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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934339 | Fishing lure A fishing lure having a head portion with a first side and a second side. A first eye socket is positioned on the first side of the head portion and a second eye socket is positioned on the second side of the head portion. Each of the first and second eye sockets is... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7367759 | Surface relief grating image machining process and product A surface relief grating (SRG) image machining process and/or product. For the SRG image machining process a material and a cutting tool are provided. The material is contacted by the cutting tool to a predetermined depth. The cutting tool is rotated to cut the mate... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7310906 | Adjustable rattle fishing lure A fishing lure having a rattling assembly for attracting fish, wherein the sound of the rattling assembly is adjustable. The rattling assembly includes a rattle member and a rod member positioned inside a cavity defined in the body of the fishing lure. The rod membe... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284348 | Solid core fishing lure A solid core fishing lure capable of causing a higher degree of disturbance in water is constructed of a generally spherical solid body, a metal shaft through the body, at least two hooks emanating from the metal shaft conforming substantially to the generally spher... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263797 | Fishing lure with tension activated light A fishing lure with an integral light source and fiber optic strands is provided designed to attract more fish. A splay of short fiber optic strands leave the rear of the lure and camouflage a fishing hook. The fiber optic strands are gathered to a single point insi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243457 | Method and system for selecting optimal fishing equipment An equipment selecting system for assisting in selecting optimal fishing equipment for catching a desired type of fish that includes a correlating device for displaying a first reference and a second reference. The first reference is associated with a type of fish s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240454 | Hook stabilizing device for a fishing lure A fishing lure is generally provided that incorporates a hook stabilizing device that substantially holds the hook in place and hinder the hook from rotating while the lure is being fished. The hook stabilizing device is configured to accept the connection a fishing... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226484 | Tear resistant gels and articles for every uses Soft, tear resistant gel, gel composites and gel articles for various uses formed from one or a mixture of two or more block copolymers with or without one or more selected other polymers and additives in combination with one or more selected plasticizers being in s... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7168203 | Tail configuration for an artificial fishing lure A fishing lure generally includes a body and a body extension member that extends rearwardly from the body. The body may be in the form of a grub or worm, and the body extension member may be in the form of a tail that extends from the rearward end of the body. Alte... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7076911 | Soft body covered swimming-jig fishing lure A fishing lure constructed from a swimming jig and a cover for the swimming jig. The cover having a pair of tilted fins which produce a unique fish attracting and catching action as the fishing lure is displaced through water. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7000346 | Fishing lure A fishing lure for use as a top water lure having a construction of negative buoyancy. The lure has an elongated weighted body resembling a squid with angled channels defined in the top and bottom surfaces of the body. Upon the lure being retrieved by an angler, wat... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978571 | Fishing lure system Described is a fishing lure system for use with fishing line. The fishing lure system consists of a spoon shaped lure body having a convex inner surface on which is attached a hook. Centrally mounted to the convex inner surface is a bracket having a curved portion t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962641 | Arts and crafts material An arts and crafts material having a foil pattern imprinted thereon. In one embodiment, the arts and crafts material of the present invention includes a sheet of foil substantially uniformly adhered to a corresponding sheet of base material such as foam. Once the fo... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955005 | Scrobiculate and other fishing floats, demountably attachable fishing lures and kits for assembling them A counterweighted weedless fishing float suitable for suspending at least part of an attractant, such as live bait or an insect replica, above the surface of water in which the float is borne, and kits for assembling a variety of attractants, are provided. The float... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6922935 | Light emitting fishing lure A light emitting fishing lure has a hollow body encompassing a multiple emission color light source and/or an ultraviolet LED light source. A light pipe is provided to transmit emission from the internal light source to the exterior of the lure. A regularly changing... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922937 | Baitfish lure A fishing lure consisting of an arched hollow body with an interior bait chamber is provided. The interior chamber is divided into a buoyancy chamber and a bait chamber. A number of small openings are formed in the outer body to enable scent and bait particles to be... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6912808 | Fishing lure A lure comprising: a) a hollow body, made of hard plastic, having a shape approximating the front of a natural fish, and including several ribs with through holes; b) several weights, affixed inside the hollow body; c) a resilient skin, having the shape, texture and... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6678992 | Fishing lures and molds for making same A soft plastic fishing lure may be made to float by incorporating air bubbles therein by methods and in molds that draw air from inside the molds in which the lures are cast.... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6643975 | Fish attractor A fish attractor made of transparent plastic has a triangular body having an aperture at the apex and one centrally located in the base, a substantially larger circular opening positioned centrally in the plane of transparent plastic, layers of holographi... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6606815 | Trolling spoon with exchangeable color patterns A trolling spoon comprising a frame with fasteners for hooks and a line and which frame has a plastic cover having a color pattern so that the trolling spoon will imitate a fish. The plastic cover is designed as at least two removable, transparent plastic... