ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,183, issued on March 3, was assigned to Quarry Trail LLC (Salt Lake City).

"Fishing rod capture device" was invented by David Alonzo Rupp (Salt Lake City) and Brigham Wallace Rupp (Logan, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fishing rod capture devices can allow a fisher to quickly use both hands while fishing. A fishing rod capture device may include a rod securing component and a rod coupling component that is configured to couple to a fishing rod and that may be selectively supported from the rod securing component."

The patent was filed on Oct. 22, 2024, under Application No. 18/923,471.

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