Patents by Inventor George Ratzlaff

George Ratzlaff 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: 5875582
    Abstract: A self-propelled fishing lure which includes a head to which a watertight housing is secured. A propulsion mechanism is located within the housing and is driven by a battery source. Secured over the housing is a resilient body, a portion of which defines a passageway that permits the introduction of water to and the expulsion of water from the propulsion mechanism. At least a portion of the body is provided in a first orientation relative to the head and that portion is movable from the first orientation into a second orientation upon actuation of the propulsion mechanism and the expulsion of water out through the passageway. As a result of the expulsion of water and the movement of the body portion into the second orientation, the lure is propelled through the water under its own power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Megabyte Leisure International Inc.
    Inventors: George Ratzlaff, Rodney L. Bridges, William R. Spencer, Jr., Wayne G. Anderson