US Patent Issued to GLOBERIDE on May 5 for "Fishing rod handle member and fishing rod" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,180, issued on May 5, was assigned to GLOBERIDE INC. (Tokyo).

"Fishing rod handle member and fishing rod" was invented by Takuji Kawamura (Higashikurume, Japan) and Kazuki Kawai (Higashikurume, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing rod handle member including a fishing rod reel seat and a fishing rod grip, that is lightweight, that makes it difficult for vibration from a rod body to attenuate, and that can hold strength without reinforcing an end of the grip with a separate member, and a fishing rod equipped therewith. In a fishing rod handle member, a reel seat main body in which a reel leg placement portion on which a reel l...