Patents by Inventor Ronald Hoover

Ronald Hoover 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: 8607499
    Abstract: The invention is a tackle container that incorporates interchangeable and removable inserts. The inserts secure different kinds of fishing lures and baits. For example, the inserts hold segmented lures within notched upright posts. In this regard, the inserts may be suitably structured to hold spinner bait lures, buzz bait lures, or other fishing lures with segmented bodies. Moreover, the inserts are interchangeable to facilitate a wider variety of uses for the tackle container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Plano Molding Company
    Inventor: Ronald Hoover
  • Patent number: 7941965
    Abstract: The invention is a tackle container that incorporates interchangeable and removable inserts. The inserts secure different kinds of fishing lures and baits. For example, the inserts hold segmented lures within notched upright posts. In this regard, the inserts may be suitably structured to hold spinner bait lures, buzz bait lures, or other fishing lures with segmented bodies. Moreover, the inserts are interchangeable to facilitate a wider variety of uses for the tackle container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Plano Molding Company
    Inventor: Ronald Hoover
  • Publication number: 20080066371
    Abstract: The invention is a tackle container that incorporates interchangeable and removable inserts. The inserts secure different kinds of fishing lures and baits. For example, the inserts hold segmented lures within notched upright posts. In this regard, the inserts may be suitably structured to hold spinner bait lures, buzz bait lures, or other fishing lures with segmented bodies. Moreover, the inserts are interchangeable to facilitate a wider variety of uses for the tackle container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Caraustar Industrial and Consumer Products Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Hoover
  • Publication number: 20060053681
    Abstract: A tackle container with barriers extending across the bottom of the interior cavity holds fishing lures in a fixed position and allows easy retrieval of each lure. Each barrier in the container includes a curved wall that converges with the bottom of the container. The barrier thereby forms a nesting space between the backside of the curved wall and the bottom of the container. A fishing lure fits under a barrier with its hooks wedged into the nesting space to hold the lure in a desired position. The barriers may be removable inserts having rails that slide into slots along the sidewall of the container. The inserts may be positioned in a variety of configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventor: Ronald Hoover
  • Publication number: 20050097807
    Abstract: The invention is a tackle container that incorporates interchangeable inserts. The inserts secure different kinds of fishing lures and baits. For example, the inserts hold segmented lures within notched upright posts. In this regard, the inserts may be suitably structured to hold spinner bait lures, buzz bait lures, or other fishing lures with segmented bodies. Moreover, the inserts are interchangeable to facilitate a wider variety of uses for the tackle container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventor: Ronald Hoover
  • Patent number: 6388882
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal energy management architecture for a functioning system of electronic components and subsystems comprising a hierarchical scheme in which thermal management components are: (i) operatively engaged with individual portions of the system of electronic components and subsystems, in multiple defined levels and (ii) substantially only thermally driven, i.e., heat transfer devices that have no moving parts and require no external power for their operations. In one embodiment thermal management devices and technologies are divided into five separate levels within a functioning electronics system. In another embodiment, a sixth level is provided for bypassing one or more of the five levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Thermal Corp.
    Inventors: L. Ronald Hoover, Jon Zuo, A. L. Phillips