Patents Assigned to D.O.A., Inc.
  • 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
  • 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