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Michael Nickel
Also filed as: NICKEL MICHAEL · NICKEL MICHAEL J · NICKEL MICHAEL JOSEPH
61 granted patents·12 pending applications·1,389 citations·filing 1978–2024
99Inventor score
Files withBOA TECH INC37BOA TECHNOLOGY INC6SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC5ROVCAL INC4JOHNSON LEVEL & TOOL MFG2
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73 records- 0199US9138030B2Reel based lacing systemBOA TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 22, 2015·65 cites·19 claims
- 0298US9737115B2Devices and methods for adjusting the fit of footwearBOA TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 22, 2017·68 cites·23 claims
- 0398US9700101B2Guides and components for closure systems and methods thereforBOA TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 11, 2017·50 cites·14 claims
- 0498US9629417B2Tension limiting mechanisms for closure devices and methods thereforBOA TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 25, 2017·57 cites·30 claims
- 0598US9259056B2Reel based lacing systemBOA TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·31 cites·13 claims
- 0698US9101181B2Reel-based lacing systemSODERBERG MARK S·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 11, 2015·128 cites·16 claims
- 0798US8468657B2Reel based lacing systemSODERBERG MARK S·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 25, 2013·169 cites·48 claims
- 0897US10413019B2Reel-based lacing systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 17, 2019·26 cites·20 claims
- 0997US10123589B2Reel based lacing systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 13, 2018·21 cites·17 claims
- 1096US11684122B2Tightening mechanisms and applications including the sameBOA TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 27, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 1195US11707870B2Reel based closure systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 25, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1295US10543630B2Reel based closure system employing a friction based tension mechanismBOA TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 28, 2020·23 cites·15 claims
- 1395US10070695B2Tightening mechanisms and applications including the sameBOA TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 11, 2018·17 cites·11 claims
- 1494US10477922B2Guides and components for closure systems and methods thereforBOA TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 19, 2019·6 cites·18 claims
- 1594US10342294B2Methods and devices for retrofitting footwear to include a reel based closure systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 9, 2019·16 cites·20 claims
- 1694US10327513B2Devices and methods for adjusting the fit of footwearBOA TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 25, 2019·12 cites·16 claims
- 1794US9516923B2Coupling members for closure devices and systemsBOA TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 13, 2016·23 cites·16 claims
- 1894US9375053B2Tightening mechanisms and applications including the sameBOA TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·46 cites·27 claims
- 1994USD751281SFootwear tightening reelsBOA TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 15, 2016·56 cites·1 claims
- 2093US11220030B2Reel based closure system employing a friction based tension mechanismBOA TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 11, 2022·5 cites·16 claims
- 2192US10863796B2Reel based lacing systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 15, 2020·9 cites·17 claims
- 2292US9027251B2Rotary electric shaverSCHMITT PAUL·Filed 2009·Granted May 12, 2015·32 cites·18 claims
- 2391US12295460B2Reel-based lacing systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 2491USD983510SLace tightening device dialBOA TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 18, 2023·16 cites·1 claims
- 2591US10888139B2Tightening mechanisms and applications including sameBOA TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 12, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 2691US10039348B2Tension limiting mechanisms for closure devices and methods thereforBOA TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 7, 2018·15 cites·23 claims
- 2790US9532626B2Methods and devices for retrofitting footwear to include a reel based closure systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 3, 2017·19 cites·37 claims
- 2888US9149089B2Lace guideCOTTERMAN JESSE D·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 6, 2015·37 cites·36 claims
- 2987US11297903B2Reel-based lacing systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 12, 2022·5 cites·19 claims
- 3086US11253028B2Guides and components for closure systems and methods thereforBOA TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 22, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
- 3185US12396521B2Tightening mechanisms and applications including the sameBOA TECH INC·Filed 2024·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 3285US9918865B2Braces using lacing systemsNICKEL MICHAEL J·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 20, 2018·31 cites·21 claims
- 3382US11737519B2Reel based lacing systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 29, 2023·1 cites·37 claims
- 3482USD555523SLevelJOHNSON LEVEL & TOOL MFG·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 20, 2007·27 cites·1 claims
- 3582US7082028B2Rotatable computer display apparatus and methodSWIVEL IT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 25, 2006·49 cites·43 claims
- 3681US12042018B2Tightening mechanisms and applications including the sameBOA TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 23, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 3781USD620198SPersonal grooming deviceROVCAL INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 20, 2010·27 cites·1 claims
- 3881USD605183SMicrophoneSENNHEISER ELECTRONIC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 1, 2009·20 cites·1 claims
- 3979US12150603B2System and method for an outdoor bathroom systemPACT Outdoors LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 26, 2024·1 cites·17 claims
- 4079USD912605SRoof rackTOURIG LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 9, 2021·20 cites·1 claims
- 4179USD620641SPersonal grooming deviceROVCAL INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 27, 2010·25 cites·1 claims
- 4278USD493737SPlumb vial viewing feature for a levelJOHNSON LEVEL & TOOL MFG·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·22 cites·1 claims
- 4378US6337873B1Optical arrangement for balancing the beam of one or more high power diode lasers arranged one above anotherJENOPTIK JENA GMBH·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 8, 2002·52 cites·8 claims
- 4477US12185794B2Guides and components for closure systems and methods thereforBOA TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 4577US11779083B2Reel based lacing systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 10, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4677US2024099428A1Reel based lacing systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4774US2025057370A1System and method for an outdoor bathroom systemPACT OUTDOORS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4873USD620642SPersonal grooming deviceROVCAL INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 27, 2010·19 cites·1 claims
- 4972US12285079B2Methods and devices for retrofitting footwear to include a reel based closure systemBOA TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 29, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 5072USD835976SCoupling memberBOA TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 18, 2018·5 cites·1 claims
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