| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 043260100 | Motor-operated | 13 |
| 20080271357 | Fishing system with remote control and method of use - A gripper on a miniature remote controlled boat constructed with an integral, soft core and release finger formed with a slit to frictionally receive a fish line from a rod. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090165356 | Fishing apparatus utilizing remote controlled boat - A fishing apparatus that utilizes a remote controlled boat to remotely deliver the hooked portion of a fishing line to the desired fishing area on the water is disclosed. The remote controlled boat includes a fishing line guide attached thereto. The fishing line guide includes a quick-release attachment portion to which a quick-release pad with fishing line is attached. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100005702 | Bait Sinker for Trolling Fishing - A device used to sink bait from a vessel during trolling fishing, includes a body formed by a vertical arm and a horizontal arm that are attached to the gunwale of the boat. Two pulleys are attached independently to the horizontal arm and can rotate independently of one another, each pulley being provided with a securing wire. One wire is used to secure a heavy body and the other wire is used to secure a small sheave joined to a clip which ensures that the bait remains attached to the fishing line while being lowered and raised to the desired depth. The small sheave is inserted onto the heavy body securing wire. The fishing line and bait are lowered by rotating the pulley joined to the small sheave and clip that holds the fishing line steady and, in this way, the corresponding wire is cast from the device. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100319235 | Remote fishing system - A platform (e.g. a floating vessel) on or adjacent to the surface of a body of water is equipped with one or more fishing devices (e.g. a fishing rod and reel) that feeds out and reels in fishing line, at least one video camera, a satellite transmission and receiving unit, a cellular telephone signal transmission and receiving unit and robotic controls for operating the fishing device. A user (i.e. an angler) at a remote personal computer communicates with the platform on the Internet via satellite and/or cellular wireless telephone signals and is able to operate the fishing device with the use of a keyboard, computer mouse and/or a fishing remote controller (i.e. a mock fishing rod and reel). The video camera allows the remotely located angler to view live video feeds of the fishing experience via the Internet, including the platform, fishing device and a fish caught on the line, on the angler's personal computer monitor. A real person (i.e. a mate) or a robot on the platform attaches artificial or real bait and hooks to the line, changes fishing line and terminal tackle when necessary, and releases any fish that are caught on the angler's line. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20140090288 | Remote Control Fishing Robot - A low-clearance remote control fishing robot is disclosed. A domed device casing is mounted between a pair of floats. The top of the device is fitted with a lightweight probe mounted on a spring. Each float has installed within its rear end a pivotal air jet. The air jets are powered by an onboard compressor. Beneath the device casing is a reel of fishing line. An electric motor drives the reel. Sensors are provided to gauge line length and depth and line tension. Onboard depth-finding and fish-finding sonar are provided, as well as other sensing systems, and an above-surface or below surface camera. Two way data communication occurs wirelessly with a remote control unit. A water-impervious carry case is provided to store the device and remote control. A positioning apparatus may be installed for fishing from a fixed position against a boat, pier, or ice hole. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140317991 | FISH ATTRACTION DEVICE - An apparatus for attracting fish is disclosed. The apparatus has a motor with rotating driveshaft that defines a rotational axis substantially parallel to a surface of a body of water. A housing encloses the motor, and the driveshaft extends therefrom. There is an impeller with a hub axially aligned with and coupled to the driveshaft. The impeller has one or more flat planar blades, each defined by a trailing edge and a leading edge and extending radially from the hub in an orthogonal relationship to the rotational axis of the driveshaft without pitch. A proximate end of the blades is fixed to the hub an opposed distal end includes a cupped paddle projecting therefrom with a paddle leading surface and a paddle trailing surface. Turbulence and cavitation is generated by the impeller, and the visual and audible side effects thereof are simulative of fish feeding activity. | 10-30-2014 |
| 043260200 | Artificial bait | 7 |
