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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100200308 | Fishing Net A fishing net is described incorporating an electronic weighing device to weigh a fish whilst the fish is still in the net. The fishing net comprises a handle connected to a frame and a water permeable bag coupled to the frame. An electronic weight measuring device meas... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100088945 | Hardened Purse Ring A purse ring for interconnecting a purse seine to a purse line is disclosed. Structurally, the purse ring includes a frame defining an aperture, with two rollers mounted across the aperture. As constructed, the rollers and the first and second sides of the frame between... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20090293337 | Scooping Implement for Aquarium Fish, Etc. A scooping implement capable of easily scooping small fish, such as, e.g., aquarium fish, kept in a display aquarium without causing any damage to the fish body is provided. A synthetic resin transparent bag 5 is detachably attached to an annular frame main body ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090151218 | Under Ice Crawler An under ice crawler lowerable into a body of water through a hole in a layer of ice overtop is operable to extend a flexible line within the body of water between two points spaced along the ice. The crawler features a floating body having sliding surfaces defined at a... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090139129 | SAMPLING DEVICE The present invention relates to a sampling device for capturing samples from a fluid environment. The invention has particular application to the capture of phytoplankton samples from bodies of water. The invention is adapted to allow a sa... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20070234632 | Reelback Herein known as REELBACK this device has been designed to retrieve lost items such due to separation from user, vessel, pier or persons such as fishing gear or other non-aquatic device. This device is of suitable materials containing herein... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20060005451 | Mechanical netting device Some embodiments of the invention include a net assembly and a lifting mechanism, where the lifting mechanism, when activated, moves the net assembly from a first position beneath the water surface to a second position that is higher than the first position. These embod... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050055864 | Foot operated fishing net tipper The present invention relates to a foot operated fishing net tipping apparatus releasably attached to a fishing boat comprising: a boat-attaching portion, a net-holding portion, a lock portion, a foot pedal portion and connecting members. A conventional fishing net is t... | 03/17/2005 |
| 20050039372 | Cast net with elastic wrist cuff A cast net having a circular net portion the circumference of which is defined by a lead line. The cast net having a throw line one end of which is attached to the center of the net portion. The other end of the throw line comprises a flexible cuff which is adapted to b... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050005497 | Methods and devices of the net apparatus, the fishing rod and the spinning mechanism combination The invention relates to new methods and devices of a collapsible fish scoop-net apparatus, or hoop-net apparatus to catch insects, animals, birds and others. The opening of a net support frame, made from elastic material, can be closed in any fishing, or hunting situat... | 01/13/2005 |
