Patents by Inventor Dennis L. McKinney

Dennis L. McKinney 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).

  • Waterfowl decoy with lifelike feeding movement
    Patent number: 9253974
    Abstract: A motorized decoy provides lifelike feeding motion by rotating a decoy head through a full 360 degrees while passing through a longitudinal channel in the decoy body. The decoy body bobs in the water as the decoy head rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Inventors: Tyler J. Baskfield, Dennis L. McKinney
  • WATERFOWL DECOY WITH LIFELIKE FEEDING MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20150208642
    Abstract: A motorized decoy provides lifelike feeding motion by rotating a decoy head through a full 360 degrees while passing through a longitudinal channel in the decoy body. The decoy body bobs in the water as the decoy head rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Tyler J. Baskfield, Dennis L. McKinney
  • Waterfowl decoy with lifelike feeding movement
    Patent number: 8997394
    Abstract: A motorized decoy provides lifelike feeding motion by rotating a weighted head through a full 360 degrees. As the head passes the upper apex of rotation, a drive cam located on the drive shaft disengages from a cam located on the decoy head, thereby allowing the head to accelerate and plunge quickly into the water. This action simultaneously causes the rear of the decoy to rotate to a vertical orientation. The head pauses under water until the drive cam re-engages the head cam at the bottom point of the rotation and continues to rotate the head through a channel in the body. This redistribution of weight causes the body to return to a horizontal position. The head rotation continues to the apex and the cycle repeats. This motion also disturbs the surface of the water surrounding the decoy, which can impart motion to adjacent static waterfowl decoys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Tyler J. Baskfield, Dennis L. McKinney
  • WATERFOWL DECOY WITH LIFELIKE FEEDING MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20140259860
    Abstract: A motorized decoy provides lifelike feeding motion by rotating a weighted head through a full 360 degrees. As the head passes the upper apex of rotation, a drive cam located on the drive shaft disengages from a cam located on the decoy head, thereby allowing the head to accelerate and plunge quickly into the water. This action simultaneously causes the rear of the decoy to rotate to a vertical orientation. The head pauses under water until the drive cam re-engages the head cam at the bottom point of the rotation and continues to rotate the head through a channel in the body. This redistribution of weight causes the body to return to a horizontal position. The head rotation continues to the apex and the cycle repeats. This motion also disturbs the surface of the water surrounding the decoy, which can impart motion to adjacent static waterfowl decoys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Tyler J. Baskfield, Dennis L. McKinney