Patents by Inventor George E. Payne

George E. 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: 4944548
    Abstract: A side window shade for automobiles is formed from a panel having a plurality of sections connected by double folding joints. An upper edge of the panel is configured with a curvature corresponding to an automobile side window frame and includes a plurality of spaced notches which removably receives suction cup retainers for securing the panel to an automobile side window. The panel may be formed from a white corrugated cardboard material or may be at least partially formed from a tinted transparent material to allow visibility through the side window. The suction cup retainers each include a pair of pivotally connected jaw members and a spring which biases the jaw members to a closed position. Aligned clamping portions of the jaw members are each provided with a friction enhancing pad for engagement with the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Inventors: George E. Payne, Doris P. Payne
  • Patent number: 4340130
    Abstract: The scaffold system of this invention includes structures for retaining hollow folded metal planks on scaffold end frames or scaffold side brackets. A plank retaining lug is used to engage the underside of a plank and cooperates with a hold-down shoulder to retain the plank in place. A frame header may use the structures described to retain planks on both sides of an end frame. The frame header may be releasably mounted to a conventional scaffold end frame. Side brackets may be equipped with the structures to retain planks cantilevered from the scaffolding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1982
    Assignee: Kwikform America, Inc.
    Inventors: George E. Payne, Richard G. Meehan