Patents by Inventor Kenneth F. Sprick

Kenneth F. Sprick 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: 6101761
    Abstract: A trap for rodents, moles, or other burrowing animals, comprising: a handle; two pairs of opposed legs rotatably mounted on the handle; a spring biasing each pair of opposed legs in a sprung position wherein the two legs of each pair of opposed legs are adjacent one another; means for rotating the two pairs of opposed legs about the handle to a set position wherein the two legs of each pair of opposed legs are separated from one another, thereby forming a passage for the animal; a latch for holding the two pairs of opposed legs in the open position; and a trigger for releasing the latch, whereby the two pairs of opposed legs will snap rapidly to the sprung position, thereby trapping and killing the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Inventor: Kenneth F. Sprick