ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,273, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).
"Lure with two swing ranges" was invented by Kimio Kokuga (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lure includes a first body, a second body and a connecting portion. The first body includes a head on a head side and a tail side. The second body includes a tail and is connected to the tail side of the first body. The connecting portion connects the second body to the first body such that the second body is swingable relative to the first body over a swing range that extends to both left and right sides of the lure toward the head side of the first body. The swin...