US Patent Issued to Lightin Up on Sept. 9 for "Fishing line cutting apparatus, system, and method of using the same" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,647, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Lightin Up LLC (Coral Gables, Fla.).

"Fishing line cutting apparatus, system, and method of using the same" was invented by Peter Francis Thornton Jr. (Coral Gables, Fla.) and Bart James Sontag Michelini (Key Largo, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses and systems suitable for separating aquatic animals, preferably large marine animals, from a fishing line, wire, and/or hook are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a base, which is affixable to an extender, having a return aperture and seat for receiving one or more blades to form a cutting edge along the retur...