ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,416, issued on June 10.
"Bait chasing system" was invented by Zhiyu Pan (Guangxi, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bait chasing system includes a driving device. The driving device is provided with a first movement window. The bait chasing system further includes a flexible bait line. The flexible bait line is used for connecting a bait. The flexible bait line is wound around the driving device and is continuously rotatable around the driving device. The first movement window is configured for allowing the flexible bait line to drive the bait to freely pass through when the flexible bait line rotates around the driving device."...