Patents by Inventor Mark S. Nichols

Mark S. Nichols 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: 20170099823
    Abstract: A method of forming a fishing lure resembling a snake such that the snake exhibits incredible lifelike action when pulled from a head of the lure through the water is disclosed. The method of forming the fishing lure may include forming the lure from a mold having at least one cavity forming a tube with a longitudinal axis curved in a spiral shape. When the lure is pulled from the mold after curing, the lure will extend generally along a linear longitudinal axis. However, because the snake lure was formed in a spiral shape, the lure has a much greater lifelike action than conventional artificial snakes that are formed with a linear cavity in a mold, such as within a mold having a linear, such as straight, longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: D.O.A. INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: 9456591
    Abstract: A fishing lure having an internal cavity for containing a hook and a weight attached to the hook such that the weight is coupled to the hook closer to a throat of the hook than to a line receiving portion of the hook. The combined hook and weight resist being pulled through a shank containing region of lure. The weight may be positioned in a midsection of the lure enabling the lure to maintain a relatively level attitude in the water while being pulled through the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: D.O.A., INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20140230310
    Abstract: A fishing lure having an internal cavity for containing a hook and a weight attached to the hook such that the weight is coupled to the hook closer to a throat of the hook than to a line receiving portion of the hook. The combined hook and weight resist being pulled through a shank containing region of lure. The weight may be positioned in a midsection of the lure enabling the lure to maintain a relatively level attitude in the water while being pulled through the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: D.O.A., INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: 7263798
    Abstract: A removable head for a fishing lure for changing the action of the fishing lure. The removable head may convert a lure, such as, but not limited to, a soft-bodied lure, into a diving lure, a rising lure, a chugger, a popper, or others. The removable head may slide onto the head of a lure and include a front face for creating action. The front face may include a number of configurations such as, but not limited to, an angled surface, a concave surface, and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: D.O.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: 7185457
    Abstract: A fishing lure having an internal cavity for containing a hook and a weight attached to the hook such that the weight is coupled to the hook closer to a throat of the hook than to a line receiving portion of the hook. The combined hook and weight resist being pulled through a shank containing region of lure. The weight may be positioned in a midsection of the lure enabling the lure to maintain a relatively level attitude in the water while being pulled through the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: 4179690
    Abstract: In a circuit for producing an audible signal, a sounder is connected to an audio frequency signal generator circuit for producing the audible signal. A modulator circuit is connected to the signal generator circuit for controlling it to alter the frequency of the operation thereof. The signal generator circuit and the modulator circuit each comprise two inverters connected in series with a resistor connected in parallel with one of the two inverters. A capacitor is connected in parallel with the series combination of the two inverters and all of the inverters are formed on a single integrated circuit package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: The Mettoy Company Limited
    Inventor: Mark S. Nicholls
  • Patent number: D517641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: D.O.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: D498813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: D.O.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: D692519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: D.O.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: D779030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: D.O.A. INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols
  • Patent number: D802082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: D.O.A. INC.
    Inventor: Mark S. Nichols