ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,807, issued on July 1, was assigned to ReelView Fishing Inc. (Swampscott, Mass.).

"Video fishing system with electrically-conductive fishing line" was invented by Dustin Alinger (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical transmission line cable suited for a variety of applications, including as a fishing line in a video fishing system. The electrical transmission line cable has a first conductor and a second conductor forming an electrical transmission line; a jacket containing the first conductor and the second conductor; and a transmission line primary dielectric element separating the first conductor and the second conduc...