Patents by Inventor Russell E. Butler

Russell E. Butler 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).

  • Bushing snubber bracket
    Patent number: 11577569
    Abstract: An elastomeric bushing assembly includes an outer sleeve, a bar pin, an elastomeric bushing and a monolithic, one-piece bracket. The bar pin includes first and second opposing ends. The elastomeric bushing is disposed between the outer sleeve and the bar pin. The bracket includes a body defining a cavity and a flange. The flange radially extends from an end of the body and circumferentially extends substantially 360 degrees. One of the first and second ends of the bar pin is securely received in the cavity of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Pullman Company
    Inventors: Zoren E. Gaspar, Russell E. Butler
  • Bushing Snubber Bracket
    Publication number: 20220134824
    Abstract: An elastomeric bushing assembly includes an outer sleeve, a bar pin, an elastomeric bushing and a monolithic, one-piece bracket. The bar pin includes first and second opposing ends. The elastomeric bushing is disposed between the outer sleeve and the bar pin. The bracket includes a body defining a cavity and a flange. The flange radially extends from an end of the body and circumferentially extends substantially 360 degrees. One of the first and second ends of the bar pin is securely received in the cavity of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Zoren E. GASPAR, Russell E. BUTLER
  • Apex internal mounting arrangement for a V-configuration torque rod
    Patent number: 8453787
    Abstract: A V-shaped torque rod includes an apex joint assembly that is attached to a component of a vehicle using only a single fastener. The apex joint assembly includes a housing, an inner metal, an elastomeric member disposed between the housing and the inner metal and a post that engages the inner metal. The single fastener extends through the inner metal and through the post to secure the apex joint assembly to the vehicle. The post can be a tapered post or the post can be a non-tapered post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: The Pullman Company
    Inventors: Christopher G. Rager, Kenneth A. McGill, Joseph F. Cerri, III, Russell E. Butler
  • APEX INTERNAL MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A V-CONFIGURATION TORQUE ROD
    Publication number: 20120200056
    Abstract: A V-shaped torque rod includes an apex joint assembly that is attached to a component of a vehicle using only a single fastener. The apex joint assembly includes a housing, an inner metal, an elastomeric member disposed between the housing and the inner metal and a post that engages the inner metal. The single fastener extends through the inner metal and through the post to secure the apex joint assembly to the vehicle. The post can be a tapered post or the post can be a non-tapered post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: THE PULLMAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher G. Rager, Kenneth A. McGill, Joseph F. Cerri, III, Russell E. Butler