ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,101, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to GLOBERIDE Inc. (Tokyo).
"Braking system and fishing reel comprising the same" was invented by Hiromu Yasuda (Tokyo) and Motohiro Nonogaki (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A braking device of a fishing reel comprises: a braked part made of a conductor, the braked part being attached to a spool designed to wind a fishing line; a braking part generating braking force by providing a magnetic field for the braked part; a part being detected that is provided on the braked part; and a rotation detection sensor sensing rotation of the spool by detecting the part being detected."
The patent was file...