ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,420, issued on May 12, was assigned to Fishing2TheMax LLC (Madison, Wis.).

"Fishing lure" was invented by Maxwell S. Smith (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lure is disclosed. The lure comprises a head, a tail, a first channel extending inside the head to the tail, a pair of hind legs extending from the tail and including a first leg having a first foot, a second leg having a second foot, the first foot being connected to the second foot forming a foot body having a second channel. The lure has a line having a first end and a second end, and the second end is provided through the first channel and the second channel. The...