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Is a hunting blind patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a hunting blind have been patented many times, but "a hunting blind" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 595 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “huntinggrounddeer blind” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 268 best keyword matches we examined, 68 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: POPE RICHARD (4), ICON OUTDOORS LLC (3), LIU CHEH-KANG (3), SLAUGHTER JERRY MICAH (3).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A01M (216), E04H (128), Y10S (44), Y10T (14).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a hunting blind
- Hunting blind surrounding tree trunk US-11477980-B2 2022 · DENNIS FRANK C
The invention relates to hunting equipment, specifically hunting blinds. It is a hunting blind which is installed surrounding a tree trunk. The hunting blind has a hole in the top, where a tree trunk can fit, and has a split or op…
View on Google Patents - Tree stand blind US-11261615-B1 2022 · BOREN WILLLIAM CHARLES
A tree stand hunting blind is comprised of two sides connected by a lower center portion. The blind does not have a roof and does not have a complete front wall. This allows a user to stand up and shoot a firearm or bow in any dir…
View on Google Patents - Canopy with removable blind for hunting tree stand US-8863766-B1 2014 · KENT LEWIS D
A canopy with removable blind for hunting tree stand. A bracket removably attaches to a tree with straps, and one or more supports extend upwards from the bracket to a roof, around whose outer edges a blind may removably hang. The…
View on Google Patents - Adjustable tree stand hunting blind US-8863765-B2 2014 · HEILMAN DARWIN
An adjustable blind apparatuses for attaching to a support that extends from the ground. The blind apparatus includes a frame that has a frame rear portion for engaging the support with a frame coupling to brace the frame against …
View on Google Patents - Hunting blind US-8794384-B1 2014 · HOLFORD MICHAEL
A firing support hunting blind particularly adapted for use in an existing tree stand includes a firing support structure and a textile hunting blind assembly. The device attaches to the tree using a ratcheting mechanism being pos…
View on Google Patents - Tree stand blind system US-7958968-B1 2011 · STABLER DAVID B
A tree stand blind system for concealing a hunter on a tree stand and protecting the hunter from rain includes a pair of mounting brackets is secured to a tree adjacent a tree stand. Each of the mounting brackets has one of a pair…
View on Google Patents - Hunting ground blind for rapid concealment US-7789098-B2 2010 · EURIO INC
An easy to use, simple, lightweight, compact, portable, quiet, quick setup, hunting ground blind. The hunting ground blind includes novel methods of tightening the skin on a cover to reduce movement and noise. Methods include usin…
View on Google Patents - Portable tree mounted hunting blind US-7556052-B2 2009 · WRIGHT CLIFTON P
A tree mounted blind that includes a plurality of articulated arcuate arm members forming a suspension frame which is attached at each end to a mounting bracket, which in turn is affixed to a tree trunk without any cords, cables, …
View on Google Patents - Tree stand hunting blind US-7246630-B1 2007 · RANSOM ROBERT M
A preassembled, collapsible tree stand hunting blind which folds into a compact package, utilizing coilable steel frame members which may be collapsed. The enclosure is adapted to be attached to the trunk of the tree and to an ass…
View on Google Patents - Backpack hunting blind for a tree stand US-7051908-B2 2006 · MIGNANO DANIEL
A backpack hunting blind for use with a portable or fixed tree stand. The backpack has shoulder straps for carrying and one or more straps on its top portion for detachably securing the backpack to a tree stand. A hunting blind ma…
View on Google Patents - Tree-mounted hunting blind US-6942065-B1 2005 · HIGH HOUSE BLINDS LLC
An enclosed tree-mounted hunting blind supported in cantilever fashion off the side of a tree. The blind is a rigid, walled structure that is easily put up and taken down from the tree using its own cantilever support, and is ligh…
View on Google Patents - Boat mounted hunting blind US-6830005-B2 2004
A boat mounted hunting blind to aid hunters in hunting game, particularly water fowl; wherein, at least two pontoons are connected together, preferably in parallel orientation, by way of a bridging platform. Above the platform the…
View on Google Patents - Personal hunting blind US-6735781-B1 2004
A personal hunting blind that comprises a long sheet carrying a camouflage layer and having a head slit and two sleeves is disclosed. When the user's head passes though the head slit and the blind is carried in the shoulders, …
View on Google Patents - Universal portable hunting blind US-6431192-B2 2002
A portable hunting blind for retrofitting to hunter's tree stands features arch-shaped concealment panels comprising a reconfigurable camouflage material attached via flexible rods to a lightweight support base. At the points …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a hunting blind been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Sports equipment patents tend to cover the grip, impact absorption, training feedback, and how gear is adjusted.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.