ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,284,993, issued on April 29, was assigned to Angler Junction LLC (West Lafayette, Ind.).
"Fishing lure with rotatable portion" was invented by Charles W. Agnew (West Lafayette, Ind.) and Carl R. Agnew (West Lafayette, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing lure includes a body portion, a hook member coupled to a junction region disposed distal of the body portion, and a shielding skirt extending from the body member. The body portion includes a rotatable member configured to rotate about a central longitudinal axis in the presence of fluid friction acting against the lure. The shielding skirt extends outward from the body portion a...