Patents by Inventor Dorothy Marie Ooten

Dorothy Marie Ooten 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: 6637147
    Abstract: A hook spinning fishing bait comprising a pliable flat material, artificial or fresh, of an inverted tear-drop design having a vertical cut centered in the top portion of the inverted tear-drop design and one half the length of the inverted tear-drop design with two small holes one above the other in the bottom portion of the inverted tear-drop design for use as bait that can be attached directly to a fish hook forming a propeller like shape that spins the fish hook with the bait material when pulled through the water on a fishing line that is not permanently attached and is removable from the fish hook producing a bait of simple design that is interchangeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Inventor: Dorothy Marie Ooten
  • Publication number: 20030163944
    Abstract: A hook spinning fishing bait comprising a pliable planar material, artificial or fresh, of an inverted tear-drop design having a vertical cut centered in the top portion of the inverted tear-drop design and one half the length of the inverted tear-drop design with two small holes one above the other in the bottom portion of the inverted tear-drop design for use as bait with means for attaching directly to a fish hook forming a propeller like shape that spins the fish hook with the bait material when pulled through the water on a fishing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Dorothy Marie Ooten Hanes
  • Patent number: 5775025
    Abstract: A Limited Resistance dive-action bait-navigating bobber for use on a fishing line, comprising a flat floatant material of an inverted tear-drop design with a small hole for attaching to a fisherman's fishing line, a weight of a proportionate size attached to the bottom of floatant material of an inverted tear-drop design to allow the flat floatant material of an inverted tear-drop design to float in a stable upright position in a body of water and dive and navigate a baited fisherman's fishing line to different depths in the water by the directional movement of the fishing line to the fisherman in an effort to catch fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventor: Dorothy Marie Ooten