Patents by Inventor Dennis F. Burgess

Dennis F. Burgess 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: 4815411
    Abstract: A container for water to maintain fish within the container in a live condition. The container is of water impermeable construction, and includes a drain valve adjacent the bottom, and water inlet and outlet openings positioned in the side walls of the container. The container is adapted to be placed within a receptacle, which can be provided in the hull of a boat, the receptacle having corresponding water inlet and outlet openings positioned opposite the respective openings in the container so that water that enters the receptacle through the water inlet flows into the container, and excess water flows through the water outlet, so that fresh water is circulated through the container. The container can be removed for transporting the fish, or it can be used for weighing the fish after the water has been drained therefrom through the drain valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Inventor: Dennis F. Burgess
  • Patent number: 4734066
    Abstract: An electric trolling motor is journalled by a rotatable shaft into the hull and deck of a fishing boat and a foot control disk on the shaft is positioned on the deck for control of the steering of the boat by a fisherman with both hands employed with a fishing pole. The motor control assembly is simply a motor housing with a shaft extending therefrom for rotatably mounting through the hull of a fishing boat and a disc on the shaft for mounting at deck level for foot control of the shaft rotation by a fisherman in his regular fishing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Inventor: Dennis F. Burgess
  • Patent number: 4728307
    Abstract: An electric trolling motor is journalled by a rotatable shaft into the hull and deck of a fishing boat and a foot control disk on the shaft is positioned on the deck for control of the steering of the boat by a fisherman with both hands employed with a fishing pole. The motor control assembly is simply a motor housing with a shaft extending therefrom for rotatably mounting through the hull of a fishing boat and a disc on the shaft for mounting at deck level for foot control of the shaft rotation by a fisherman in his regular fishing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Inventor: Dennis F. Burgess