Patents by Inventor Donald R. Heyn

Donald R. Heyn 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).

  • Publication number: 20030127253
    Abstract: The invention is an electronic device and method of using the device, intended for primary use in fishing tournaments, where multiple fish are caught and the winning fisherman determined by the combined live weight of the allotted number of fish, the device electronically weighing, assigning and identification color, and displaying up to six weighted entries and their total weight at the same time. The device includes an automatic power saver which reduces the power to the device when the device is laid down and has a sound producing element to indicate the weights and color assignments of the weighed entries during the weighing and storing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventor: Donald R. Heyn