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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176674 | Roller assembly for fishing rod roller guide A roller assembly for a fishing rod roller guide includes a roller having two receiving portions each receiving a bearing. A side cover is mounted to each of two ends of the roller and includes an inner side having a lip received in a first annular groove in the end... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8166699 | Swiveling tip for a fishing rod A swiveling tip for a fishing rod includes a housing with a barrel positioned therein and a roller. The housing includes a first bore for receiving the barrel and a second bore for receiving a fishing rod. The barrel is capable of rotating 360° around a longitudina... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7913442 | Line guides for fishing rods The present disclosure generally relates to a line guide for a fishing rod and that employs a system of roller assemblies within a frame, the roller assemblies configured to form a passageway for the fishing line to pass through. As an angler reels in a fish and the... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7305792 | Tip rod Where a super-elastic alloy is used as a core material, boundary separation can be prevented on substantial deflection. The super-elastic alloy is used as the core material, an outside layer made with fiber-reinforced resin is provided outside except the tip part re... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7266923 | Container for liquid arranged for attachment to a fishing line In ice fishing the fishing line passes through top and bottom holes in a container for liquid allow the fishing line to move through the container when pulled. A non-freezing liquid is poured from a supply into the container arranged such that the fishing line can m... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251903 | Method for spacing guides on fishing rods and chart for spacing same A chart for locating guides on a fishing rod comprising a plurality of side by side lanes each having a vertical portion and in a predetermined plane and arcuate lane portions of different radii and curved through an arc of about ninety degrees (90°) from said pred... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7225581 | Fishing rod repair kit A repair kit for fishing rods that has a replacement tip and a coupler to repair the shafts of the broken rods. The kit can be carried in the field as part of regular tackle box. The replacement tip is a formed body that has a threaded end. The ferrule is formed as ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213644 | Cavity positioning tool and method In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method is provided for preventing formation of sludge in a subsurface cavity having particulate laden fluid disposed therein. The method includes positioning a downhole device having a fluid agitator into ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204034 | Method for spacing guides on fishing rods and chart for spacing same A chart for locating guides on a fishing rod comprising a plurality of side by side lanes each having a vertical portion and in a predetermined plane and arcuate lane portions of different radii and curved through an arc of about ninety degrees (90°) from said pred... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163169 | Fishing line free spooling regulation system Disclosed is a system for regulating fishing line tension. The system comprises a plurality of line retainers. Each line retainer comprises a holder on which the line rests, an elongated portion, and a clip that is attached to the surface of a fishing rod proximate ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162828 | Automatic fishing device An automatic fishing device is comprised of a fishing rod support for supporting a fishing rod. A spring loaded fishing line puller is movably attached to the support and arranged to engage a portion of the line along the fishing rod. An actuating arm hinged to a fi... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125086 | Vehicle dynamics control system In a vehicle dynamics control (VDC) system for a four-wheel-drive vehicle employing a brake control system regulating braking forces applied to road wheels independently of each other and a differential mechanism controlling a differential motion between front and r... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7007425 | Tangle free fishing pole A fishing pole enhancement kit includes an elongated tube configured to be disposed through at least two fishing line guides and two captivating devices configured to be detachably connected to an end of the elongated tube. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6931781 | Fishing rod A fishing pole has a handle and a rod. The rod is carried by the handle. The rod has a base, an elongated coil spring, a first rod portion and a second rod portion. The elongated coil spring is mounted axially of the rod and adjacent to the base at a proximal end. T... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6927367 | Automatic temperature control system and method A system and method are provided for automatically warming a grip surface, such as handlebars, of a vehicle in which the grip surface and a rider's hand are exposed to outdoor environmental conditions. The system has an electrical power source; a resistive heating e... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918202 | Fly casting training device A fly casting training device to attach to the end of a fly rod and to teach the proper acceleration and deceleration movement required to produce a “tight loop” fly cast. A fly cast training device is attached to the end of a fly rod and secures a throwing proj... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6851216 | Universal guide A universal guide is a base of a fishing line guide assembly designed to conform to the outside radius of a round rod or to the flat surface of a rod having a polygonal cross section. The guide is preferably helical. The base has a curved top side, a segmented under... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6802151 | Method and apparatus for preventing tangling of a fishing line An apparatus and method are described for reducing or preventing tangling of a fishing line that passes through one or more guides on a fishing rod. The apparatus includes a housing and a clamp operative to secure the housing to the fishing rod. A bore extends throu... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6612065 | Fishing rod guides, tops and hook keepers and method Fishing rod components such as guide (12), hook keepers (16), and tops (18) are formed from shape memory alloy materials such as nickel-titanium alloys and provide lighter weight coupled with improved performance, high flexibility and superelasticity.... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6543178 | Intra-line fishing rod In an intra-line fishing rod, a rod tube comprises a synthetic resin as a matrix, and is reinforced by reinforced fibers. A guide is formed integrally with and projects from an inner surface of the rod tube. A cushioning portion is formed between the guid... