture of the base, and a second inverted position, in which at least a portion of the receptacle of extends outwardly from the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: PROPELLER, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Publication number: 20140197300
    Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen comestibles including a base having a plurality of apertures formed vithin said first site thereof, and a plurality of molds attached to or formed integrally with the base, Each of the molds includes a receiving surface and an opening aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures of the base. Each of the molds is moveable between a first position, in which a substantial portion of at least one mold is positioned within the interior portion of the base and said receiving surface forms a molding cavity that is adapted to receive a comestible to be frozen, and a second position, in which a substantial portion of the mold extends outwardly from the first side of the base and the receiving surface of the mold is exposed externally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Propeller Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Publication number: 20120305550
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, storage devices are disclosed having an anterior, posterior, caudal, and cephalic portion, with the storage device comprising; a first armature having two elongated, substantially rigid beams with a portion of fabric stretched therebetween, with the portion of fabric having at least one pocket disposed thereupon, opening cephalically, and extending anteriorly therefrom, a second armature having at least one elongated rigid beam extending caudally from a hinged connection to the cephalic portion of the first armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: William A. Nickley
  • Patent number: D689746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: D689747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: D733769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: D740073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: PROPELLER, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: D786620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: PROPELLER, INC.
    Inventors: William Nickley, Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle, Jason May
  • Patent number: D814241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: William Nickley, Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle, Jason May
  • Patent number: D826641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: William Nickley, Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle, Jason May, Min Kim, John Jacobsen
  • Patent number: D690169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley