Patents by Inventor Raymond B. Sullivan

Raymond B. Sullivan 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: 4438583
    Abstract: The elongated ovoid body of the lure has the appearance of a small baitfish. Within the body is a longitudinal flow passage with a diverging nozzle at the egress portion thereof which produces effects on the body, similar to the actions of the caudal fins of the baitfish. The ingress portion of the passage gently converges to a cylindrical throat portion which terminates a a concave shaped baffle. The baffle directs the flow of water in the passage into the entrance portion of the nozzle through which the water is discharged from the body. The nozzle, which is oblique to the axis of the body, is of the form of diverging triangular discharge nozzle. The anterior portion of the body, shaped in the form of a leading scoop, causes the lure to dive when towed through the water. When being towed through the water, the lure swims with excitable side to side darting movements, thereby resembling an injured or otherwise excited fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1984
    Inventor: Raymond B. Sullivan