ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,636, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to FISKARS BRANDS INC. (Middleton, Wis.).
"Line management tool" was invented by Hal Hardinge (Tigard, Ore.), Keith Langenwalter (Portland, Ore.), Charlie Hartzell (Portland, Ore.) and Seth Jaramus (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing tool includes a main body and a cutting assembly coupled to the main body. The cutting assembly includes a top jaw, a bottom jaw rotatable relative to the top jaw, and a scissor assembly including a top blade and a bottom blade rotatable relative to the top blade. The top blade and the bottom blade are removably coupled to the top jaw and the bott...