Patents by Inventor Dale Norris Exum

Dale Norris Exum 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).

  • Reconfigurable seating for watercraft
    Patent number: 11267539
    Abstract: Boats can include seating assemblies that can be configured in a variety of different arrangements. In one configuration of the seating assemblies described herein, a forward-facing seat and a rearward-facing seat are arranged back-to-back above a seat bottom. In another configuration, the seating assembly can be arranged as a forward-facing reclined seat such that a forward rotation of the forward-facing seat to a flat position with the seat bottom causes a rearward rotation of the rearward-facing seat to a reclined position. In still another configuration, the seating assembly can be configured form a reclined seat in a rearward-facing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Chaparral Boats, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fafard, Gerren Shea Smith, Dale Norris Exum
  • RECONFIGURABLE SEATING FOR WATERCRAFT
    Publication number: 20200398944
    Abstract: Boats can include seating assemblies that can be configured in a variety of different arrangements. In one configuration of the seating assemblies described herein, a forward-facing seat and a rearward-facing seat are arranged back-to-back above a seat bottom. In another configuration, the seating assembly can be arranged as a forward-facing reclined seat such that a forward rotation of the forward-facing seat to a flat position with the seat bottom causes a rearward rotation of the rearward-facing seat to a reclined position. In still another configuration, the seating assembly can be configured form a reclined seat in a rearward-facing configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Chaparral Boats, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fafard, Gerren Shea Smith, Dale Norris Exum
  • Reconfigurable seating for watercraft
    Patent number: 10759502
    Abstract: Boats can include seating assemblies that can be configured in a variety of different arrangements. In one configuration of the seating assemblies described herein, a forward-facing seat and a rearward-facing seat are arranged back-to-back above a seat bottom. In another configuration, the seating assembly can be arranged as a forward-facing reclined seat such that a forward rotation of the forward-facing seat to a flat position with the seat bottom causes a rearward rotation of the rearward-facing seat to a reclined position. In still another configuration, the seating assembly can be configured form a reclined seat in a rearward-facing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Chaparral Boats, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fafard, Gerren Shea Smith, Dale Norris Exum
  • Reconfigurable seating for watercraft
    Patent number: 10494061
    Abstract: Boats can include seating assemblies that can be configured in a variety of different arrangements. In one configuration of the seating assemblies described herein, a forward-facing seat and a rearward-facing seat are arranged back-to-back. In another configuration, the seating assembly can be arranged as an essentially flat surface that can serve as an expansive sun bathing platform. In still another configuration, the seating assembly can be configured in a comfortable lounging arrangement that can be forward-facing or rearward-facing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Chaparral Boats, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fafard, Gerren Shea Smith, Dale Norris Exum
  • RECONFIGURABLE SEATING FOR WATERCRAFT
    Publication number: 20180229817
    Abstract: Boats can include seating assemblies that can be configured in a variety of different arrangements. In one configuration of the seating assemblies described herein, a forward-facing seat and a rearward-facing seat are arranged back-to-back above a seat bottom. In another configuration, the seating assembly can be arranged as a forward-facing reclined seat such that a forward rotation of the forward-facing seat to a flat position with the seat bottom causes a rearward rotation of the rearward-facing seat to a reclined position. In still another configuration, the seating assembly can be configured form a reclined seat in a rearward-facing configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Michael J. Fafard, Gerren Shea Smith, Dale Norris Exum
  • RECONFIGURABLE SEATING FOR WATERCRAFT
    Publication number: 20180229816
    Abstract: Boats can include seating assemblies that can be configured in a variety of different arrangements. In one configuration of the seating assemblies described herein, a forward-facing seat and a rearward-facing seat are arranged back-to-back. In another configuration, the seating assembly can be arranged as an essentially flat surface that can serve as an expansive sun bathing platform. In still another configuration, the seating assembly can be configured in a comfortable lounging arrangement that can be forward-facing or rearward-facing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Michael J. Fafard, Gerren Shea Smith, Dale Norris Exum