US Patent Issued to Shimano on Sept. 8 for "Lure" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,587, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Lure" was invented by Tatsuro Kawasaki (Sakai, Japan), Shin Yamada (Sakai, Japan) and Tadasuke Nakamichi (Sakai, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lure basically includes a body containing a cavity, and a swinging part that is mounted in the body. The swinging part is movable inside the cavity and emits light received from the outside. The body is configured such that the light from the swinging part is visible to outside of the body. The swinging part can also move after the lure changes from a moving state to a stopped state. Preferably, the lure further inc...