Patents by Inventor Paul D. Ellis

Paul D. Ellis 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: 7124532
    Abstract: An inflatable decoy having a main body portion, a connected head portion, a connected rear portion and at least two depending leg portions. A supporting stand is used to support the decoy system and includes a pair of rods which are hingedly mounted to an elongate bracket member so that the rods can hingedly extend outwardly from the elongate bracket member. A strap is mounted to the elongate bracket member and is sized to be positioned around the main body portion of the inflatable decoy. A connector is included for releasably securing the two free ends of the strap together once the strap is positioned around the main body portion of the inflatable decoy. The leg portions of the inflatable decoy are positioned on a ground surface and the pair of rods are swung outwardly with the distal ends of the rods positioned to rest on the ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Inventor: Paul D. Ellis