Patents by Inventor William M. Wilburn

William M. Wilburn 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: 4885524
    Abstract: A vehicle battery system includes a battery for providing electric current to a starter of the vehicle through a first electrical cable, and for providing and receiving electric current to and from, respectively, a remote battery through a second electrical cable for recharging a certain one of the batteries. A casing of the battery has a pair of spaced electrodes incorporated therein which establish electrical contact with an electrolyte solution contained in the casing. A pair of universal plugs is embedded in the casing and is electrically connected to the electrodes by electrical conductors also embedded in the casing. Each universal plug includes a prong and a receptacle so that the plugs are engageable with other similar universal plugs in a single orientation for maintaining proper electrical polarity therebetween. A universal plug is attached to one end of both the first and second electrical cables for engaging the plugs of the system battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: William J. Goldcamp
    Inventor: William M. Wilburn