Patents by Inventor David W. Finnegan

David W. Finnegan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • FLY ROD INCLUDING CAST SENSORS
    Publication number: 20220087241
    Abstract: A fly rod including sensors and methods of using the same are provided, particularly where the sensors assist the user in casting or in logging data associated with fishing activities. In a described embodiment, the fly rod comprises: a handle portion that includes a butt end; a center shaft portion that extends from the handle portion; a tip portion that extends from the shaft portion and includes a tip; a first movement sensor disposed in the tip portion; and a second movement sensor spaced apart from the first sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Charles C. Perkins, David W. Finnegan, Daniel M. Pollmann
  • Fly rod including cast sensors
    Patent number: 11229194
    Abstract: A fly rod including sensors and methods of using the same are provided, particularly where the sensors assist the user in casting or in logging data associated with fishing activities. In a described embodiment, the fly rod comprises: a handle portion that includes a butt end; a center shaft portion that extends from the handle portion; a tip portion that extends from the shaft portion and includes a tip; a first movement sensor disposed in the tip portion; and a second movement sensor spaced apart from the first sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Happy Medium, LLC
    Inventors: Charles C. Perkins, David W. Finnegan, Daniel M. Pollmann
  • FLY ROD INCLUDING CAST SENSORS
    Publication number: 20200008410
    Abstract: A fly rod including sensors and methods of using the same are provided, particularly where the sensors assist the user in casting or in logging data associated with fishing activities. In a described embodiment, the fly rod comprises: a handle portion that includes a butt end; a center shaft portion that extends from the handle portion; a tip portion that extends from the shaft portion and includes a tip; a first movement sensor disposed in the tip portion; and a second movement sensor spaced apart from the first sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Charles C. Perkins, David W. Finnegan, Daniel M. Pollmann