Patents by Inventor Dale Butterworth

Dale Butterworth 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: 20240140304
    Abstract: A light bar bracket assembly for a vehicle includes a light bar and a bracket assembly. The light bar is configured to receive a light source. The light bar has a first fastener receiving channel and a second fastener receiving channel configured to receive fasteners to secure the light bar to a projector. The bracket assembly is configured to receive the light bar. A gap is defined by a first end and a second end of the bracket assembly through which light is configured to be emitted by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: William J. WEBER, Dale BUTTERWORTH
  • Publication number: 20240110691
    Abstract: A light assembly for a vehicle includes a light bar and a projector. The light bar configured to be connected to the vehicle. The projector is rotatably connected to the light bar. The projector is rotatable relative to the light bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: William J. WEBER, Dale BUTTERWORTH
  • Patent number: 11596075
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a vehicle seat, an inverter and an inverter cover. The vehicle body defines a vehicle interior. The vehicle seat is disposed on a floor of the vehicle interior. The inverter has a housing fixed to the floor of the vehicle interior at a location underneath the vehicle seat. The inverter cover is detachably attached to the inverter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Roy Defauw, Ronald Morrow, Dale Butterworth
  • Patent number: 11560085
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a light assembly and an electric control module. The light assembly is assembled to an underbody of the vehicle. The light assembly has a light bar and an image projector. The light bar has a plurality of first light sources. The image projector has a housing that is fitted to a longitudinal end of the light bar. The housing has a circuit board and an emitting portion that houses a second light source. The circuit board is electrically connected to the second light source to regulate electric current to the light source. The electric control module is electrically connected to the light bar and the circuit board to provide electrical power to both the light bar and the image projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: William Weber, Dale Butterworth
  • Publication number: 20210370821
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a light assembly and an electric control module. The light assembly is assembled to an underbody of the vehicle. The light assembly has a light bar and an image projector. The light bar has a plurality of first light sources. The image projector has a housing that is fitted to a longitudinal end of the light bar. The housing has a circuit board and an emitting portion that houses a second light source. The circuit board is electrically connected to the second light source to regulate electric current to the light source. The electric control module is electrically connected to the light bar and the circuit board to provide electrical power to both the light bar and the image projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: William WEBER, Dale BUTTERWORTH
  • Publication number: 20210360808
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a vehicle seat, an inverter and an inverter cover. The vehicle body defines a vehicle interior. The vehicle seat is disposed on a floor of the vehicle interior. The inverter has a housing fixed to the floor of the vehicle interior at a location underneath the vehicle seat. The inverter cover is detachably attached to the inverter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Roy DEFAUW, Ronald MORROW, Dale BUTTERWORTH
  • Patent number: 11117510
    Abstract: A vehicle light assembly includes a fixed structure, at least one light and an image projector. The fixed structure is configured to be assembled to a vehicle body component of a vehicle. The at least one light is fixed to the fixed structure and is configured to illuminate a first external area that is in the vicinity of the vehicle. The image projector is fixed to the fixed structure and is configured to project an image onto a second external area that is in the vicinity of the first external area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: William Weber, Dale Butterworth
  • Publication number: 20210046863
    Abstract: A vehicle light assembly includes a fixed structure, at least one light and an image projector. The fixed structure is configured to be assembled to a vehicle body component of a vehicle. The at least one light is fixed to the fixed structure and is configured to illuminate a first external area that is in the vicinity of the vehicle. The image projector is fixed to the fixed structure and is configured to project an image onto a second external area that is in the vicinity of the first external area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: William WEBER, Dale BUTTERWORTH
  • Patent number: 10870397
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an accessory mounting system for vehicles. The mounting system is reconfigurable between collapsed and expanded configurations, and includes first and second brackets. The first bracket is configured for releasable connection to a vehicle (e.g., via a utility track), and the second bracket is movably connected to the first bracket and configured to support an accessory, such as a speaker, a television, a monitor or other such display, and the like. The first bracket includes a rotatable locking mechanism that is engageable with the second bracket, as well as at least one fastener that is configured to releasably engage the vehicle (e.g., the utility track). The at least one fastener is positioned between the first and second brackets such that the at least one fastener is inaccessible when the mounting system is in the collapsed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Pokriefka, Martin Petersen, Dale Butterworth
  • Publication number: 20200198543
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an accessory mounting system for vehicles. The mounting system is reconfigurable between collapsed and expanded configurations, and includes first and second brackets. The first bracket is configured for releasable connection to a vehicle (e.g., via a utility track), and the second bracket is movably connected to the first bracket and configured to support an accessory, such as a speaker, a television, a monitor or other such display, and the like. The first bracket includes a rotatable locking mechanism that is engageable with the second bracket, as well as at least one fastener that is configured to releasably engage the vehicle (e.g., the utility track). The at least one fastener is positioned between the first and second brackets such that the at least one fastener is inaccessible when the mounting system is in the collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Edward Pokriefka, Martin Petersen, Dale Butterworth