US Patent Issued on May 19 for "Ice fishing apparatus with audible and visual bite indicator" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,806, issued on May 19.

"Ice fishing apparatus with audible and visual bite indicator" was invented by Dennis Platz (Kiel, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice fishing apparatus with an integrated audible and visual bite indication includes a handle portion having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a hollow region extending at least partially therebetween, a rod blank coupled to the first end of the handle, and an indicator and circuit assembly disposed at least partially within the hollow region."

The patent was filed on March 27, 2025, under Application No. 19/092,571.

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