Patents by Inventor George Kimpton Payne, Jr.

George Kimpton Payne, Jr. 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: 20130279986
    Abstract: A flood flaps vent for sealing a building crawlspace includes: (a) a vent box including open opposite front and rear ends forming a vent passageway in the vent box, the vent box including a top box portion and an opposite bottom box portion; (b) flexible flood flap hingably mounted to the vent box near the rear end of the vent box and constructed and arranged to permit the flexible flood flap to flex within the vent passageway to open the passageway; and (c) a grille that may be hingably mounted, the grille having openings therein for air and water flow through the grille, and positioned over the open front end of the vent box; the flood flap occluding the rear end of the vent box when it is in an at rest, home position. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Kimpton Payne, Jothem Nevers Jayne, George Kimpton Payne, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130216311
    Abstract: A flood flaps vent for sealing a building crawlspace includes: (a) a vent box portion including open opposite front and rear ends on either end of a vent passageway, the vent box including a top box portion with at least one flap slot adjacent a rear end portion of the vent box, and an opposite bottom box portion; (b) at least one flexible flood flap extending across the open rear end portion, with its upper edge seated in the flap slot, other side flap edges of the flood flap being unattached; and (c) a grate portion over the open front end portion of the vent box; the flood flap occluding the rear end portion of the vent box when it is in an at rest, home position. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Kimpton Payne, Jothem Nevers Jayne, George Kimpton Payne, JR.
  • Patent number: 8511938
    Abstract: A flood flaps vent for sealing a building crawlspace includes: (a) a vent box portion including open opposite front and rear ends on either end of a vent passageway, the vent box including a top box portion with at least one flap slot adjacent a rear end portion of the vent box, and an opposite bottom box portion; (b) at least one flexible flood flap extending across the open rear end portion, with its upper edge seated in the flap slot, other side flap edges of the flood flap being unattached; and (c) a grate portion over the open front end portion of the vent box; the flood flap occluding the rear end portion of the vent box when it is in an at rest, home position. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Kimpton Payne, Jothem Nevers Jayne, George Kimpton Payne, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6010154
    Abstract: This is a device for use in operating a trailer landing gear drive mechanism. The device comprises: an elongated, rigid, cylindrical body having a closed end portion which is coupleable to a rotatable drive shaft of a drive means, and an open end portion which is adapted to releasably grip the end of a crank shaft of a mechanical landing gear drive mechanism. When the drive shaft of the drive means rotates, the device rotates, causing the crank shaft of the mechanical landing gear drive mechanism to rotate, thus effecting the raising or lowering of one or more landing gear legs of a vehicle trailer. The open end of the device comprises at least one slot, which is adapted to releasably grip the end of the crank shaft. There are preferably two identical "T" shaped slots on the open end portion so that the drive speed of the landing gear drive mechanism can be selected. The closed end of the device preferably has a threaded hole which is coupleable to the rotatable drive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Inventors: Christopher Kimpton Payne, George Kimpton Payne, Jr.