James R Payne

US Patent:

6636014, Oct 21, 2003

Filed:

Oct 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/045636

Inventors:

James C. Payne - Apple Valley MN 55124

International Classification:

H02J 700

US Classification:

320104

Abstract:

According to an example embodiment of the present invention, an arrangement charges an equipment battery while the equipment is being towed by a towing vehicle. The towing vehicle has a primary battery and a rearward-located hitch for towing the trailer that carries the equipment battery. The arrangement includes three sets of electrical lines, each with terminals conveniently adapted for ease of use. A front set of main electrical lines includes terminals at one end thereof for electrically coupling to the anode and cathode of the primary battery and includes a main plug-in adapter at another end thereof. A rear set of rear electrical lines includes terminals at one end thereof for electrically coupling to the anode and cathode of the secondary battery and includes a trailered plug-in adapter at another end thereof. An intermediary set of interconnecting electrical lines includes a first plug-in adapter at one end thereof for plugging into the main plug-in adapter and electrically coupling to the primary battery and a second plug-in adapter at another end thereof for plugging into the trailered plug-in adapter and electrically coupling to the secondary battery. Also, line harnesses are included to secure the electrical lines during periods of towing.

US Patent:

7193393, Mar 20, 2007

Filed:

Oct 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/688202

Inventors:

James C. Payne - Apple Valley MN, US

International Classification:

H01M 10/46

US Classification:

320119

Abstract:

According to an example embodiment, an arrangement charges equipment batteries, for example, while the equipment is being towed by a towing vehicle. In this example application, the towing vehicle has a primary battery and a rearward-located hitch for towing a trailer that carries the equipment batteries. The arrangement includes a charging circuit that automatically alternates a power connection from the primary battery to each of the equipment batteries, one battery at a time.

US Patent:

63237717, Nov 27, 2001

Filed:

Apr 7, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/545386

Inventors:

James S. Payne - Minneapolis MN
John M. Semmer - Maple Plain MN
John P. Weiser - Minnetonka MN

International Classification:

G08B 2300

US Classification:

3405731

Abstract:

The present disclosure involves a method of identifying animals involving the use of a universal identification scheme capable of identifying individual animals anywhere in the world such that data may collected for the animals over their entire life cycle.