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Is a trail camera patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a trail camera have been patented many times, but "a trail camera" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 48 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “trail camera” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 35 best keyword matches we examined, 21 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2009.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: BUSHNELL INC (3), NON TYPICAL INC (2), GOOD SPORTSMAN MARKETING LLC (2), SPY HIGH LLC (2).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): H04N (27), G03B (13), A01M (8), F16M (5).
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 trail camera
- Dynamic trail camera US-12701320-B1 2026 · GOOD SPORTSMAN MARKETING LLC
Arrangements for customizing a motion detector camera with configurable active zones using a mobile application are provided. A user may pair a motion detector camera to a mobile application controlled by the user. The user may cu…
View on Google Patents - Method and system for a trail camera with modular Fresnel lenses US-12587729-B2 2026 · DEER MAN SYSTEMS LLC
A cellular trail camera system is disclosed and includes a housing; a mounting bracket for mounting the camera; a visible sensor; an infrared sensor; and a plurality of Fresnel lenses each operable to be individually mounted to or…
View on Google Patents - Trail camera positioning wedge US-2026202720-A1 2026 · GILLEY DEWAYNE FLOYD
A one-piece wedge for positioning a trail or game camera at varying angles when mounted to a fixed pole, tree, or other structure. The wedge consists of a molded, semiflexible material with the underside being of a flat base and t…
View on Google Patents - Adaptive trail cameras US-12200347-B2 2025 · HLATKY JOSEPH F
Example techniques are disclosed for altering trail camera settings when deployed. For example, settings relating to triggering functionality, time lapse functionality, image resolution, motion sensor sensitivity, flash intensity,…
View on Google Patents - Trail Camera Cover Device US-2025164863-A1 2025 · CAMP SCOTT
A trail camera cover device is provided. The device is comprised of a body that can be attached to a trail camera. The body has at least two side walls, a rear wall, and a top wall that encloses the top portion of a trail camera. …
View on Google Patents - Remotely-operable trail camera with zoom, pan & tilt US-2024114247-A1 2024 · RADTKE MARK
A remotely-operable portable trail camera includes a processing unit, an image sensor, a zoom lens, and a zoom level detecting and adjusting circuit. A panhead permits the image sensor to be adjusted azimuthally in a left-right di…
View on Google Patents - Motion Sensor Control of Trail Cameras US-2023262301-A1 2023 · THOMAS JR STEVEN DWIGHT
The disclosed implementations offer techniques for using different motion sensitivity settings for a trail camera to flexibly control how the trail camera captures images. For instance, a trail camera can be provided with multiple…
View on Google Patents - Trail Camera Shroud Assembly US-2023336852-A1 2023 · BOND JASON M
An assembly for shrouding a motion actuated trail camera of the type incorporating a shell, first lateral and oppositely lateral walls having forward ends, a first rear wall, a first upper wall having a forward end, and an antenna…
View on Google Patents - Trail camera US-11677913-B2 2023 · NON TYPICAL INC
A system and method of operating a trail camera assembly. A trail camera assembly comprises a camera casing, a camera configured to take a picture, and a controller connected to the motion sensor and the camera. The controller is …
View on Google Patents - System for live streaming a trail camera US-11025811-B1 2021 · MATHESON SCOTT
A system for live streaming a trail camera preferably includes a position adjustable camera, a cellular hotspot, a power source, a WiFi switch, a wireless device and a control software program. The position adjustable camera inclu…
View on Google Patents - Trail camera with interchangeable hardware modules US-10178282-B2 2019 · UNGER HOWARD
A multipurpose trail camera having expandable and replaceable hardware modules automatically detects and captures one or more images of wildlife in outdoor or other natural environments. The multipurpose trail camera is compatible…
View on Google Patents - Trail camera image recognition system US-2019012535-A1 2019 · COLLINS JASON DORR
A trail camera system includes a camera configured to capture image data of a desired location, a database configured to receive image data, and an image processor configured to process the image data. The image processor may be c…
View on Google Patents - Low-light trail camera US-2016277688-A1 2016 · THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUND INC
A trail camera that provides improved image capture performance in no-light or low-light conditions by using an image sensor that is sensitive to low-light conditions and has a sensitivity range encompassing visible and near infra…
View on Google Patents - Trail camera US-2013010109-A1 2013 · ASIA OPTICAL CO INC
A trail camera includes a lens and at least one sensor. The lens includes a plurality of sensing areas having different sensing angles separately. Each of the sensing areas can collect the light, and the light focuses on the at le…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a trail camera 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.