Patents by Inventor Willard Sykes

Willard Sykes 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).

  • Selectively floatable minnow bucket
    Patent number: 5529204
    Abstract: A selectively floatable minnow bucket, including at least one wall, a gate, a plurality of openings and at least one floatation mechanism, the wall and gate defining a hollow cavity for maintaining live bait, the openings allowing the flow of water in and out of the bucket in order to maintain a fresh water supply to the live bait, and the floatation mechanism including at least one wall, a hollow channel, and plugs or stopcocks, into which substances of various densities such as water, air, or sand are introduced to affect the buoyancy of the minnow bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Inventor: Willard Sykes