US 12,389,891 B2
Artificial bait
Gary Heines, Mound, MN (US); Brett Herdendorf, Mound, MN (US); and Riyan Mendonsa, Edina, MN (US)
Filed by Gary Heines, Mound, MN (US); Brett Herdendorf, Mound, MN (US); and Riyan Mendonsa, Edina, MN (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,703.
Application 18/369,703 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/441,739, filed on Jun. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,758,889.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/685,477, filed on Jun. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0000055 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01K 85/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 85/1893 (2022.02) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An artificial bait comprising:
a housing;
a power source arranged in the housing;
an electric motor arranged in said housing;
a controller arranged in the housing;
a coil electrically connected to the electric motor;
a magnet placed near the coil, which is physically attached to a movable portion of the housing;
a hook, and
wherein the controller alternates a current produced by the electric motor to cause the movable portion of the housing to move back and forth.