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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7814701 | Fish retention apparatus An apparatus configured for fish retention includes a first arm and a second arm integral with a channel lock hinge having a plurality of channels; a lattice top jaw integral to the channel lock hinge, the lattice top jaw and bottom jaw defining a curved surface ext... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7503139 | Fishing assistance apparatus A fishing assistance apparatus. The fishing assistance apparatus is fabricated from a club that has two ends, a handle end and a distal end. The handle end has a strap for grasping by a hand, while the distal end of the club has a gaff hook, which extends outward to... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7340837 | Folding knife with locking blade A folding knife having a blade locking member carried for sliding movement within a channel defined in the handle, the locking member being movable to a blade locking position when the blade is in an extended position. A spring, or other biasing means, such as an op... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337576 | Methods and devices of the net apparatus, the fishing rod and the spinning mechanism combination A fishing rod/net-lasso(s) apparatus combination used as a single product. An angler can fish, net or lasso a caught fish and lift it from any place for fishing, in the summer, winter, or any other season. It is comprised of: a fishing rod with fishing devices; a ne... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7246540 | Nut and bolt holder and starter Three congruent prongs (16A, 16B, 16C) mounted on a shaft tube (12), converges simultaneously when an operating sleeve (14) moves forward. This action, along with their notches and shape provides a firm grip for holding and startin... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240600 | Rifle charging handle with ambidextrous latch A charging handle for a rifle having a housing. The handle has a body with an elongated bar having a forward end and a rear end. The bar has a bolt engaging element at the forward end, and a crossbar having an intermediate portion connected to the rear end of the ba... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210264 | Combined telescopic wading staff and fishing pole A combination telescopic wading staff and fishing pole device includes a pole with a hollow storage area and a staff that is retractable and extensible. The telescopic wading staff has a plurality of interconnected elongated segments that are slideably, telescopical... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7162826 | Fish loss prevention system A fish loss prevention system for preventing the loss of a fish during ice fishing. The fish loss prevention system includes a base positionable in an ice hole, a support member extending upwardly from the base, a shaft slidably attached to the support member, a cat... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7100322 | Method of manufacturing an alternating phase shift mask A method of manufacturing an alternating phase shift mask can be carried out in a short amount of time. A 180° phase shift region is formed using a multi-step etching process, and then a 0° phase region is formed. Forming the phase shift regions in this sequence m... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7076910 | Flash landing and control device A device for landing, handling and controlling a fish which includes a pair of clamps pivotally attached to a main housing. A handle is provided at one end of the housing. The clamps can be moved from a closed position to a fully opened position by a trigger assembl... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065918 | Weighted fishing leader drag apparatus A weighted fishing leader drag apparatus is in the form of an elongated hydrodynamically shaped body having a plurality of resilient wings mounted to its outer surface. When the leader drag apparatus is pulled in the opposite direction of the water current, the wing... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037305 | Heart presentation device and method A medical instrument for positioning an internal organ during surgical and diagnostic procedures is provided. In one embodiment, the medical instrument includes a body having a tissue grasping element and an actuating member effective to move the tissue grasping ele... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017295 | Device for handling fish The device includes a handle portion (10) and a spaced hook portion (11) to present a fish retention pocket (12). The hook portion (11) and the handle portion (10) present straight sides (16, 17) diverging from the pocket bo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6989495 | Portable scale having actuatable grip device A portable scale includes a spring member coupling a grip device to a weighing device, to allow the grip device to be moved relative to the weighing device against the spring member to weigh objects. The grip device includes a fixed jaw having a hook member for atta... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6968644 | Ergonomic fish gripping device An apparatus and method for applying a firm grip to the lip of a fish includes a pair of pincers. The device has two handles each comprised of at least one ring to which digits may be inserted. One of the two handles has a ring that may rotate about a pivot point. T... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6943304 | Fish protecting covers for fish weighing device jaws For an electronic fish scale including a molded housing having upper and lower portions for supported hand grasping and a pair of opposed C-shaped jaws which open when a jaw actuator is manually moved upwardly to receive a lower lip of a fish securely held and unhur... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928767 | Spreader and spreader assembly A spreader for use in a spreader assembly in fishing. The spreader has a thin, elongated body having a lower edge, an upper edge, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The upper edge is at an angle to the lower edge with the distance between the lower edge and the upp... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6857217 | Fishing gaff with multi-position fish hook A hand held fishing gaff for manually engaging and lifting fish from water having a multi-position fish hook. The handle preferably has a straight main portion and a gripping portion which is arcuately shaped and extends away from a longitudinal axis of the straight... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6800540 | Method for crystallizing silicon Disclosed is a method for crystallizing amorphous silicon, in which a substrate on which an amorphous silicon layer is formed is first prepared, and then a mask is disposed above the substrate. The mask is divided into first and second blocks, the first block having... