Patents by Inventor James R. Keeton

James R. Keeton 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).

  • Publication number: 20100180488
    Abstract: A weedless fishing lure having arms supporting first and second single hooks substantially equidistant from an attachment point. The first hook is mounted upon a fish-resembling lure member, with a spinner member attached behind the fish-resembling lure member. The spinner member is configured to produce motion when the lure is pulled through the water, which motion is transferred to the fish-resembling lure member, thereby to produce motion attractive to fish. The second hook is disposed in a plane common to the first hook, with the second hook being operatively disposed in a skirted member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: James R. Keeton, Louie W. Gibbs
  • Patent number: 5144765
    Abstract: A lure-type device adapted for use by a fisherman, comprising a non-floating body member having a central longitudinal axis, with this device being able to be readily installed upon a fishing line. This device has an elongate portion of reduced diameter extending along such central axis, upon which a separate, toroidally-shaped collar member is loosely disposed. The collar member is intended to move with respect to this elongate portion for a limited extent as the device moves through the water, with the movement of the collar member with respect to the elongate portion creating a noise attractive to fish. The collar member may be hollow and contain noise-producing members, and in addition, vibration-producing means may be utilized to increase the noise made by the noise-producing members utilized inside the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Inventor: James R. Keeton