Patents by Inventor Vernon Phelps Warner

Vernon Phelps Warner 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: 6081189
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for electrically testing the standard light circuit of a trailer. The apparatus includes a battery and a flasher component electrically connected to a positive terminal of the battery. A switch is electrically connected to the flasher component. There is an indicator light associated with a respective trailer light. A positive conductor is interconnected between the switch and the indicator light. A ground conductor is interconnected between a negative terminal of the battery and the indicator light. A harness is releasably attached to the standard connector component of the trailer's light circuit. The harness electrically connects the positive conductor to the positive wire of the light circuit and likewise electrically connects the negative terminal of the battery to the ground wire of the trailer's light circuit. The switch is selectively opened to de-energize the positive conductor and closed to energize the positive conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Inventor: Vernon Phelps Warner