Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Vallone

Thomas R. Vallone 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: 5465524
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of producing light sensitive fishing lures and fishing lures which are capable of reversibly changing color with changing exposure to a light source. In one embodiment, a photochromatic material is incorporated into the mold to form a flexible bodied fishing lure. In another embodiment, the photochromatic material is mixed with a bonding agent forming a spray or dip in which a rigid bodied fishing lure is coated. In both cases, the fishing lure has an original, first color which reversibly changes to a second color with exposure to light, and thereafter gradually changes back to the original, first color in the absence of light such as when traveling under water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Inventors: Thomas R. Vallone, Salvatore N. Vallone