Patents by Inventor Gregory S. Stotesbury

Gregory S. Stotesbury 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).

  • Line guide for fishing rods, having high-strength mounting means
    Patent number: 5417007
    Abstract: A line guide-fishing rod blank combination, having a fin or rib that defines pockets into which epoxy wicks to thereby increase greatly the strength of the guide-blank connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: AFTCO Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Stotesbury, Ian J. Fettes
  • Lightweight roller guide and tip for fishing rods
    Patent number: 5383300
    Abstract: A synthetic resin frame, having a single foot extending laterally from it, has a roller mounted for rotation about a bearing element that extends into holes in the sides of the frame. A combination line guard and bearing-retaining element is snapped over the frame. The ends of the line guard and bearing-retaining element hold the bearing in position, while openings in the line guard guide the line and substantially prevent it from contacting the synthetic resin. The line guard and bearing retainer is formed of material more wear resistant than that of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: AFTCO Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Stotesbury, Ian U. Fettes
  • Lightweight roller guide and tip for fishing rods
    Patent number: 5276991
    Abstract: A synthetic resin frame, having a single foot extending laterally from it, has a roller mounted for rotation about a bearing element that extends into holes in the sides of the frame. A combination line guard and bearing-retaining element is snapped over the frame. The ends of the line guard and bearing-retaining element hold the bearing in position, while openings in the line guard guide the line and substantially prevent it from contacting the synthetic resin. The line guard and bearing retainer is formed of material more wear resistant than that of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: AFTCO Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Stotesbury, Ian J. Fettes
  • Rod extension and method of using the extension in deep-sea fishing
    Patent number: 4887375
    Abstract: The butt of a deep-sea fishing rod is adapted to be manually held by a fisherman while the fisherman is standing near the rail, transom or bow of a fishing boat. Then, when the fisherman becomes tired, he telescopes the butt into a reel-raising rod-lengthening extender socket in nonrotatable relationship, following which he sits down in a fishing chair and inserts the lower end of the extender socket into the chair gimbal. The construction of the butt and the extender socket are such that even large axial forces directed downwardly toward the bucket harness as the fisherman grips the rod between the reel and the tip while fighting a fish, does not shorten the combination of the butt and extender socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Aftco Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Shedd, Gregory S. Stotesbury
  • Fishing rod handle section with display
    Patent number: D635637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Reel Drag Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Pekin, Ian J. Fettes, Anthony Truscott, Steven J. Behrens, Gregory S. Stotesbury
  • Release clip for outriggers, downriggers, and kites
    Patent number: D381390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Aftco Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Stotesbury, Ian J. Fettes