ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,518, issued on June 24, was assigned to Flyvanse LLC (Dallas).
"Spring actuated weedless fishing lure" was invented by Jake Fletcher (Dallas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spring actuated weedless fishing lure increases the chances of successfully catching a fish without entangling a hook on plant material. A weedless guard system prevents the hook from catching on weeds and compresses a spring to hold the spring and hook in a retracted position. When a fish strikes, the weedless guard system is released allowing the spring to expand push the hook in a longitudinal direction to an expanded position away from other parts of the lure...