Patents by Inventor James M. Fulford

James M. Fulford 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: 6371560
    Abstract: A support device is provided for a seat assembly of a golf car. The support device has a base including an elongated shell bounding an interior space. The shell preferably has a first, enclosed end, a second, opposing end defining an elongated opening into the interior space and a sidewall extending between the ends. A support tube bounds an interior space and has a generally bended shape and two opposing ends, each tube end being integrally formed with the enclosed end of the base shell. Further, two mounting brackets are each integrally formed with the sidewall of the base shell and each includes a mounting plate. The mounting plate has a first, generally flat surface disposeable against the golf car seat and configured for attachment to the seat assembly to attach the support device to the golf car. Preferably, a plurality of reinforcing ribs extends between opposing interior surfaces of the base shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Club Car, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Fulford, Donald G. Samuelson, Terry L. Canaday, James K. Caldwell, Christian J. Eck, III, Mark Wisner
  • Patent number: 6186584
    Abstract: A motorized golf car includes a sing-sheet thermoplastic sunroof having a plurality of hollow stiffener channels formed therein to stiffen the canopy. A first, hollow stiffener channel is formed at the perimeter of the canopy edges, along the front and side perimeters. A plurality of second stiffener channels are formed in the sheet in-board of the first stiffener channel. A first drain gutter, sloped back-to-front, is provided in the canopy, and a second drain gutter, sloped front-to-back, is provided in the canopy to drain water from the top surface of the canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Club Car, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald G. Samuelson, James M. Fulford, Terry L. Canaday, James K. Caldwell, Christian J. Eck, III, Mark Wisner
  • Patent number: D394617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: James R. Kerlin, James M. Fulford, Donald G. Samuelson, David N. Schult