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6766609 | Combined fish scale and catch-and-release device A combined fish scale and catch-and-release device is disclosed. The catch-and-release device hereof has a unique crank and slider mechanism with a self-locking function independent of external resistance, which mechanism reciprocally drives the opposing C-shaped ja... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6705039 | Flexible fish landing net A fish landing net for landing heavy fish from an elevated location includes a flexible retaining hoop having a normal open position. A netting has an open end carried at the hoop periphery and a depending closed end providing an enclosure for securing and carrying ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6684562 | Snake catcher A plastic coated steel cable loop (20) is placed over the snake's head and the loop is tightened around the snake's neck. The loop (20) is on the end of a polyvinyl chloride pipe (24) which is about five feet long. The pipe has a smaller pipe (25) inside,... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6574905 | Shock-absorbing gaff device A gaff device used to land sport and commercial fish. The staff portion of the device comprises two separable sections which are releaseably joined by a manual latch device. The sections remain physically connected by a energy dissipating, shock absorbing... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6571505 | Fish holder An apparatus for holding a fish including fish grasping tongs having jaws at he distal end thereof for placement on the inside and outside of the mouth of a fish, and a hollow case for slidably receiving the fish grasping tongs, the case being adapted to ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568120 | Ice fishing trap An ice fishing trap is provided to be suspended within an ice fishing hole such that once a fish has been pulled partway through the hole the fish will remain caught even if the fish is freed from the fishing line having initially caught the fish thereon.... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6560913 | Device for hooking, measuring, weighing fish A weighing device includes a tubular housing, a pair of levers pivotally secured the tubular housing and each having a jaw biased to grasp an object to be weighed and a handle for moving the jaws away from each other against a spring. The jaws are movable... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6217077 | Scoring system for horned and antlered game animals The invention is of a kit or system useful for guiding and facilitating the taking, tabulation and processing of measurements as pertain to scoring game animal according to established scoring rules. The kit or system includes a flexible cable which is us... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6185858 | Leader attachment tool and method A leader attachment tool for use securing a wire leader within a fishing rig that includes a bent wire member including a handle portion, a right angle offset portion, an axis portion, a connecting hook with a tapered insertion end, an attachment eyelet, ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6079141 | Tail hook a device for forming a slidable loop around an object The present invention relates to an improved restraining device for more effectively gripping and handling objects and which is composed of a line or similar limber material which is formed by this device into a slidable loop about that target. The invent... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5979106 | Live eel fish bait device A bait loading arrangement including a yoke member in which an extensible loop is drawn tightly over the head end of a bait fish consisting of an eel that is being held in a bait container to enclose the neck of an eel to effectively provide for immobiliz... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5832651 | Actuation assisting fish gaff A fish gaff provides moveable, opposing gaff fangs which are reliably transitioned between a closed engagement position and an open retracted position. The fish gaff hook provides a hollow handle into which is inserted an actuating shaft. The actuating sh... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5732501 | Stun gaff for incapacitating fish A gaff for electrically incapacitating fish is disclosed. The gaff includes a handle and a hook. In a flying gaff, the hook is separable from the handle. In two embodiments, the gaff utilizes a piezoelectric sensor which when flexed by the weight of the f... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5704156 | Fish Retrieval device A device for retrieving a fish hooked to a fishing line comprising: a gripping mechanism for gripping the fish, a guide mechanism connected to the gripping mechanism for guiding the device along the line, and a retrieval mechanism operatively connected to... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5419074 | Fish landing device A fish landing device comprising a generally conical landing device having a rigid frame with a flexible covering supported by the frame with an opening at each end of the covering to facilitate drawing the fish into the covering while the line is still a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5365688 | Fish gaff apparatus A fish gaff apparatus has a hook member and a pole member. The hook member has a nook portion and a cover portion that is biased to assume different positions relative to the hook portion. The cover portion in a first position extends between both ends of... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5339555 | Fish handler A device for the safe handling of a fish preferably is formed as a one-piece plastic member having a rectangular body formed by two pairs of spaced parallel frame members defining a central opening. A slender, elongated rod is attached to an extended end ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5228226 | Gaff and measuring device A gaff and measuring device is a hook connected to a measuring means. The gaff and measuring device also includes a handle and a lever to provide extra stability in maneuvering the hook and measuring means. The lever is also used as a surface against whic... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5218777 | Fish retaining device A fish retaining device consisting of an elongate support having a first end and a second end. A transverse brace member is secured to the first end of the elongate support for suspending the elongate support in an opening made through ice for ice fishing... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5174057 | Device for roping fish A fish roping device, having a relatively U-shaped spring member with two arms, a rigid handle connected to the base section of the U-shaped spring member, a first arcuate member having a first end and a second end, the first arcuate member being pivotabl... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5119585 | Fish handling tool A tool for more effectively gripping and handling fish which includes a generally cylindrical tubular housing defining a handle having a hand grip thereon with a pair of pivotal gripping jaws actuated by a slidable sleeve that is spring biased away from t... | 06/09/1992 |
