US Patent Issued to Pure Fishing on May 5 for "Lure" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,178, issued on May 5, was assigned to Pure Fishing Inc. (Spirit Lake, Iowa).

"Lure" was invented by Kyle Jacob Peterson (Spirit Lake, Iowa) and Daniel Eric Spengler (Milford, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an artificial bait having certain physical characteristics that allow for it to remain forward-facing in the water to be quickly detected location- and direction-wise using sonar techniques. The characteristics of the bait also allow for it to engage in erratic darting action and remain in the water during retrieval for an extended period of time. Typically, the bait can include a body having a ...