Patents by Inventor Ricky J. Bishop

Ricky J. Bishop 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: 5562521
    Abstract: A turkey call for producing turkey sounds includes a housing having a front side with a first opening and back side with a second opening. A planar slate member is configured to be fixedly received in the second opening of the housing to form a striking surface of the turkey call. A generally dome-shaped structure is positioned within the housing in spaced relationship from the planar slate member. The dome-shaped structure has a concave surface and convex surface on opposed sides of the structure, with the concave surface facing the slate member and the convex surface facing the first opening of the housing. The dome-shaped structure and the planar slate member form a sound chamber that produces turkey sounds when the striking surface of the turkey call is placed in moving contact with a rigid member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Lohman Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry L. Butler, Ricky J. Bishop
  • Patent number: 5127166
    Abstract: An adjustable sight for use on archery bows consisting of monofilament line which is threaded through a circular frame so as to form a diameter of said frame. This monofilament line, on which is attached an aiming point, slides inside a groove cut into the outside surface of the frame, halfway around, and is secured to both ends of a T-shaped piece. The top of the T-shaped piece rides in the groove and is flush with the outside of the frame. The protruding base of the piece fits into a small slot on the side of a separate circular rotating cap so that this rotating cap can be fitted over the front of the frame so as to cover the grooved portion. A rotation of this rotating cap causes the monofilament line to move, thereby moving the attached aiming point and providing a range adjustment. The speed and accuracy with which this adjustment can be made provides a definite advantage for the archer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Inventor: Ricky J. Bishop
  • Patent number: D619657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Inventor: Ricky J. Bishop