Patents by Inventor Butch Korman

Butch Korman 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).

  • BARRIER SYSTEMS WITH IMPACT RESISTANT RAILS SUPPORTED FROM FLOOR MOUNTED POST BASES
    Publication number: 20260218463
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases are disclosed. An apparatus includes an anchor for a post, the anchor to be attached to a walking surface; an outer body of the post, the outer body to be in contact with a cylindrical protrusion of the anchor, the cylindrical protrusion to extend upward from the walking surface; a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body; and a rod to extend through a hole in the rail, an end of the rod to be within the cylindrical protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2026
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventors: Aaron Wiegel, Jason Dondlinger, Nick Casey, Butch Korman, Tony Duesing
  • Barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases
    Patent number: 12595631
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases are disclosed. An apparatus includes an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground; a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body; and a rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through a hole in the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Wiegel, Jason Dondlinger, Nick Casey, Butch Korman, Tony Duesing
  • BARRIER SYSTEMS WITH IMPACT RESISTANT RAILS SUPPORTED FROM FLOOR MOUNTED POST BASES
    Publication number: 20230151569
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases are disclosed. An apparatus includes an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground; a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body; and a rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through a hole in the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron Wiegel, Jason Dondlinger, Nick Casey, Butch Korman, Tony Duesing