ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,519, issued on June 24.
"Fish hook remover" was invented by Lowell Roberts (Pell City, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and associated methods relate to fish hook remover. The fish hook remover is configured to remove an embedded fish hook. The fish hook may, for example, extend along a fish hook puncture wound path and be barbed at its distal end. The fish hook remover may, for example, slidingly engage the fish hook. The fish hook remover may, for example, include a tubular body with an interior lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The tubular body includes a proximal grip portion. The fish hook remover...