Patents by Inventor John Panella

John Panella 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).

  • Patent number: 5207014
    Abstract: A multi-purpose fishing tool, to be used to perform numerous, often encountered tasks, while fishing, the tool including primarily a pliers having a pair of arms pivotally attached to one another at corresponding central portions, and a pair of opposing clamp heads, one of the clamp heads including a cutting blade protruding from a top surface thereof. The clamp heads each further include an outer face, an inner face having a gripping surface, and a pair of opposite side faces. A punch seat protrudes from a side face of a bottom one of the clamp heads, and includes a vertical bore extending therethrough disposed such that a punch cone, extending downwardly from a corresponding side face of the upper clamp head, will pass into the vertical bore when the clamp heads are drawn together to a closed, clamping position, thereby causing the eyelet of a fishing hook positioned on an upper supporting surface of the punch seat to be enlarged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Inventor: John Panella