Patents by Inventor Benjamin Robert Higdon

Benjamin Robert Higdon 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: 12653152
    Abstract: An adjustable animal vest and methods of using same, the vest including an attachment panel for placement between a neck and a waist of an underside of an animal, a first fastening panel for placement on a first lateral side of the animal, a second fastening panel for placement on a second lateral side of the animal, a first cover panel for placement over the first fastening panel on the first lateral side of the animal, and a second cover panel for placement over the second fastening panel on the second lateral side of the animal. Upon proper panel placement on the animal, complementary attachment features located on inner and outer surfaces of the panels are fastened to each other to form the adjustable animal vest assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Higdon Outdoors, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Higdon, Brook A. Richard, Ira McCauley
  • Patent number: 12219924
    Abstract: An adjustable animal vest and methods of using same, the vest including an attachment panel for placement between a neck and a waist of an underside of an animal, a first fastening panel for placement on a first lateral side of the animal, a second fastening panel for placement on a second lateral side of the animal, a first cover panel for placement over the first fastening panel on the first lateral side of the animal, and a second cover panel for placement over the second fastening panel on the second lateral side of the animal. Upon proper panel placement on the animal, complementary attachment features located on inner and outer surfaces of the panels are fastened to each other to form the adjustable animal vest assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: HIGDON OUTDOORS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Higdon, Brook A. Richard
  • Patent number: 11737535
    Abstract: A waterfowl decoy carrier and method, the method including providing a carrier having a compartment defined by a floor, a continuous sidewall and an open top, wherein the compartment includes a first panel having a first free end and a first portion attached to the sidewall and a second panel having a second free and a second portion attached to the sidewall. When a single decoy is to be stored in the compartment, the compartment is arranged to include a single slot When two decoys are intended to be stored in the compartment, the compartment is arranged to include a first slot and a second slot by selectively coupling the first free end to the second free end and inserting a first decoy into the first slot and a second decoy into the second slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Higdon Outdoors, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Higdon, Brook A. Richard
  • Patent number: 11559040
    Abstract: An adjustable animal vest and methods of using same, the vest including an attachment panel for placement between a neck and a waist of an underside of an animal, a first fastening panel for placement on a first lateral side of the animal, a second fastening panel for placement on a second lateral side of the animal, a first cover panel for placement over the first fastening panel on the first lateral side of the animal, and a second cover panel for placement over the second fastening panel on the second lateral side of the animal. Upon proper panel placement on the animal, complementary attachment features located on inner and outer surfaces of the panels are fastened to each other to form the adjustable animal vest assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: HIGDON OUTDOORS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Higdon, Brook A. Richard
  • Publication number: 20220087219
    Abstract: An adjustable animal vest and methods of using same, the vest including an attachment panel for placement between a neck and a waist of an underside of an animal, a first fastening panel for placement on a first lateral side of the animal, a second fastening panel for placement on a second lateral side of the animal, a first cover panel for placement over the first fastening panel on the first lateral side of the animal, and a second cover panel for placement over the second fastening panel on the second lateral side of the animal. Upon proper panel placement on the animal, complementary attachment features located on inner and outer surfaces of the panels are fastened to each other to form the adjustable animal vest assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Higdon, Brook A. Richard
  • Publication number: 20210059372
    Abstract: A waterfowl decoy carrier and method, the method including providing a carrier having a compartment defined by a floor, a continuous sidewall and an open top, wherein the compartment includes a first panel having a first free end and a first portion attached to the sidewall and a second panel having a second free and a second portion attached to the sidewall. When a single decoy is to be stored in the compartment, the compartment is arranged to include a single slot When two decoys are intended to be stored in the compartment, the compartment is arranged to include a first slot and a second slot by selectively coupling the first free end to the second free end and inserting a first decoy into the first slot and a second decoy into the second slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Higdon, Brook A. Richard
  • Patent number: D972230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Higdon Outdoors, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Higdon, Brook A. Richard
  • Patent number: D981056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Higdon Outdoors, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Higdon, Brook A. Richard