Patents by Inventor James L. Jacobus

James L. Jacobus 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: 6726207
    Abstract: A casting game includes a panel with targets. The targets are doors that pivot between a closed position, in which the doors are substantially parallel to the panel, and an open position, in which the doors are transverse to the panel. A user casts an object, such as a simulated lure, at the panel aiming to hit a door with a force sufficient to make the door pivot from the closed position to the open position. The user resets the game by maneuvering the lure to cooperate with structures on the apparatus that force the door to pivot from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Inventor: James L. Jacobus
  • Patent number: 5399050
    Abstract: A thermoplastic sidewall forms one surface of a concrete form. The sidewall incorporates a drainage tile as an integral unit. Two of the sidewalls combined can provide a form for a concrete footer to be poured and remain as a permanent part of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Inventor: James L. Jacobus