Patents by Inventor Donald J. Rutledge

Donald J. Rutledge 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).

  • Turkey decoy apparatus
    Patent number: 9474267
    Abstract: An apparatus that mimics the courtship or mating ritual of a tom turkey and a hen turkey. The device has a base with a rotatable spool that is wound with a cord. A hen turkey decoy is stationary on this base while the cord is pulled forcing a tom turkey mounted on a rod and connected to the spool to rotate around the hen turkey. It has been discovered that the rotation mimics the mating ritual thus attracting other dominate tom turkeys. The simulation brings the other dominate tom turkeys into a close proximately to the decoy apparatus and close enough for a hunter to capture the dominate male turkey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Donald J. Rutledge
  • TURKEY DECOY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150164063
    Abstract: An apparatus that mimics the courtship or mating ritual of a tom turkey and a hen turkey. The device has a base with a rotatable spool that is wound with a cord. A hen turkey decoy is stationary on this base while the cord is pulled forcing a tom turkey mounted on a rod and connected to the spool to rotate around the hen turkey. It has been discovered that the rotation mimics the mating ritual thus attracting other dominate tom turkeys. The simulation brings the other dominate tom turkeys into a close proximately to the decoy apparatus and close enough for a hunter to capture the dominate male turkey.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Donald J. Rutledge