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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7644535 | Aerated bucket for live bait A container for live bait is provided with a bait retrieval assembly of readily available structural components which are combined in an unexpectedly useful manner to allow all operations to be carried out using one hand only. The container, which is closed with a s... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7434529 | Live/bait well ventilation vent A sport or pleasure fishing boat having a closed live well for holding a selected volume of water and a live well ventilation vent unit mounted in a top wall overlying well. The live well vent unit is an open ended elongate sleeve that projects through the wall into... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7377071 | Insulated minnow bucket An insulated minnow bucket with an attached ventilated lid. The bucket is fabricated from an outer shell and an inner shell that is placed within it, with both the outer shell and the inner shell preferably being cylindrical in nature. A lid that is ventilated with ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7325680 | Net holder for boats A net holder for carrying a landing net has an upper housing in the form of a channel member with a downwardly disposed opening hinged at its rearward portion to the rearward portion of a lower housing in the form of a channel member slightly narrower than the upper... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299585 | Live bait container with sliding door A bait container for storing bait in water incorporates a perforated carriage that slides vertically within a housing. Raising the carriage extracts the bait from the water and obviates the need to immerse a hand in cold water. A post extends upward from the carriag... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285760 | Bucket with access door A bucket including a bottom section and a side wall extending upwardly therefrom to define an interior region. The bottom section has a compartment located therein. The bottom section further includes a door that may be moved between a first position that allows acc... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7249435 | Device for holding a bucket of frozen chum A device for holding a bucket of frozen chum is fabricated primarily out of flexible plastic material that is integrally formed with a toroidal sleeve there around. The toroidal sleeve has a plastic foam floatation element housed therein, so that a frozen bucket of ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7162831 | Fish bait system A fish bait system includes a fish compartment and a filter compartment for maintaining bait fish in a healthy condition for prolonged periods prior to use. The fish bait system allows water to be pumped from the fish compartment through a filter having a standard n... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7109228 | Pyrazole derivatives This invention relates to pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or derivatives thereof, and to processes for the preparation thereof, intermediates used in their prepa... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059270 | In-tank feeder fish dispenser This invention provides an in-tank dispenser for feeder fish and other aquatic live food that provides a separate enclosure residing within the larger main tank in a manner that allows the main tank's conditioned and heated water to flow through the enclosure. Feede... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7024814 | Fish or fish bait life preservation apparatus and method A novel system, apparatus and method of operation for use in watercraft, terrestrially bound motor vehicles and fixed based land applications where water from a live well or bait tank is withdrawn, filtered, climactically controlled and conveyed through a water cond... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017297 | Container for live fish A live fish container has a top with two flexible flaps that co-operate to define a closable opening for the container. A float element is located near the top and a removable seat and a handle are also included. The seat is connected to the container by a hinge mec... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6990765 | Floating bait container A collapsible live bait container constructed of a vinyl coated fabric mesh. The mesh is sewn over one or more flexibly resilient stays. A foam flotation member or buoyant stays can be secured to the enclosure walls. Resealing access ports are defined with strips of... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6962019 | Enhanced filtration and water conditioning system for a bait tank An enhanced filtration and water conditioning system for a novel bait tank suitable for use in recreational boats, dockside and land based personal and commercial applications wherein water from the tank may be climactically controlled, filtered, purged of sediment,... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6907689 | Ice strainer assembly for use in the sport of ice fishing A ice fishing strainer assembly made adaptable for use in the sport of ice fishing, principally serving as means to remove ice particles from a drilled ice hole for unhindered access thereto, the ice fishing strainer comprising in combination a body of cylindrical f... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6886291 | Minnow bucket with automatic minnow dispenser A minnow bucket that includes a bucket base and an automatic dispensing device positioned inside the bucket base that when raised on a vertical axis in relation to the bucket base dispenses at least one minnow. The minnow bucket may also include a lid that is connec... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6857222 | Fishing bait apparatus A fishing bait apparatus for providing a hands-free method of separating minnows according to size. The fishing bait apparatus includes a container having side, upper and lower walls, and also having an open top; and also includes a lid assembly including a lid memb... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6820364 | Lighted bait container apparatus A lighted bait container apparatus includes a container defining an open top capable of receiving and holding fishing bait. The container includes a rim body extending about the open top with a pivotal lid and a clamp member coupled thereto. A latch assembly and spr... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6810617 | Livewell tank A livewell tank for use on a boat is provided having a bottom and a sidewall section forming an interior compartment. A top is coupled with the sidewall section and extends inwardly to cover the interior compartment about the periphery of the sidewall section. An ov... