Patents by Inventor Willard G. Smith, Jr.

Willard G. Smith, Jr. 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 agitator
    Patent number: 4528767
    Abstract: Apparatus for agitating a fishing line and imparting to the lure an oscillating motion. The apparatus is mounted on the fishing pole and also releasibly engaged with the fishing line. In order to provide the motion a small electric motor causes a shaft to rotate. The shaft has helical threads and causes a rider slideably meshed with the threads to move forward and backward. The fishing line by reason of its attachment to the rider is agitated into an oscillatory motion which is transmitted to the lure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Inventor: Willard G. Smith, Jr.
  • Cabinet for toothbrushes, toothpaste or the like
    Patent number: D281476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Inventor: Willard G. Smith, Jr.