ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,806, issued on July 1, was assigned to RodKnee LLC (West Des Moines, Iowa).
"Fishing rod retaining mechanism" was invented by Michael Charles South (Council Bluffs, Iowa) and Richard Gordon Batt (Crescent, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing rod retaining mechanism that eliminates the loosening of fishing line and entanglement of rod sections and tackle during transportation and/or storage includes a rod retaining section for engaging and supporting the rod sections in a spaced orientation; and a line tensioning guide for supporting and tensioning the fishing line between the first and second rod sections in a manner that pr...