ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,581, issued on July 28.
"Decoy system" was invented by Wlliam Frederick Vaughn (Bryan, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decoy system can include a frame, a housing coupled to the frame, a prime mover disposed at least partially in the housing, a first decoy mount rotateably coupled to the frame, a second decoy mount moveably coupled to the frame, and a first tie member coupled to the first decoy mount and the second decoy mount. The prime mover can selectively rotate the first decoy mount. The first tie member can translate motion to the second decoy mount. The first decoy mount and the second decoy mount can move differently. ...