Patents by Inventor Michael E. Hurtle

Michael E. Hurtle 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: 20020078619
    Abstract: A tube lure, comprising a flexible tube body having a cavity therein. Additionally, there is a head that is rounded and enclosed, and has a first thickness. There is also a wall, extending from the head, and a skirt, extending from the wall. An additional feature of the invention is to provide a jig head, having a conformally shaped weight that fits within the cavity without stretching the flexible tube body, including a hook. The hook has a barb, at one end of the hook for holding fish thereon. The hook also has a shank that is straight and extends from the hook and extends through the weight. The hook has an eye, attached to an opposite end of the hood from the barb. Additionally, the hook has a neck, extending from the shank and to the eye, in a direction equal to the shank, having a length that is equal to or greater than the first thickness. A further feature of the invention is to provide the weight with a front end that is blunt, and could be rounded with a first radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Michael E. Hurtle