Patents by Inventor Wade L. Hehr

Wade L. Hehr 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).

  • Fishing line winder
    Patent number: 6651919
    Abstract: A device for transferring fishing line between a supply spool (90) and a fishing reel (94) has a post (22) mounted between two rotatable footholds (30, 60) which are adapted to allow the user to hold the device between his feet as the line is fed from the spool to the reel. The post (22) is adapted to receive the fishing line supply spool, and to hold the spool (90) tightly on the post as line is pulled from the spool. The device of the present development is relatively small, can be used by one person unassisted, and does not require any particular mounting surface so it can be carried with the fisherman to any location where he is using his reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: TBC Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: G. Thomas Wethington, Bill Mann, Craig Mueller, Steven M. Prentice, Wade L. Hehr
  • Fishing line winder
    Publication number: 20030132337
    Abstract: A device for transferring fishing line between a supply spool (90) and a fishing reel (94) has a post (22) mounted between two rotatable footholds (30, 60) which are adapted to allow the user to hold the device between his feet as the line is fed from the spool to the reel. The post (22) is adapted to receive the fishing line supply spool, and to hold the spool (90) tightly on the post as line is pulled from the spool. The device of the present development is relatively small, can be used by one person unassisted, and does not require any particular mounting surface so it can be carried with the fisherman to any location where he is using his reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: G. Thomas Wethington, Bill Mann, Craig Mueller, Steven M. Prentice, Wade L. Hehr