Patents by Inventor Jerry B. Holmes

Jerry B. Holmes 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: 6880283
    Abstract: An adjustable fishing bobber including floats slidably disposed on a tubular member. The bobber is connectable to a fishing line for casting into a body of water for use in a variety of water and weather conditions. Each float includes an internal channel through which the tubular member is slidably inserted, and each float is removable for rearrangement to a selected orientation of a plurality of positions on the tubular member. One position includes a larger float in a lower position with a smaller float aligned above for use in windy conditions. A reversed position includes the smaller float in the lower position and the larger float aligned above for use in water having a current. The floats are easily replaced and rearranged by sliding one or more floats off the tubular member and repositioning one or more floats on the tubular member depending on the water and weather conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Inventor: Jerry B. Holmes
  • Publication number: 20040237376
    Abstract: An adjustable fishing bobber including floats slidably disposed on a tubular member. The bobber is connectable to a fishing line for casting into a body of water for use in a variety of water and weather conditions. Each float includes an internal channel through which the tubular member is slidably inserted, and each float is removable for rearrangement to a selected orientation of a plurality of positions on the tubular member. One position includes a larger float in a lower position with a smaller float aligned above for use in windy conditions. A reversed position includes the smaller float in the lower position and the larger float aligned above for use in water having a current. The floats are easily replaced and rearranged by sliding one or more floats off the tubular member and repositioning one or more floats on the tubular member depending on the water and weather conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Jerry B. Holmes
  • Patent number: 4736540
    Abstract: A combined magazine cap and choke wrench (10) for use with a shotgun (12) having a tubular magazine (16). The magazine cap and choke wrench (10) comprises a cap body (26) defining an annular recess (28) for releasably receiving the outboard end portion (22) of the tubular magazine (16) of a shotgun (12), whereby the barrel (14) and magazine (16) of the shotgun are secured together and/or the fore-end grip (24) of the shotgun is held in place. The combined magazine cap and choke wrench (10) further comprises a choke wrench portion (32) mounted on the cap body (26). The wrench portion (32) includes at least two spline members (52) for registering with and for being releasably received in the wrench slots (42) of a tubular shotgun choke (36) such that when the spline members (52) are seated in the wrench slots (42) selective rotation of the cap body (26) results in facilitating installation and removal of the choke (36) from the barrel (14) of the shotgun (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Inventor: Jerry B. Holmes
  • Patent number: 4602449
    Abstract: A combination screw-in choke holder and plug device is provided. This device (30) serves to receive at least one screw-in type choke, such as a choke (32). In this regard, at least one end portion of the device (30) is internally threaded and includes an internal diameter and threads designed for threadably receiving the externally threaded portion of a conventional screw-in type choke. The effective length of the device and the outside diameter of the device are selected such that it will be received by the magazine of a conventional pump and/or semi-automatic shotgun. Thus, the device serves as a holder for screw-in type chokes and as a plug for the magazine of such shotguns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Inventor: Jerry B. Holmes