Patents by Inventor Terry Vance

Terry Vance 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: 12689277
    Abstract: A motor assembly for rotating an underwater mounted device around a troll motor shaft. The motor assembly may have a hub fix part, a top ring, a gear ring having an inner surface covered with a plurality of gear teeth, a bottom ring, a motor mounting plate, a stepper motor attached to the motor mounting plate, a stepper motor shaft rotated by the stepper motor and a spur gear pinion attached to the stepper motor shaft. The hub fix part, top ring, gear ring, bottom ring and motor mounting plate are configured, when positioned on top of each other, to form an inner chamber in the motor assembly. The stepper motor may rotate the spur gear pinion inside the chamber. The spur gear pinion may engage with the plurality of gear teeth of the gear ring to thereby rotate the motor assembly about an axis of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Inventor: Terry Vance
  • Publication number: 20250182728
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventor: Terry VANCE
  • Patent number: 12236928
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: INNOVATIVE FISHING CONCEPTS, LLC
    Inventor: Terry Vance
  • Publication number: 20240405652
    Abstract: A motor assembly for rotating an underwater mounted device around a troll motor shaft. The motor assembly may have a hub fix part, a top ring, a gear ring having an inner surface covered with a plurality of gear teeth, a bottom ring, a motor mounting plate, a stepper motor attached to the motor mounting plate, a stepper motor shaft rotated by the stepper motor and a spur gear pinion attached to the stepper motor shaft. The hub fix part, top ring, gear ring, bottom ring and motor mounting plate are configured, when positioned on top of each other, to form an inner chamber in the motor assembly. The stepper motor may rotate the spur gear pinion inside the chamber. The spur gear pinion may engage with the plurality of gear teeth of the gear ring to thereby rotate the motor assembly about an axis of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Terry VANCE
  • Patent number: 11875766
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Terry Vance
  • Publication number: 20230351994
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Terry VANCE
  • Patent number: 11804204
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventor: Terry Vance
  • Patent number: 11694667
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Terry Vance
  • Publication number: 20230047381
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Terry Vance
  • Publication number: 20220108677
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: Terry Vance
  • Patent number: 11217216
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The spin speed may also be adjusted as desired by a variable speed switch. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Terry Vance
  • Publication number: 20210056944
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mounting device for a fish finding apparatus and, more particularly, to a motorized mounting device which includes an adjustable length pole used to mount a sonar transducer or other device an angler may be interested in mounting to the end of the pole that enters the water. The pole is used to spin the transducer or other apparatus in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with a switch that is adapted to be operated by the angler's foot or a wireless remote. The spin speed may also be adjusted as desired by a variable speed switch. The mounting device is configured to be secured to a boat or mounted on a boat troll motor whereby the adjustable pole is secured and spins independent of the troll motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Terry Vance
  • Patent number: D767456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: V&H PERFORMANCE, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Finnie, Terry Vance, Hunter Klee