ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,094, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to RMB Importing LLC (Fort Atkinson, Wis.).

"Lure with reflectors" was invented by Robin Hancock (Elkhorn, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lure having a body with a line tie and one or more hooks attached to the body. The body includes pockets which are reflective such as by attaching a reflective material to the back wall of the pockets to make the lure more visible to a fish. Some prior art lures are not designed to reflect light or reflect light in one or a small number of directions."

The patent was filed on Feb. 21, 2025, under Application No. 19/060,007.

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