Patents by Inventor Joseph Mark Butler

Joseph Mark Butler 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).

  • Publication number: 20240157860
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a utility vehicle having a pivotable seat connected by a hinge to a fixed platform. The pivotable seat configured to pivot between a first position and a second position defining a standard seat location and a first wall of a cargo bay, respectively. A seatback is configured to form a second wall of a cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position. First and second opposing side walls are positioned on either side of the pivotable seat. The side walls are configured to form barriers at either side of the cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Harris McGraw, William David Reeves, JR., Joseph Mark Butler
  • Patent number: 11884191
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a utility vehicle having a pivotable seat connected by a hinge to a fixed platform. The pivotable seat configured to pivot between a first position and a second position defining a standard seat location and a first wall of a cargo bay, respectively. A seatback is configured to form a second wall of a cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position. First and second opposing side walls are positioned on either side of the pivotable seat. The side walls are configured to form barriers at either side of the cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Club Car, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Harris McGraw, William David Reeves, Jr., Joseph Mark Butler
  • Publication number: 20210162898
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a utility vehicle having a pivotable seat connected by a hinge to a fixed platform. The pivotable seat configured to pivot between a first position and a second position defining a standard seat location and a first wall of a cargo bay, respectively. A seatback is configured to form a second wall of a cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position. First and second opposing side walls are positioned on either side of the pivotable seat. The side walls are configured to form barriers at either side of the cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory Harris McGraw, William David Reeves, JR., Joseph Mark Butler
  • Patent number: 10940780
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a utility vehicle having a pivotable seat connected by a hinge to a fixed platform. The pivotable seat configured to pivot between a first position and a second position defining a standard seat location and a first wall of a cargo bay, respectively. A seatback is configured to form a second wall of a cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position. First and second opposing side walls are positioned on either side of the pivotable seat. The side walls are configured to form barriers at either side of the cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: CLUB CAR, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Harris McGraw, William David Reeves, Jr., Joseph Mark Butler
  • Patent number: 10850583
    Abstract: A utility cart includes a suspension having an integral perch bracket having a plurality of legs structured to straddle an axle of the utility cart, and can include an opening into which a spring pin (e.g. a pin of a leaf spring) can be inserted. The perch bracket can alternatively include a brake cable attachment feature located on an end of the bracket. In one form the end can extend from one leg and be folded toward an opposing leg. The perch bracket can be cut from sheet stock of material, and stamped into final or near final form. In one embodiment a threaded nut can be attached to the legs of the perch bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan D. Wilson, Adam Frederick Yule, Michael S. MacConney, William Leiter, Craig Pugh, Joseph Mark Butler
  • Publication number: 20190217753
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a utility vehicle having a pivotable seat connected by a hinge to a fixed platform. The pivotable seat configured to pivot between a first position and a second position defining a standard seat location and a first wall of a cargo bay, respectively. A seatback is configured to form a second wall of a cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position. First and second opposing side walls are positioned on either side of the pivotable seat. The side walls are configured to form barriers at either side of the cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory Harris McGraw, William David Reeves, JR., Joseph Mark Butler
  • Publication number: 20180186206
    Abstract: A utility cart includes a suspension having an integral perch bracket having a plurality of legs structured to straddle an axle of the utility cart, and can include an opening into which a spring pin (e.g. a pin of a leaf spring) can be inserted. The perch bracket can alternatively include a brake cable attachment feature located on an end of the bracket. In one form the end can extend from one leg and be folded toward an opposing leg. The perch bracket can be cut from sheet stock of material, and stamped into final or near final form. In one embodiment a threaded nut can be attached to the legs of the perch bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Bryan D. Wilson, Adam Frederick Yule, Michael S. MacConney, William Leiter, Craig Pugh, Joseph Mark Butler
  • Patent number: 7278648
    Abstract: An adjustable control arm is for a suspension of a vehicle having a frame and at least one wheel. The control arm includes a first arm section connected with the frame and a second arm section connected with the wheel and coupled with the first arm section such that the second section is releasably fixable to the first section and alternatively slidably displaceable with respect to the first section so as to adjust camber of the wheel, the first and second arm sections remaining generally coupled together during displacement of the second section. Preferably, the first arm section has a cavity and the second arm section has an engagement portion disposed within the cavity, the engagement portion being fixedly connectable to the first arm section to releasably connect the two arm sections and alternatively displaceable within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Club Car, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thomas Bobbitt, III, David N. Schult, Joseph Mark Butler