US Patent Issued on July 1 for "Fly box with integrated tippet cutter" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,805, issued on July 1.

"Fly box with integrated tippet cutter" was invented by Satoshi Stephen Kamada (Anaheim Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment of a fishing fly box includes a generally rectangular open case defining an interior space for holding fishing flies including ferromagnetic hooks. The case is defined by a side wall structure extending from a base surface. A locking lid is configured for sliding movement along opposed top edges of the side wall structure, between an open position and a closed position in which the lid is slid forward with its leading edge abutting an edge of the case at the first sid...