US Patent Issued to Pure Fishing on Sept. 30 for "Battery powered electric reel" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,583, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Pure Fishing Inc. (Spirit Lake, Iowa).

"Battery powered electric reel" was invented by Thomas Sandstrom (Oakland Park, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor driven fishing reel is provided. The motor driven fishing reel can include a detachable battery pack configured to supply power to a motorized drive assembly within the motor driven fishing reel. The battery pack can include a power output adaptor that can be engaged with a power input adaptor on the motor driven fishing reel. Alternatively, the power input adaptor can accept power from an external source. The battery pack can inclu...