ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,250, issued on April 15, was assigned to TrikaUSA Inc. (Superior, Wis.).
"Fishing reel with translatable spool" was invented by Larry Pulkrabek (Superior, Wis.), Ty Warner (Superior, Wis.) and Matt Haas (Superior, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing rod assembly includes a rod and a reel assembly. The reel assembly includes a housing and a spool positioned within the housing and configured to (a) rotate about an axis to retrieve or let out a fishing line and (b) translate along the axis to adjust a drag, the spool including an inner volume. The reel assembly further includes a spindle disposed within the inner volume of the ...