Patents by Inventor Ernest M. Neil

Ernest M. Neil 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: 3992800
    Abstract: A fish lure that presents a life-like appearance comprising a head, tail, flexible core connecting the head and the tail, rib members extending radially from the core, concentric therewith, and spaced from each other along the length of the core, and a plurality of shell members extending between adjacent rib members to form air pockets. When the lure is used with a sinker, as the lure descends in the water, air is trapped by the pockets -- slowing the descent -- and when it is released it creates bubbles which emit sound, and changes the rate of descent of the lure, thereby giving it a life-like appearance. When pulled along the water's surface, the lure generates air bubbles again emitting a sound, and providing a life-like appearance to the lure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1976
    Assignee: Action Lure Company
    Inventor: Ernest M. Neil