Patents by Inventor Wayne C. Krueger

Wayne C. Krueger 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: 6021594
    Abstract: A four-legged female wild game decoy for attracting like male game on the ground includes a vertical support, which may simulate a forward leg, mountable to the ground. A body is pivotally mounted to the vertical support and is appropriately biased in a substantially upright horizontal posture. The body has a rear hip portion supporting a pivotally mounted tail and a foldable rear leg suspended therefrom. A body posture adjustment mechanism is provided for raising the tail and lowering the hip portion to simulate a squatting urination posture for the game decoy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Inventor: Wayne C. Krueger
  • Patent number: 5507362
    Abstract: A tree stand torso bar is attachable to a tree or post to support the torso of a hunter in a tree stand and prevent the hunter from accidentally falling out of the stand. The invention comprises a sturdy oval metal frame with vertical supports which engage the trunk of the tree, a lower cross-bar connecting the vertical supports, lower inclining struts which provide additional strength, and an adjustable strap which may be tightened by a ratchet mechanism to hold the device to the tree trunk or pole. The frame, supports, cross-bar, and struts are of integral, unitary construction. The device may be screwed into the tree by threaded stakes directed through apertures in the vertical supports. Alternatively, a second strap may be used in place of the threaded stakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Inventor: Wayne C. Krueger