Patents by Inventor Charles Mike Payne

Charles Mike 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).

  • Patent number: 8789717
    Abstract: A device to prevent removal of fuel and oil caps includes a pin having a shaft with a first and second end; a head at the first end of the shaft; a locking element at the second end of the shaft; a pad having an adhesive surface that fixes to the cap; a grommet that forms an aperture in the pad that receives the shaft of the pin so that the pad rotatably retains the pin to the cap; and a cover that is rotatably retained over the cap by the pin and the locking element so that the cap generally covers the cap and rotates independently from the cap, thereby deterring removal of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventor: Charles Mike Payne
  • Publication number: 20130133385
    Abstract: A device to prevent removal of fuel and oil caps includes a pin having a shaft with a first and second end; a head at the first end of the shaft; a locking element at the second end of the shaft; a pad having an adhesive surface that fixes to the cap; a grommet that forms an aperture in the pad that receives the shaft of the pin so that the pad rotatably retains the pin to the cap; and a cover that is rotatably retained over the cap by the pin and the locking element so that the cap generally covers the cap and rotates independently from the cap, thereby deterring removal of the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: Charles Mike Payne
  • Publication number: 20110180539
    Abstract: A device to prevent removal of fuel and oil caps includes: a pin having a shaft, a flat head at an end of the shaft, and an aperture through the shaft; a washer that fits over the shaft of the pin and retains the head of the pin; an adhesive that fixes the washer to the cap; a cover that is rotatably retained over the cap by the pin; and a lock that engages with the aperture in the shaft, thereby rotatably retaining the cover over the cap and deterring removal of the cap. The adhesive may be sticky tape. A kit also includes sandpaper to clean the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventor: Charles Mike Payne