Patents by Inventor Robert Michael Butcher

Robert Michael Butcher 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).

  • Ladder rack with reducible width and/or height
    Patent number: 12397717
    Abstract: A slide assembly for a ladder rack may be adapted to selectively move with respect to a roof bow rail. The assembly may have first and second slide walls connected together by an intermediate rail slide wall and at least one fastener, where the at least one fastener may be adapted to be slidably received within the roof bow rail. The assembly may also have a support flange connected to the second rail slide wall. The assembly may also have a housing connected to the support flange, where a retention tube is rotatably mounted within the housing. A first gripper member may be connected to the retention tube for selective movement therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Adrian Steel Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Elaine Willnow, Mark Anthoney Henry, Jr., Joshua Michael Gerez, Robert Michael Butcher, Joshua Merle Rogers, Joshua James Parker, Peter Francis Rowlson, Benjamin Burke, Zachary Burk
  • TRUCK CAP
    Publication number: 20250196941
    Abstract: A truck cap may have a sub-frame. The sub-frame may have at least one side bracket. The side bracket may have an angled upright portion and an upper flange. A side module may be located between two side brackets. The side module may have channel members that receive a portion of a side door therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Anthoney Henry, JR., Robert Michael Butcher, Joshua Michael Gerez, Joshua James Parker, Kyle Jeffery Lakatos, Joshua Merle Rogers
  • Ladder rack system
    Patent number: 11945410
    Abstract: A ladder rack system may have a slide with a support flange and a spanning flange. The system may also have a ladder support member adapted to selectively receive a portion of the support flange therein. The system may also have a pivot bracket pivotally connected to the ladder support member. The pivot bracket may be adapted to selectively move the ladder support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Adrian Steel Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Elaine Willnow, Mark Anthoney Henry, Jr., Joshua Michael Gerez, Scott Donald Lee, Robert Michael Butcher
  • LADDER RACK WITH REDUCIBLE WIDTH AND/OR HEIGHT
    Publication number: 20230249626
    Abstract: A slide assembly for a ladder rack may be adapted to selectively move with respect to a rail. The assembly may have first and second slide walls connected together by an intermediate rail slide wall and at least one fastener, where the at least one fastener may be adapted to be slidably received within the rail. The assembly may also have a support flange connected to the second rail slide wall. The assembly may also have a housing connected to the support flange, where a retention tube is rotatably mounted within the housing. A first gripper member may be connected to the retention tube for selective movement therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Elizabeth Elaine Willnow, Mark Anthoney Henry, JR., Joshua Michael Gerez, Robert Michael Butcher, Joshua Merle Rogers, Joshua James Parker, Peter Francis Rowlson, Benjamin Burke, Zachary Burk
  • LADDER RACK SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230202402
    Abstract: A ladder rack system may have a slide with a support flange and a spanning flange. The system may also have a ladder support member adapted to selectively receive a portion of the support flange therein. The system may also have a pivot bracket pivotally connected to the ladder support member. The pivot bracket may be adapted to selectively move the ladder support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Elizabeth Elaine Willnow, Mark Anthoney Henry, JR., Joshua Michael Gerez, Scott Donald Lee, Robert Michael Butcher
  • Rear module for a truck cap
    Patent number: D1084960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Adrian Steel Company
    Inventors: Mark Anthoney Henry, Jr., Robert Michael Butcher
  • Shelf
    Patent number: D1085758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Adrian Steel Company
    Inventors: Joshua Michael Gerez, Joshua Merle Rogers, Mark Anthoney Henry, Jr., Robert Michael Butcher, Peter Francis Rowlson
  • Frame for a truck cap door
    Patent number: D1106016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Adrian Steel Company
    Inventors: Mark Anthoney Henry, Jr., Robert Michael Butcher
  • Camera housing
    Patent number: D1137381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Adrian Steel Company
    Inventors: Mark Anthoney Henry, Jr., Robert Michael Butcher, Scott Paul Lukas