ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,121, issued on April 14, was assigned to Juka Innovations Corp. (Farmingdale, N.Y.).
"Fishing line to lure connector" was invented by Roberto Trevino Camargo (The Woodlands, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing line to lure connector is an apparatus that eliminates the use of fishing knots to secure a desired lure to a fishing line. The apparatus includes a dial housing, a winding dial, a ratcheting mechanism, and a lure loop. The dial housing retains the winding dial, the ratcheting mechanism, and the lure loop as a single secure assembly. The winding dial facilitates the fastening of the fishing line to the apparatus wit...