Patents by Inventor Gerald A. Korte

Gerald A. Korte 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: 4638585
    Abstract: A motorized fishing device havin a body containing a motor, a power source preferably a battery, and a propeller driven by the motor for propelling the body through the water. A float, preferably a bobber, is attached to the body to stabilize it and keep it afloat while also indicating its position in the water. The body is equipped with means for mounting it to a fishing line to be movable along the line relative thereto upstream of a hook and sinker or other tackle located at the end portion of the line. The body additionally includes a releasable catch for fixing the line relative to the body so that initially, the body will feed out the line off a rod and reel as the body is propelled through the water. The catch may be released either by a striking fish or by the user applying tension to the line. Release of the catch allows direct feel through the line to a hooked fish and also may be also to change the depth of the hook and sinker in the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Inventor: Gerald A. Korte
  • Patent number: 4489866
    Abstract: The siderails of a backpack frame form a pair of legs which in turn pivotally support a pair of supplemental legs. The two pair of legs are provided with feet, and when the leg pairs are pivotally opened, a chair is formed. The two pivotally mounted legs on each side of the chair are joined by connector elements which provide for a plurality of adjustments of the distance between the front and rear feet. The pack body is joined to the top cross-bar which joins the main frame siderails. When the device is pivoted to the prone chair position, the pack body is hinged rearwardly on the cross-bar so that its bottom end rests on the ground. The top end of the pack body then is disposed outwardly from the cross-bar to form a pillow for the user. An auxiliary pillow may be attached adjacent the top end of the pack body, and which is swingable forwardly to between the cross-bar and the hiker's head for protective purposes and as a head support during actual hiking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: Diamond Brand Canvas Products Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald A. Korte