US Patent Issued to Tri Cities Tackle on Aug. 12 for "Scent bullet fishing tackle scent and bait release system" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,938, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Tri Cities Tackle LLC (Richland, Wash.).

"Scent bullet fishing tackle scent and bait release system" was invented by Michael Akopov (Richland, Wash.) and Faith Akopov (Richland, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a small and lightweight terminal tackle product with upper and lower sections slidably connectable to one another. Each of the upper and lower sections is provided with a scent chamber open on one end to provide for the introduction of scent attractant material. The upper and lower sections are provided with male and female connection features to hold them togethe...