Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiautonomous waterfowl decoy system
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Application No.: US13403676Application Date: 2012-02-23
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Publication No.: US08276308B1Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Jayce E. Jones , Janes M. Kuhlmann
- Applicant: Jayce E. Jones , Janes M. Kuhlmann
- Applicant Address: US AR Benton
- Assignee: Jayce Jones
- Current Assignee: Jayce Jones
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Benton
- Main IPC: A01M31/06
- IPC: A01M31/06

Abstract:
A waterfowl decoy comprising a waterfowl decoy body, a propulsion system, an accelerometer, and a microcontroller. In a preferred embodiment, the waterfowl decoy body has an inner cavity with an equipment mounting surface therein with the propulsion system coupled to the equipment mounting surface and configured to propel the waterfowl decoy across a surface of water. The accelerometer is coupled to the equipment mounting surface and configured to sense accelerations of the waterfowl decoy body when propelled across the surface of water, and the microcontroller is coupled to the accelerometer and configured to calculate a distance traveled by the waterfowl decoy body when propelled across the surface of water. A waterfowl decoy system and a method of manufacturing a waterfowl decoy system are also provided.
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