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6430865 | Oval fishing line guide An oval fishing line guide includes a guide, guide holder, and at least one base. A guide area includes a substantially vertical slot which is preferably terminated on each end by a portion of an ellipse. The guide holder preferably retains the guide on t... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6408562 | Intra-line fishing rod In an intra-line fishing rod, a rod tube comprises a synthetic resin as a matrix, and is reinforced by reinforced fibers. A guide is formed integrally with and projects from an inner surface of the rod tube. A cushioning portion is formed between the guid... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6378240 | Fishing rod and line guide thereof For line guides having a frame that includes two rear support legs on its sides, if the inclination of for the rear supporting legs is reduced by lengthening the rear support legs, then the material costs and weight of the frame are increased. Thus, the i... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6351909 | Fishing rod with fishline laid through it A fishing rod through which a fishline is laid, includes: a tubular member having a slot slenderly extending in the longitudinal direction; an outer member provided on the slot; and guide member provided in the outer member for guiding the fishline from o... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6339896 | Inter-line fishing rod An inter-line fishing rod in which a fishing line is introduced into the inside of the rod and laid therein in the longitudinal direction of the rod. The rod is made up of a plurality of tubular members jointed together. The inside circumferential surface... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6334272 | Fishing rod with inserted fishline The invention concerns a fishing rod in which a fishline is passed through the inside thereof. In the fishing rod, one of front and rear rod pipes to be connected together is provided with an enlarged diameter portion for receiving an outer periphery of t... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6286244 | Molded fishing rod Fishing rods are molded with integral line guides or line guide stanchions for attaching conventional or only slightly modified line guides. The preferred line guides are made of metal or ceramic guide inserts in metal frames with one or two support feet.... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6282830 | Variable fishing line action device and method A variable fishing line action device is an integral unit intended to be clipped on a fishing rod mounting an open-face spinning reel, preferably, between the reel and a first eye of the rod. It comprises a generally hook shaped line rest portion adapted ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283163 | Rod-shaped thread-guiding element for textiles machines A rod-shaped thread guide element (1) for a textile machine disclosed. The guide element includes two metallic longitudinal sections (22, 24) which open out into a middle section (16). A threaded eye (10) is fixed in the middle section by an adhesive.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6269585 | Inner rod for a hollow collapsible fishing rod A fishing rod includes a tubular rod, an inner rod, and fishline guides. The inner rod has a fishline guiding passage therethrough, and is fitted in or detached from the tubular rod. The fishline guides project toward a center axis in the fishline guiding... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6266913 | Intra-line fishing rod with fishing line guide members The present disclosure concerns an intra-line fishing rod with at least one fishing line guide member inserted therein. According to the present invention, maintenance of fishing line guide members is facilitated. Support members S1,S2,S3,S4 are mounted i... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6263609 | Adapter for an offset fishing rod coupling An off-axis adapter for a parallel, offset fishing rod coupling is provided. The adapter includes a ferrule having two ends. The ends of the ferrule are each attached to a support and each support has a rod mount and a ferrule connection. The rod mounts e... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6243981 | Inter-line fishing rod An inter-line fishing rod including a joint portion which, when a spirally shaped fishing line guide is disposed in the interior of a rod pipe joined outside, prevents the fishing line from getting caught in the terminated portion of the spirally shaped f... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6230432 | Enhanced fishing line flow mechanism A line guide for a fishing rod which consists of a specific trumpet-shaped tubular guide ring having an interior surface consisting entirely of a polished ceramic or hardened metal such as aluminum oxide or chrome stainless steel, respectively. The guide ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6219954 | Line guide ring and line guide ring attachment structure To provide a line guide ring which can be simply formed and which has a pull-out prevention structure which does not disturb a winding configuration of a winding thread. Micro-irregularities are formed on a top surface of an attachment leg portion of a li... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6192615 | Intraline fishing rod An intraline fishing rod includes a hollow rod pipe having an internal surface and an external surface. A plurality of line guide protrusions protrude radially inwardly from the internal surface. Each of the line guide protrusions has front and rear ends,... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189255 | Hollow telescopic fishing rod A hollow telescopic fishing rod has a fishing rod body which includes a plurality of fishing rod body sections made from fiber-reinforced resin. The fishing rod body has an inner surface, an internal path for a fishing line and line-holding protrusions ma... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6154998 | Inter-line fishing rod with improved fishline lead-in portion A fishing rod allowing a fishline to pass through which has a fishline lead-in guide member so configured as to provide a larger opening, to perform smoothly the operation of guiding and passing a fishline therethrough and as to be lightweight and simple ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6141899 | Fishline guide member and manufacturing method thereof In the fishline guide member 1, frictional resistance with the fishline is reduced and prevents damage to the fishline, with high strength being maintained. The fishline guide member 1 comprises a fishline guide surface 2 formed on the surface of ceramics... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6128849 | Fishing rod with pre-inserted fishing line guide members and method of manufacturing the same The invention relates to a fishing rod with pre-inserted fishing line guide members. A prepreg formed of a high-strength fiber impregnated or mixed with resin is wound to form the rod pipe. A plurality of wide fishing line guide members each having a flat... | 10/10/2000 |
