Patents by Inventor Shawn McKinney

Shawn McKinney 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: 11241007
    Abstract: A liquid scent dispenser may include a container, an attachment component, and a cap. The container may define an opening at a first end and an interior portion housing a liquid scent. A first attachment opening defined by the attachment component may be engaged with the container opening. The attachment component may define a second opening and an interior volume housing an amount of air. The cap may be engaged with the second opening and may define at least one scent dispense tube, which may be in fluid communication with the interior container volume. The dispenser may be configured to permit an expansion of air pressure in its interior volume when there is an increase in ambient temperature, so that air displaces a portion of the liquid scent from the dispenser, which passes through the interior volume into the cap and exits the dispenser through a scent dispense tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER, INC.
    Inventors: Samuel A. Burgeson, Shawn McKinney
  • Publication number: 20180249702
    Abstract: A liquid scent dispenser may include a container, an attachment component, and a cap. The container may define an opening at a first end and an interior portion housing a liquid scent. A first attachment opening defined by the attachment component may be engaged with the container opening. The attachment component may define a second opening and an interior volume housing an amount of air. The cap may be engaged with the second opening and may define at least one scent dispense tube, which may be in fluid communication with the interior container volume. The dispenser may be configured to permit an expansion of air pressure in its interior volume when there is an increase in ambient temperature, so that air displaces a portion of the liquid scent from the dispenser, which passes through the interior volume into the cap and exits the dispenser through a scent dispense tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Samuel A. Burgeson, Shawn McKinney
  • Publication number: 20150184984
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include shooting targets and related methods. In an embodiment, the invention includes a shooting target. The shooting target can include a target mounting platform, a first spring, a second spring, and a target stand. The target mounting platform can include a front surface and a bottom surface. The target stand can include a first rod, a second rod, a first horizontal projection portion, and a second horizontal projection portion. The target mounting platform can effectively pivot backward with respect to the target stand as the springs flex. In an embodiment, the invention includes a shooting target kit. The shooting target kit can include a target mounting platform, a first spring, a second spring, and a target stand. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Benjamin Johnson, Todd Binsfeld, Shawn McKinney
  • Patent number: D823685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER, INC.
    Inventors: Samuel A. Burgeson, Shawn McKinney