Patents by Inventor Mark A. Frawley

Mark A. Frawley 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: 20060010764
    Abstract: A fishing lure includes a crankbait body and a cover. The cover has a color or design which differs from that of the crankbait body, so that installation of the cover effectively changes the appearance of the crankbait body. The cover includes a shell that is vacuum formed over the crankbait body, so that the cover is resiliently held over that body. The cover also includes cut-outs defining side flaps which become engaged with a dive bar of the crankbait body, when the cover is attached to that body. The cover is therefore unlikely to become dislodged during the rigors of fishing, yet is can be easily removed by hand, by twisting the cover so that the flaps become disengaged from the dive bar. The invention substantially simplifies the process of changing the effective color or design of a crankbait, and reduces the expense of doing so.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Frawley, Rose Frawley, Mark Frawley, Carol Frawley
  • Patent number: 6431941
    Abstract: Multiple component activatable mechanism and toy animals containing such mechanisms. The mechanism that is contained in the animal works mechanically through a series of linkages that control the animal's head and lower jaw to create a forward lunge of the animal and an audible snapping noise from the jaws. In addition, the toy animals can be equipped with a sound module to provide appropriate sounds for the animal, which sound module can be activated anywhere along the linkage of the activatable mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Inventors: Mark A. Frawley, Carol L. Frawley, P. Riley Lohr, Anita L. Lohr
  • Patent number: 5642535
    Abstract: What is disclosed herein is a seating and kneeling appliance which is adaptable to and is useful for providing comfort and support to a person who is cleaning a bathtub or assisting another person in the bathtub. The device is fabricated from essentially from plastic and is foldable. In use, the device rests on the outside wall of the bathtub and on the floor to provide support for an individual that is using the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventors: Deidre M. Frawley, Mark A. Frawley
  • Patent number: RE37346
    Abstract: What is disclosed herein is a seating and kneeling appliance which is adaptable to and is useful for providing comfort and support to a person who is cleaning a bathtub or assisting another person in the bathtub. The device is fabricated from essentially from plastic and is foldable. In use, the device rests on the outside wall of the bathtub and on the floor to provide support for an individual that is using the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventors: Deidre M. Frawley, Mark A. Frawley