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6783018 | Lid device for a minnow bucket A lid device for a minnow bucket for converting a conventional bucket into a minnow bucket. The lid device for a minnow bucket includes a panel having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge. The panel has a diameter generally equal to an inner diameter of a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6729066 | Fishing apparatus Fishing apparatus having a container forming a chamber in which caught fish and live bait may be placed and maintained separate from each other. Air is introduced to the chamber to supply oxygen sufficient to enable caught fish and live bait to remain alive. The con... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6442887 | Live bait keeper A PVC pipe is closed at one end with a cap. Small holes are provided in the pipe for fresh water exchange from the interior of the pipe to the exterior. A screw-off top cap enables bait to be inserted or removed from within the pipe. A stainless chain wit... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6421951 | Container for dispensing live bait A bait container has a housing, a top and bottom which at least partially surround the bait. A nozzle having a funnel portion and a bait-dispensing exit end extends from the top. A flow-inducement chamber permits a flow stream to be created which carries ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6357169 | Bait saver bucket A bait saver bucket with a multi-chambered container having separations for segregating different sizes of live bait as well as providing slots for segregating fishing lines having bait and hook attached thereto, especially while relocating equipment from... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6200212 | Fish cleaning, bait station, and live well device A compact 3 in 1 device used for fish cleaning, bait cutting, and/or live well. It can be easily attached to the gunwale of a boat with adjustable mounting arms. The arms are adjustable for both the width and depth of the gunwale and will fit most boats. ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6101759 | Electronically automated portable live and bait well A battery operated storage container which is divided into two compartments, one for bait and a second for fish caught. It incorporates a pump for filling the compartments to a preset level and a pump to empty the compartments. It also contains an electro... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6032404 | Portable bait bucket A portable bait bucket includes a built-in handle allowing it to be easily carried from place to place. The inventive bucket includes an internal chamber accessible by an opening in its top closed by a pivotable door having a plurality of openings allowin... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6003329 | Killie saver A killie saver including the combination of an insulated marine cooler having a pivotal lid, a generally rectangular bait container having a screened bottom at an elevated generally horizontal position within the cooler. A spacer below the bait container ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000168 | Combination trap, holding pen and chum pot A multipurpose marine life container having a closed chamber defined by a pair of substantially identical clam shell-type housing halves opening toward each other and removably joined together along a parting line. An entrance opening is formed in each en... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5921017 | Live bait transporter A transport device according to one embodiment including an inner foraminous submersible sectional basket for holding live bait/fish and an outer water filled receptacle having false bottom compartments for storing air supply equipment which maintains a c... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5802760 | Fishing bucket A light weight plastic storage container having joined framed storage section rings detachably attached to a lower live bait well. Each ring has frame openings for several latched draws one of which has a self contained power source to aerate the bait wel... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5722197 | Closure for a fisherman's live well A closure is provided for a fisherman's live well. The closure includes a flexible element that is mounted proximate an entrance of the live well. The flexible element is held such that it extends across and generally covers the entrance of the live well.... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5661924 | Method and apparatus for storing and handling live bait A bait storage system includes a pail-shaped bait container having a lid for closing off the open top of the container, a flexible cover composed of a mesh material, and structure for releasably securing the peripheral edge of the cover about the side wal... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5634291 | Live bait and tackle container A live bait and tackle container (10) comprising a bucket (12) for storing water (14), so as to hold live bait therein. An assembly (16) is for aerating the water (14) within the bucket (12), to keep the bait alive over a long period of time. A facility (... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5586406 | Live bait container A live bait container including a container body with air vents for keeping live baits; a cover covered on the container body by a screw joint, the cover having a bait outlet and a bait inlet spaced on the periphery, a bait passage way connected between t... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5556069 | Bait bucket tender Apparatus for mounting a live fish bucket alongside a fishing boat for movement in a generally vertical plane alongside the boat from a lowered position in which a fish bucket mounted thereon is submerged in water and a stowed, out-of-the-water position a... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5529204 | Selectively floatable minnow bucket A selectively floatable minnow bucket, including at least one wall, a gate, a plurality of openings and at least one floatation mechanism, the wall and gate defining a hollow cavity for maintaining live bait, the openings allowing the flow of water in and... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5406740 | Bait tank A bait tank which has a smoothly contoured interior wall surface of the tank so that the fish that are swimming in the tank will not come into contact with any protrusion. Inlet water within the internal chamber of the tank is supplied in a direction tang... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5394639 | Trollable bait bucket and bait keeper A live bait storage system for keeping bait for long periods of time without maintenance includes a portable, trolling bait container which has one side hydrodynamically contoured to permit the container to be readily trolled through the water in a predic... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5390439 | Bait container flow regulator A bait container flow regulator is provided for use in a bait container system for transporting live bait to a fishing site. The bait container system includes a water containment vessel for carrying water and a quantity of bait fish. The water containmen... | 02/21/1995 |
