1976 McCulloh Granted Patent on Winchboat 1976, US Patent Office granted Mark McCulloh a patent on the “Winchboat”. MucCulloh arranged a demonstration of his new Winchboat with a group high profile corporate investors; Mr. August Busch III "President of the Anheuser-Busch", Mr. Bernie Little "owner of the Miss Budweiser racing team", Mr. Earl Smalley "chairman of Hertz Car Rental" and Mr. Walter Troutman the "developer of the prestigious Jockey Club" in North Miami, Florida. Mr. Bernie Little, on behalf of the group tendered an offer to purchase McCulloh’s patent outright and employ McCulloh to manage the production and operations oversight. previous next