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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120102810 | Decoy anchor assembly An anchor for use with a buoyant decoy used in hunting has a hollow anchor housing configured for detachable engagement with the buoyant decoy, the hollow housing having an anchor head portion, a ballasted and ballastible anchor shaft portion and a hook portion unitary ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120066953 | Avian Decoy An avian decoy including a decoy body; a stake having an upper end for rotatably supporting the decoy body, and having a lower end for being anchored to a support surface; and a guide for guiding the upper end of the stake into proper position in the decoy body.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120042561 | TURKEY TAIL FAN SUPPORT DECOY A turkey decoy for receiving and supporting a real or artificial turkey tail fan is disclosed herein. The turkey decoy can be configured in a stake-supported configuration where the turkey tail fan is supported on a stake and remotely movable by a hunter operating the t... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20110283591 | Telescopable strut for turkey decoy A turkey decoy comprises a mass-producable synthetic resinous body adapted to be deployed in either a sentry or feeding position, with a telescopable assembly of rigid, that is, essentially inflexible, upper and lower struts, the upper necessarily being tubular, and the... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110247259 | UNMANNED LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR ATTRACTING WATERFOWL An unmanned launching system for attracting waterfowl comprises a decoy body approximating the appearance of waterfowl, and a launcher associated with the decoy body configured for propelling objects therefrom. The unmanned launching system can include a parachute forme... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110239517 | BIRD DECOY WITH RECESS FOR REMOVABLE STAKE A first aspect of the invention is a bird decoy, including a body; a weighted keel; a sleeve, wherein the sleeve includes a slot that fits over the keel; and a stake, wherein the stake is inserted in the sleeve. A second aspect of the invention is a bird decoy, includin... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110232154 | Animated decoy system A radio controlled animated decoy system is disclosed that provides two or more animated decoys that are operable using a wireless radio controller where each of the two animated decoys is equipped with a multichannel radio receiver that can receive the signals from the... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110219660 | DECOY METHOD AND SYSTEM Decoys that resemble animals, such as birds, for example, and methods of making such decoys are provided. In an embodiment, a decoy can include a rigid member, a non-rigid body comprising an inner portion and an exterior portion, and a fan configured to direct air towar... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110203154 | BIRD DECOY A decoy, typically used for hunting fowl, having a hollow body including a head, a tail and a pair of feet. The decoy includes a pair of wings mounted to the body of the decoy for multi-axis movement. A drive mechanism typically including an electric motor and a power s... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110146132 | MOVING DECOY AND METHOD A moving decoy is provided. The decoy is connected to a actuator which causes the decoy to pivot. When positioned on the surface of a body of water, the decoy is capable of mimicking the movements of a live animal.... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110113672 | Remote controlled decoy A remote controlled decoy for hunting includes a ground engaging element, a chassis, a motor, a video recorder, a game caller, and an animal shell. To move the decoy with respect to the ground, the motor and ground engaging elements are actuated via the remote control. ... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110094142 | Rubber decoy anchor A rubber decoy anchor including a truncated cone shaped base with a major floor section and a minor floor section; and a loop structure having two parallel linear segments connected at a first end to an end of an arched section and at a second end to an outer portion of... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110094143 | Remote control decoy A remote controlled decoy is provided. The remote control decoy operates using two propellers secured to a hull and remotely controlled by a radio frequency transmitter. A shell resembling a particular waterfowl is releasably coupled to a hull which serves as a watertig... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110088307 | ANIMATED BIRD DECOY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS A bird decoy comprises a body and at least two appendages extending from the body. The appendages can be shaped to approximate an appearance of a wing of a bird. Each appendage can have at least two distinct moveable members, each of which is independently controllable ... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110067289 | Duck Dog A remote controlled duck decoy to retrieve downed waterfowl off a body of water. It is remote steered and driven from a hand-held transmitting unit and pushes the downed waterfowl to the bank utilizing two extendable pushrods that are manually pulled out prior to use. T... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110023349 | Device to lift a motion decoy A device to lift a motion decoy includes a main chamber; a piston that extends inside and outside of the main chamber; an end of the piston outside of the main chamber adapted to connect to the decoy; a gasket on the piston, inside the main chamber, that helps the press... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100287811 | Decoy Support System and Method A support supports a decoy device in an elevated position above the support with a post. The support comprises a platform member with a front edge and an opposite rear edge with longitudinal sides extending therebetween. The platform member has top and bottom surfaces d... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100275499 | INTERLOCKING THREE DIMENSIONAL SILHOUETTE AVIAN DECOY A decoy is comprised of a pair of planar members, one being a body member to be vertically orientated and the other being a wing member to be horizontally orientated. The two members are interconnected by corresponding openings in the body portion and tabs in the wing p... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100180486 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING WATERFOWL DECOYS ON LAND There is disclosed an apparatus and a method for supporting a movable or stationary decoy displayed on a stake for attracting waterfowl where the decoy has a neck portion, a head portion, a body portion, and a stake that protrudes from and may be securely attached to th... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100175302 | Recoil Mechanism and Device A non-motorized waterfowl decoy device includes a recoil mechanism adapted for use in a front-facing position or a rear-facing position. The recoil mechanism includes a rotatable spindle having a long axis about four times greater than its diameter. The recoil mechanism... