ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,113, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Huntwise Inc. (Monroe, La.).
"Motorized flapping decoy apparatus with splasher" was invented by Terry Denmon (Monroe, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decoy apparatus for use in a water environment comprising a motor operatively connected to a splasher to cause a water effect when in operation, said motor and splasher being connected to a pole member such that the motor is located above the surface of a body of water and said splasher is capable of contacting said water when in operation. In one or more embodiments, the decoy apparatus may further comprise a decoy body substantially in the sh...