US Patent Issued on Oct. 6 for "Fishing bob and method for use" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,439, issued on Oct. 6.

"Fishing bob and method for use" was invented by Dave Vanderpan (Elk Grove, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing bobber/floating device snaps fits onto a fishing line while forming an airtight cavity to aid the buoyancy of the fishing bobber/floating device. The fishing bobber/floating device may have a first hollow hemisphere and a second hollow hemisphere connected to each other by a living hinge. The fishing bobber/floating device may be used for fishing."

The patent was filed on March 20, 2025, under Application No. 19/085,060.

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