Patents by Inventor Kurt W. Gorbutt

Kurt W. Gorbutt 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: 20040011273
    Abstract: A forward visual reference device used during the boat to trailer drive-on loading process (Power Loading). It is a mechanical device designed to mount on a front portion of a boat trailer. The base of the device is mounted either on the trailer frame or on the vertical stanchion, depending on the particular boat/trailer configuration. Attached to the base is an adjustable member used to position the attached mast. The mast extends vertically above the bow of the boat and is adjusted to touch the tip of the bow when the boat is in its loaded position on the trailer. The driver of the boat now has a visual reference as to boat/trailer centering and visual reference when the boat is in loaded position (bow touches mast). The result is the boat may be single-handedly driven from the water onto the trailer to the loaded position without laborious winch cranking or reliance on “spotters” waving and yelling instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Kurt W. Gorbutt