ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,059, issued on May 6.
"Ice fishing apparatus with audible and visual bite indicator" was invented by Dennis Platz (Kiel, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice fishing apparatus with an integrated audible and visual bite indication includes a rod handle with a hollow region that encloses a portion of an audible and visual indicator and circuit assembly. The assembly includes a wire that flexes into engagement with a contact pin when a strike from a fish is detected and closes an indication circuit to activate an audible alarm and an LED indicator light. A tip-up with an integrated audible and visual bite indication for use with a...