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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7603805 | Fish catching system A fish catching system for includes a fishing pole and a fishing net to receive a fish landed by a user of the fishing pole. A support assembly engages and extends between the fishing net and the fishing pole. The support assembly supports the fishing pole above the... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7360334 | Fishing garment system A fishing net system comprises a handle having a top and a bottom. A loop extends from the bottom of the handle, and a mesh is attached to the loop. A connector system is operably coupled to the fishing net at a location spaced apart from the top of the handle. The ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325356 | Mechanical netting device A motor-driven mechanical netting device includes a net assembly, a slide assembly, a bracket, and a mount. The slide assembly is structured to support the net assembly and includes a guide bar. The bracket is structured to support the net assembly, the slide assemb... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322145 | Method and device for detecting fishing conditions A screening device includes a screen and frame, and is useful in permitting fishermen to detect conditions of the water to be fished for optimum bait and lure selection. The screening device allows a fisherman to collect aquatic insects rising through the water to b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7269921 | Fishing net device, and system A fishing net device, and system. The fishing net device is compressible to releasably connect the fishing net device to the boat. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7165502 | Trawling vessel with a lock chamber A trawling vessel is provided with a trawl net (5) for catching marine bio-resources, with a trawl sack (3) attached aft on a trawl net (5) for keeping the catch. The vessel comprises lines (51, 61) for towing and hauling the trawl net ( | 01/23/2007 |
| 7143540 | Fish handling system for big game tube fishing A Fish Handling System For Big Game Tube Fishing is a single unit comprised of both a landing net and raised tabletop/inch incremented measuring board supported by a platform mounted atop two pontoons. Landing net access is obtained by lifting the hinged table/measu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6918203 | 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 ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6779292 | Large mesh commercial fishing netting and method of manufacture In a preferred embodiment, fishing netting, including: a plurality of meshes formed from straps of twine, each strap having loops formed at each end thereof and at the center thereof, each loop being secured by a mechanical fastener. A method of manufacturing the fi... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6643972 | Device to assist in the throwing of a cast net A device for throwing a cast net that facilitates the throwing and improved deployment of said cast net. The device is predominatly disc shaped and contains a multiplicity of radial openings that span an area from near the periphery of said disc to a cent... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6474012 | Cast net throwing device A cast net throwing device is provided for use with a cast net including a netting defining a mesh, with the netting being bounded at an outer periphery by a lead line, and the cast net further including a plurality of braille lines secured at opposite en... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6269763 | Autonomous marine vehicle An autonomous marine vehicle is disclosed, the vehicle comprising a rigid hull having an interior and a periphery, a deck joining the rigid hull at the periphery; and a rigid mast pivotally attached to the deck, the mast housing a plurality of sensors cap... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6065239 | Twist closure drop fishing net An automatically closing drop fishing net is provided for commercial fishing operations. The drop net assembly includes an upper float ring, a lower weight ring, and a net formed in a generally tubular configuration. The upper end of the net is attached t... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5979100 | Cast net having easily replaceable brails An improvement in cast nets includes a first ring to which a throw rope is releasably attached and a second ring that is interconnected to the first ring by a housing that allows the rings to swivel independently with respect to one another. The second ri... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5291681 | Means for handling a long line on a fishing vessel Apparatus for handing monofilament fishing line including a plurality of branch lines with associated hooks is disclosed including an elongated substantially cylindrical body mounted on the bow of the vessel so that a plurality of loops of the monofilamen... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5245780 | Automatic outrigger control An outrigger device is provided for automatically controlling outriggers on a fishing boat. The device comprises three strut members connected to a side surface on a fishing boat at given points. Two of the strut members will be of variable length, while ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5042187 | Brine shrimp harvester An apparatus for harvesting floating brine shrimp colonies from open water is disclosed. The apparatus includes a boat fitted with a driven roller arrangement adapted to engage and retrieve a floating boom positioned to enclose the subject shrimp colony. ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5020464 | Brailing system for commercial fishing boats A brailing system for commercial fishing boats that speeds the process of taking the fish from the pursing net that has been gathered next to the ship and transferring the fish into the storage chambers of the ship. Novel structure for reciprocally, pivot... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4995187 | Crab pot managing device A fishing vessel device having open faced pulleys attached to a pivotal plate member of a traveling assembly. The traveling assembly is winched along a slide rail attached perpendicular to a pivotal cross tee support. Another open faced pulley is attached... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4894943 | Method and apparatus for gathering fish from the bunt of a net A mechanically driven brailer for fish from the bunt of a net includes a handle, a brailer hoop, and brail net attached to the hoop. The brailer hoop is hinged to the handle such that it maintains a coplanar relationship with the handle as both are driven... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4736541 | Trolley assembly for fishing nets A trolley assembly for use upon a line which is anchored in the water for retrieving a fishing net. The trolley assembly includes a weighted body member having a pair of trolley arms extending therefrom. The trolley arms are disposed at an angle to one an... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4646448 | Oyster dredging apparatus An apparatus for dredging bottom dwelling seafood such as oysters is comprised of a collecting basket pivotally carried by a frame, the basket having a pair of parallel arms rigidly fixed thereto. A pair of upright standards are mounted adjacent the edge ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4607448 | Apparatus for casting a net A device for throwing a casting net comprising a generally circular open top receptacle having a sidewall and a bottom, the bottom having a central portion which is substantially upwardly conical toward an apex centrally located above the sidewall and a h... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4580766 | Line or net hauling apparatus Line or net hauling apparatus is disclosed comprising a drum having a cylindrical surface from which project a plurality of generally radially extending engagement members each having a first surface element at the cylindrical surface on the opposite side... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4490936 | Powered net hauling block with tilt mechanism for net balancing A net-hauling, power-driven block, the frame of which is suspended from a trolley movable along a track extending between upward extensions of the frame sides. A hydraulic motor on the trolley drives a pinion which engages a sector gear parallel to the tr... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4455778 | System for handling of fishing gears A system for the transfer of a net formed fishing gear to a bin (2) aboard a vessel (1), which in association with a pull means (5) comprises a guide means (6) which is adapted to perform a swinging movement in mutually different planes relatively to the ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4449315 | Purse ring control apparatus for fishing vessels Apparatus is disclosed for handling the purse rings of a net when brought alongside a fishing vessel by the net's purse line. A power operated davit arrangement maneuvers the purse rings by the purse line adjacent the vessel sidewall. Purse ring support a... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4366639 | Shaking machine for fishing nets A shaking machine for shaking fish out of drift nets includes a shaking fence at the forward end thereof for receiving a drift net to be shaken, the shaking fence being reciprocally driven so as to shake a drift net received thereon. An upper drum is rota... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4365575 | Marine scoopers for porpoises and tuna - porpoise-escape-way A barge or skiff equipped with a pair of (water tight) 7-shaped hollow arms pivotally attached to the bow sides and operated to free tuna-herding porpoises from a tuna seine enclosure and snatch and scoop up fish, a retrieval net being extended between sl... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4354667 | Crab pot line hauler The improved crab pot line hauler's drive motor, sheave and associated line guide means having a common support are mounted as a composite unit on pivotal support bearings that permit the unit to revolve freely about a fixed bearing axis in addressing its... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4347680 | Gill net hauling and fish removing system An improved gill net hauling and fish picking system employing a net modified by incorporation of a longitudinal suspender line secured to the mesh along its length midway between cork line and lead line. With the suspender line caused to run over an elev... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4324061 | Casting net holding device A fisherman's casting net holder consisting of a plate, an arcuate horn attached to the front of the plate, and a device for adjustably carrying the plate on the chest portion of the caster's body. To prepare for a cast, the holder is strapped onto the ca... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4309837 | Apparatus for shaking fish free from gillnets, longlines and similar fish capturing means Apparatus for shaking fish free from gillnets, longlines and similar fish capturing means as such fish capturing means are hauled aboard a fishing vessel so as to disentangle fish individually snared on such fish capturing means and to permit such freed f... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4234164 | Line hauler for crab pots and the like A long life crab pot hauling system is provided with longer life than before available in a harsh salt water marine environment and with operation from an energy saving low power gasoline motor capable of dislodging a crab pot from the bottom of a body of... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4209920 | Oyster dredging apparatus Apparatus for mounting on the deck of a vessel which is useful for dredging oysters or other marine animals from water bottoms which is comprised generally of the combination of (a) a dredge, (b) a tilt-frame with which the dredge is intimately associated... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4204354 | Articulated fishing drum An articulated fishing drum assembly especially adapted to be operated in a first lower operating position or a second upper operating position. The drum assembly comprises a pair of piston and cylinder actuating means to move a drum member from the lower... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4188687 | Stopper components for use in fishing trawls A stopper component for use in a fishing trawl which is made of metal and which includes first and second closed loops each defining an aperture, said closed loops merging to form a central portion from which outwardly projecting shoulders emerge. The out... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4171586 | Purse seine hairpin retainer A purse seine hairpin retainer and purse ring handling method which simplifies and lessens the danger involved in collecting and securing the purse rings that are attached to the base of a fish net used in a seining operation for catching fish. The purse ... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4142754 | Fish brailer A series of bag shaped nets is hung in the fish locker of a ship or barge to receive fish caught in the ocean. Each net has four suspension loops on its upper end and hanger hooks are arranged in the locker to hold the top ends of the nets open in rectang... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4132025 | Gangion enwrapment control apparatus for long line haulers A control device to prevent or limit gangion enwrapment on long lines including means mounting a line-deflecting guide roller to vary the angular relationship between the roller axis and the plane defined between the line stretches extending to and from t... | 01/02/1979 |