| 20080202014 | KITE FISHING LURE THAT GENERATES A SPLASHING EFFECT ON A BODY OF WATER - A fishing lure that generates a splashing effect when deployed in a body of water and attached to a kite fishing assembly. This splashing effect attracts target fish in the same manner that live bait does. Different optional features can be included in the kite fishing lure. One option is to include a chemical concavity configured to store a chemical substance that is dispersed into the body of water in concentrations designed to attract proximate located fish. Another option is to include a movement simulator designed to simulate movement of a struggling bait fish. Yet another option is to include a replaceable skin sheaf designed to be periodically replaced after being worn from repetitive usage. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080271358 | SIMULATED MUDPUPPY FISHING LURE - A fishing lure is formed as a single, plastic lure body with a head, legs and a tail that are all shaped and colored to present a lifelike image of a mudpuppy. The body of the device has a hollow longitudinal chamber with its opening at the midsection of the lure. A fishing line is attached to the lure by a line connector secured to the head or a motion-creating bill. Anchoring means such as metal wire, fishing line or other strong cable-like material secures the head, bill, or line connector to a hook extending from the midsection. The lure includes an actuating mechanism, a support member having a pivot support portion, a connecting bracket connecting the support member and actuating member, a pivoting member, a pair of extending legs, and pivot extension portions which are pivotably supported by the pivot support portion. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20100251597 | Roman's movable fishing lure - An artificial lure for fishing comprises a hollow body fillable with compressed air, an intake valve for inlet of compressed air therein, a rotatable tail, a joint unit connecting the body with the tail, and a discharge unit. The joint unit includes a front elastic bushing secured in the body, a rear elastic bushing secured in the tail, two hollow members respectively secured in the front and rear bushings, forming a common cylinder, a string fixed to the first member, a stud coupled to the string and to a washer supported by a nut screwed on the stud, a spring fixed to the first member and to the washer. The discharge unit includes a front pipe communicated to the body and a rear pipe providing outlet of compressed air into the surrounding water at a predetermined angle of turning the tail around the central longitudinal axis of the lure. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110252689 | FISHING LURE - A fishing lure having a buoyant housing containing a power source and an electronic controlling element. A pair of conduction lines may connect the power source with a submersible module which contains an actuator, a means for propelling the submersible module through the water, and a hook. An elongate member or cable may also be used to connect the buoyant housing with the submersible module. A means for increasing/decreasing the length of conduction lines (and optional cable) between the buoyant housing and the submersible module may also be used. Some embodiments operate an electric motor with a propeller, fin, or tail. Some embodiments utilize contacts which may be bridged by water in order to energize the submersible module. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20130067792 | Bait Mimicking Insertable Fishing Lure Module - An electronic module in a fishing lure in the water is activated to broadcast a prerecorded actual or simulated sound of a bait creature and or create lifelike bait creature motion. A switch in the module activates a sound chip and a micro speaker, a water sensing automatic on-off switch turns the power on and off, and the battery is charged by an external charging coil. An alternate embodiment automatically activates the fishing lure device to replicate bait animals in size, shape, movement and sound. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130227874 | Fishing Lure - A fishing lure to generate a vibration and sound may include an exterior housing having a cavity, a motor and battery module positioned within the cavity and may or may not be connected to the exterior housing, a battery connected to the motor and not connected to the exterior housing to provide power for the motor and a off-center weight being connected to the motor and not connected to the exterior housing to produce the vibration and sound by the motor and battery module striking the interior surface of the exterior housing. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20160120159 | FISHING LURE - A fishing lure that is dually operational for self-propelled movement or manual manipulation through the water to mimic the natural movement of live fish prey. The fishing lure comprising a watertight body for housing a battery, a controller connected to the battery, a motor connected to the controller, a tail assembly operatively connected to the body by a tail shaft driven by the motor to cause the tail assembly to oscillate and propel the fishing lure through water. In accordance with another aspect, the battery is connected via a controller to a coil, the coil positioned relative to a magnet, said coil oscillating in response to magnetic pole interactions between the coil and the magnet by virtue of a controller defined alternating current passing through the coil. The coil oscillation causing movement of the tail assembly to propel the fishing lure through water. | 05-05-2016 |
