ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,561, issued on Dec. 2.
"Fishing lure component" was invented by Wade Corey Werner II (Portland, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing lure apparatus designed to attract fish to the fishing pole. The lure apparatus is comprised of a lure body and a plurality of fins. The fins are angled away from the lure body in opposing orientation. The body has an attachment loop at the top of the lower body to secure the lure apparatus to a swivel device, furthermore, connecting it to a lure frame, which is connected to a fishing pole via fishing line. The lower body is hollow, forming a plurality of hollow cavities. Contained within the c...