ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,715, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).
"Lure" was invented by Tatsurou Kawasaki (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lure includes a head body, a swinging shaft, a truck body and a restricting structure. The swinging shaft extends from the head body toward a tail side. The trunk body is supported around the swinging shaft so as to be capable of swinging. The restricting structure is provided on the trunk body and the swinging shaft. The restricting structure restricts the swing angle of the trunk body. The swinging shaft is fixed to the head body."
The patent was filed on May 22, 2024, under A...