Patents by Inventor Bernadette Y. Palmer

Bernadette Y. Palmer 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).

  • Vehicle junction box having power distribution center with terminal for jump-starting vehicle
    Patent number: 6679708
    Abstract: A junction box assembly for a vehicle having a junction box, a positive conductive terminal, a bus bar and a conductive jump-start terminal that are coupled to a battery cable in a manner wherein high-current electrical energy does not flow though the junction box during a jump-start event. The jump-start terminal is configured with a blade portion that provides the user of the vehicle with a convenient point to which the positive lead of a jumper cable may be attached during jump-starting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Charles P. Depp, J. Patrick Dunbar, Jr., Bernadette Y. Palmer, John M. King, Joseph A. Mauney