ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,939, issued on Aug. 12.
"Fishing lure" was invented by George J. Coniglio (Mission Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artificial fishing lure that includes an elongate body that has a curling tail extending from an end of the elongate body. The curling tail may curl upward or downward. The lure also includes a feather placed on a predetermined position of the curling tail. The feather placement creates realistic looking optical side to side and back and forth swimming motion so that the lure appears more like a real fish moving through the water."
The patent was filed on April 8, 2024, under Application No. 18/629,472....