ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,344, issued on May 27.
"Fishing bait device" was invented by John F. Dethlefsen (North Palm Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for baiting a fishhook including a fishing lure case arranged to clamp onto a fishing line, and a pair of hooks extending from and integral with the fishing lure case, the pair of hooks arranged adjacent and parallel to one another, each of the hooks having a bend and barb where the bend and barb of each hook are in spaced apart registration with one another, the pair of hooks joined by a member having a trough therein arranged to hold the fishing line."
The patent was filed on Aug. 17, 2022...