Patents by Inventor Gene V. Horner

Gene V. Horner 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).

  • Fishing lure
    Patent number: 4735012
    Abstract: An artificial lure includes a spoon body portion having a triangular opening within which a spirally fluted conical spinner is mounted for rotation on the longitudinal axis of the spinner and spoon body portion. The trailing end of the spoon body portion carries a deflector lip causing erratic movement of the lure in the water. The fishing line is attached to the forward end of the spoon body portion. A longitudinal extension of the spoon body portion on the deflector lip carries a skirt having a multitude of strands which substantially conceal a multi-barbed fish hook attached to the rear of the longitudinal extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Inventors: Raymond D. Smith, Gene V. Horner