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100154284 | Avian Decoy An avian decoy including a decoy body; a stake having an upper end for rotatably supporting the decoy body, and having a lower end for being anchored to a support surface; and a guide for guiding the upper end of the stake into proper position in the decoy body.... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100154283 | FEATHERED DUCK DECOY SKIRT A feathered skirt that fits over hunting duck decoys to create a more realistic looking hunting duck decoy. The feathered skirt includes a plastic material wrap around skirt having simulated and/or real duck feathers. The plastic skirt is a thin plastic waterproof mater... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100139146 | BIRD DECOY SYSTEM A bird decoy system comprising: a remote control device, the remote control device comprising: a remote control housing; a transducer located on the housing; a switch located on the housing; a transmitter located within the housing, and in signal communication with the ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100115819 | RIGID-ROD-ANCHOR-WEIGHT ASSEMBLY A lineless rigid-rod-anchor-weight assembly provides for anchoring, throwing, and retrieving a decoy or a set of decoys without any tangling of the members of the set. The assembly is attachable to floating object and includes a rigid-rod permanently molded into an envi... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100077648 | SIMULATED WALKING WILDFOWL DEVICE A collapsible decoy apparatus including a conveyor assembly mounted to a base, having a chain adapted to be driven in a generally elliptical pattern. A decoy support removeably attaches to a mount on the chain. The decoy support is configured to removeably attach to a d... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100071248 | Decoy Decoys that resemble animals, such as birds, for example, and methods of making such decoys are provided. In an embodiment, a decoy can include a rigid member, a non-rigid body comprising an inner portion and an exterior portion, and a fan configured to direct air towar... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100011650 | Waterfowl decoy with retractable anchor and anchor line A novel waterfowl decoy has a retractable anchor and accompanying anchor line. In one embodiment of the invention, an anchor line passes through a substantially hollow keel mounted at or near the base of the decoy. The line can be selectively locked in either a retracte... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090320351 | Waterfowl decoy apparatus A waterfowl decoy apparatus to attract over flying waterfowl to an array of waterfowl replicas placed on the surface of a field or on the surface of a body of water. The apparatus includes a generally disk-shaped housing having top, bottom and side walls that cooperate ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090307958 | COMPRESSIBLE DECOY The bird decoy, which expands into a fully three dimensional figure of a bird and may be compressed into a flat or nearly flat package. The decoy body is hollow and covers a coiled spring which may expand to display the three dimensional body of the bird and which can b... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090272020 | Bobbing waterfowl decoy A floating water tight mechanical waterfowl decoy that produces a bobbing motion at the surface of the water for creating a radiating ripple pattern and a motion which also mimics a courtship behavior, both of which are effective lures for attracting waterfowl to a desi... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090241402 | Waterfowl Attracting Shotgun Shells and Method Waterfowl attracting shotgun shells that include case, primer, powder charge, wadding, and weighted material. When the weighted material is fired into the air, the material falls back to earth. A speed of at which the weighted material falls and an appearance of the wei... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090241401 | BIRD DECOY A decoy, typically used for hunting fowl, having a hollow body including a head, a tail and a pair of feet. The decoy includes a pair of wings mounted to the body of the decoy for multi-axis movement. A drive mechanism typically including an electric motor and a power s... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090229165 | Avian Decoy An avian decoy comprising a body having a hollow interior; a support movable between a retracted position and an extended position; and an extremity movable between a retracted position and an extended position; the extremity including a foot and a leg; the leg having a... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090188148 | Autonomous Decoy Device and Methods of Use An autonomous decoy device is disclosed. The autonomous decoy comprises a decoy shell, a propulsion system, the propulsion system, a steering apparatus, a receiver, a memory, and a microcontroller. The decoy shell has a form resembling an animal in life size or near lif... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090165353 | DECOY A decoy has a body and a stand to support the body. In one embodiment, the stand has a least three legs which pivot between extended and collapsed positions, wherein a retainer structure releasably retains the legs in the extended positions. In another embodiment, the d... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090151217 | Animated duck decoy A waterfowl decoy includes an air blower contained within a rigid, floatable, waterproof housing. At least one air line extends from the blower out of the portion of the housing which extends below the water line during flotation in order to produce movement of the unde... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090126253 | Waterfowl decoy with stabilizing buoyancy attachment Provided is a waterfowl decoy that includes a suction bottom main body in combination with a removable keel. The main body includes extensions on the bottom that are within the cavity, and the keel includes corresponding slots to slideably engage the extensions. The kee... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090113781 | Swimming waterfowl decoy with spray A movable waterfowl decoy includes: (a) a decoy body portion including a buoyant decoy body and a head portion attached to an upper front portion of the decoy body, the buoyant decoy body including at least one body compartment, the body compartment including at least o... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090094877 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MOVING DECOYS An assembly and method for moving decoys is disclosed. The assembly includes one or more components for horizontally moving decoys floating on water, such that the decoys appear to be swimming. In addition, the device includes one or more component for rotating decoys, ... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090084018 | Waterfowl decoy motion system A waterfowl decoy motion system comprised of a multiplicity of movable decoys, a first elastic drive belt, means for connecting said first elastic drive belt to said movable decoys, a primary drive pulley, a secondary drive pulley, an electric motor connected to said se... | 04/02/2009 |
