Patents Assigned to D.O.A., Inc.
  • Publication number: 20170099823
    Abstract: A method of forming a fishing lure resembling a snake such that the snake exhibits incredible lifelike action when pulled from a head of the lure through the water is disclosed. The method of forming the fishing lure may include forming the lure from a mold having at least one cavity forming a tube with a longitudinal axis curved in a spiral shape. When the lure is pulled from the mold after curing, the lure will extend generally along a linear longitudinal axis. However, because the snake lure was formed in a spiral shape, the lure has a much greater lifelike action than conventional artificial snakes that are formed with a linear cavity in a mold, such as within a mold having a linear, such as straight, longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: D.O.A. INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: 9456591
    Abstract: A fishing lure having an internal cavity for containing a hook and a weight attached to the hook such that the weight is coupled to the hook closer to a throat of the hook than to a line receiving portion of the hook. The combined hook and weight resist being pulled through a shank containing region of lure. The weight may be positioned in a midsection of the lure enabling the lure to maintain a relatively level attitude in the water while being pulled through the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: D.O.A., INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20140230310
    Abstract: A fishing lure having an internal cavity for containing a hook and a weight attached to the hook such that the weight is coupled to the hook closer to a throat of the hook than to a line receiving portion of the hook. The combined hook and weight resist being pulled through a shank containing region of lure. The weight may be positioned in a midsection of the lure enabling the lure to maintain a relatively level attitude in the water while being pulled through the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: D.O.A., INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: 7263798
    Abstract: A removable head for a fishing lure for changing the action of the fishing lure. The removable head may convert a lure, such as, but not limited to, a soft-bodied lure, into a diving lure, a rising lure, a chugger, a popper, or others. The removable head may slide onto the head of a lure and include a front face for creating action. The front face may include a number of configurations such as, but not limited to, an angled surface, a concave surface, and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: D.O.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20060143972
    Abstract: A removable head for a fishing lure for changing the action of the fishing lure. The removable head may convert a lure, such as, but not limited to, a soft-bodied lure, into a diving lure, a rising lure, a chugger, a popper, or others. The removable head may slide onto the head of a lure and include a front face for creating action. The front face may include a number of configurations such as, but not limited to, an angled surface, a concave surface, and others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: D.O.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Nichols
  • Publication number: 20050204607
    Abstract: A fishing lure having an internal cavity for containing a hook and a weight attached to the hook such that the weight is coupled to the hook closer to a throat of the hook than to a line receiving portion of the hook. The combined hook and weight resist being pulled through a shank containing region of lure. The weight may be positioned in a midsection of the lure enabling the lure to maintain a relatively level attitude in the water while being pulled through the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: D.O.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Nichols
  • Patent number: D517641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: D.O.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: D498813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: D.O.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: D692519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: D.O.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: D779030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: D.O.A. INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: D802082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: D.O.A. INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols