ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,565, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to GLOBERIDE Inc. (Tokyo).
"Fishing reel and battery box" was invented by Issei Miyamoto (Higashikurume, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing reel of the present invention comprises includes a battery box that accommodates a replaceable battery, a clutch mechanism comprising a clutch operation member that switches a spool between a free rotation state and a fishing line winding state, and a clutch position detection unit that determines whether the clutch mechanism is in an ON state or an OFF state. The clutch position detection unit comprises a magnet held by a holding member that is mova...