Patents by Inventor Charles H. Payne

Charles H. Payne 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: 20150151106
    Abstract: A neurostimulation device is provided. The device has first and second physical electrode elements that cooperate to provide a plurality of virtual electrode pairs. The spacing between the physical elements, as well as the relative surface areas between the respective portions comprising the virtual pairs, is controlled to provide self-selecting and/or self-directing treatment capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: David O. Turner, Paul J. Magee, Gary L. Byars, Charles H. Payne
  • Patent number: 8948879
    Abstract: A neurostimulation device is provided. The device has first and second physical electrode elements that cooperate to provide a plurality of virtual electrode pairs. The spacing between the physical elements, as well as the relative surface areas between the respective portions comprising the virtual pairs, is controlled to provide self-selecting and/or self-directing treatment capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Neuro Resource Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David O. Turner, Paul J. Magee, Gary L. Byars, Charles H. Payne
  • Patent number: 5530618
    Abstract: A capacitor mounting assembly uses a mounting assembly for mounting and aligning a plurality of DC can capacitors on a bulk power system assembly. The mounting assembly includes a metallic base member with a channel cross section having mounting flanges at the longitudinal edges with holes to allow fasteners to pass through and secure the base member to a power system assembly. A top metallic cover plate and a plastic layer cover the top surface of the base member to form a sandwich construction with the plastic layer between the two metallic surfaces. The plastic layer is a polypropylene sheet in the illustrative embodiment. The three layers have holes punched through the sandwich to accept the insertion of the can capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Mark A. Carroll, Charles H. Payne
  • Patent number: 4568016
    Abstract: Parts (10) to receive a thin strip of solder are advanced along top surfaces of a pair of upwardly inclined channel plates (26, 27). Pressurized solder (31) is pumped between the plates to a precise head which projects as a meniscus (28) above the top surfaces of the channel members and is deposited on the advancing parts. The head of solder is maintained at a height to insure a partial flow of solder through a V-shaped trough (51). Any fluctuations in the height of head of solder is rapidly compensated by an increased or decreased flow of solder through the trough. A significant reservoir of solder is maintained between the channel plates so that the solder is held at a substantially constant temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: AT&T Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles H. Payne
  • Patent number: 4527731
    Abstract: Pressurized molten solder 71 is flowed along a confined first channel 86 and forced through a series of spaced, aligned apertures 88 as solder jets which rise, fall and merge to form a solder stream which flows along a second channel defined by channel walls 93 and 94. Spring held printed circuit boards 10 are advanced by a conveyor 21 which is tilted to move a far section of each board into engagement with the top of channel wall 93 and then a near section of each board into engagement with the top of channel wall 94 whereafter the board is spring held to ride along the tops of channel walls while a thin stripe of solder is applied to the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1985
    Assignee: AT&T Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Kent, Charles H. Payne
  • Patent number: 4504008
    Abstract: A conveyor 21 rapidly advances a series of workholders to move printed circuit board connectors 10 mounted therein along a short insulating rail section 37 and a second long cooled rail 31. Presoldered leads 13 overlaying contacts pads 14 are heated to temperatures slightly above the melting point of solder during movement along the first rail 28 and are cooled to solidify the solder during movement along the second rail. A belt 44, moving at the same speed as the conveyor, presses the boards to ensure good contact of the leads with the pads during the melting and cooling of the solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: AT&T Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Kent, Charles H. Payne