Patents by Inventor Terry Sossamon

Terry Sossamon 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).

  • Drill-operated adapter for unwinding fishing line from reels
    Patent number: 4951890
    Abstract: Apparatus for unwinding fishing line from a fishing reel comprising a hand-held electric drill, a conventional, preferably plastic, used beverage container, and an adapter having a first threaded connecting portion for receiving the threaded neck portion of the beverage container and a second projecting portion that is received within and engaged by the chuck of the drill, whereby when the components are assembled the drill can be operated to rotate the beverage container and permit fishing line from a fishing reel to be wrapped about the outer cylindrical surface of the container so as to remove the fishing line from the fishing reel and collect the line in a neat package on the bottle for ultimate disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Inventor: Terry Sossamon