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6510646 | Variable buoyancy natural bait cast fishing lure A fishing lure is described containing a cast of a natural bait encased in a castable transparent material designed in hydrodynamically correct shapes and to operate at different depths by utilizing an adjustable buoyancy device. A cast of a natural bait ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6301823 | Spoon fishing lure This invention pertain to a new and unique spoon and the process of manufacturing them. The new type of spoon includes a pliable core encased within soft or rubber body. A pliable core allows adjustment of the shape of the spoon to provide differing wobbl... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6202337 | Lure A lure is formed by pasting together a pair of identical complementary lure members comprising a transparent or translucent material in such a manner that the inner surfaces of the lure members are spaced from each other to form a hollow therebetween. A r... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6192616 | Fishing lures and methods of making fishing lures A unitary or one-piece, integral soft bodied plastic fishing lure may be multi-layered and have two or more distinct colors. Soft bodied fishing lures may emit salt flavors directly into the adjacent water that dissolves salt grains exposed at the surface... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6182391 | Fishing lure A fishing lure made of soft flexible material. The various shapes of the lure resemble fish, bait, squid, lizards, crayfish, jig trailers, swimbaits, reapers, jerk baits, and other shapes. The tail portion of the fish shaped lure normally has a paddle typ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6131329 | Fishing lure and selection method An exemplary fishing lure includes a blade having on its rear-facing or inner surface one or more detail elements, such as an eye-shaped marking or dot, behind which is a background surface finish. Desirably, the detail element contrasts in underwater sha... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6122855 | Sequins mounting stud for fishing lures An improved fishing device and accessory for fishing lures in which sequin mounting stud (26) on lead jig head (22) allows quick exchange and attachment of predator fish attracting reflective sequins (30B) and (30A). Mounting stud (26) utilizes a mounting... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6058645 | Fishing lure An elongate fishing lure having an elongate and buoyant material core, a single elongate strand of wire of a finite length having a first eyelet at a first end thereof, a second eyelet at a second end thereof and a third eyelet at a location intermediate ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6018902 | Iridescent coating for fishing lure A multi-layered iridescent reflective coating for a fishing lure and the method for applying the coating to the surface of the lure. The coating preferably comprises a base layer, an optical stack comprising at least 3 layers of refractive material, and a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6003264 | Artificial fly An artificial fly includes a body mounted about the shank of a fish hook between the eye and bend of the fish hook. In one embodiment, the body is flexible and surrounds a rigid insert fixedly mounted to the fish hook. The insert is V-shaped with two spac... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5970648 | Dual action multi-line fish attractor A flasher designed for use with a trolling assembly. The flasher is fashioned from a triangular blank having a base slightly longer than the two equal legs. The leg portions are bent to form wings, one upward and the other downward along non-parallel fold... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5956888 | Glitter fishing lure A glitter fishing lure formed from a liquid plastisol in which a vinyl resin has been dispersed in primary and secondary plasticizers. The primary plasticizer is an adipate or phthalate ester, the secondary plasticizer is a hydrocarbon, and the weight rat... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5953848 | Environmentally friendly fishing lure construction An environmentally friendly fishing lure construction 10 and method of manufacturing wherein the lure body unit 12 comprises a weighted mass of non-toxic metallic particles 44 encapsulated in a shaped plastic body 43.... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5937569 | Ascending fishing lure An ascending fishing lure comprising a conventional fishing lure body with an upwardly-angled bill--the fishing line being attached beneath the bill at a point between the base of the bill and the belly of the lure body--so that tension on the line causes... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5855089 | Pliable fishing lure and planar weedless fish hook The pliable bait minnow (1) having a head (4), body (6), and a tail (3). Twin lower fins (2) attached to the belly of the pliable bait minnow (1) and an upper dorcel fin (11) attached along the upper back. The body (6) is translucent with light reflective... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5737867 | Fish-like artificial bait A fish-like artificial bait comprising a hollow fish-like main body made of a transparent resin material, a concave groove formed in a surface of the main body and served as a scale indicating portion, a heat pressure welded layer using a light non-transm... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5689910 | Artificial bait An artificial bait which can provide a great effect to attract fish by light emission or reflection from air bubbles contained in the artificial bait. A large number of air bubbles are enclosed within a artificial bait main body formed of elastic material... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5678350 | Fish lure A fishing lure is molded to have the appearance of a fish from silicone rubber, a flexible plastic-like translucent material. It mimics the movements of a fish by means of its shape, flexible material, buoyancy and a hinged section. The lure reflects ligh... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5678349 | Variable fishing lure An artificial insert-type fishing lure has an elongated and narrow lower body base that is attached to a fishing line at one end and has fish hooks attached thereto. A clear pivoting member is pivotally attached to the upper side of the base at its forwar... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5638631 | Fishing lure In a fishing lure, a polygonal body shape is employed to provide a set of complementary planar surfaces on which a photographic reproduction of a bait fish may be applied to provide a realistic lure without distortion of the photographic portion of the lu... | 06/17/1997 |
