ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,804, issued on June 23.
"Fish release assembly" was invented by Edward Walter Senf (Petaluma, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the disclosed embodiments, a fish release assembly comprises a lanyard comprising a first loop, a second loop, and a pliable structure operatively connected to the second loop of the lanyard; and a sinker release. The sinker release is a cylindrical body comprising: a spring-loaded plunger, a slot, a first eyelet, a second eyelet; a first swivel; and a second swivel. A sinker is operatively connected to the cylindrical body via a hook line. The cylindrical body is operatively connected to the first sw...