Patents by Inventor Billy Chad Graham

Billy Chad Graham 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: 10334834
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes an apparatus and method for applying a fishing sinker directly to a fishing line. In one implementation, the apparatus comprises a lower lever, an upper lever configured to rotate around an axis of a hinge in a direction toward the lower lever, and a jaw located on a first end of the upper lever and terminating with a tooth, the tooth configured to move into an aperture in the lower lever to compress the fishing sinker located in the lower lever into a closed position around a fishing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventor: Billy Chad Graham
  • Publication number: 20170112115
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes an apparatus and method for applying a fishing sinker directly to a fishing line. In one implementation, the apparatus comprises a lower lever, an upper lever configured to rotate around an axis of a hinge in a direction toward the lower lever, and a jaw located on a first end of the upper lever and terminating with a tooth, the tooth configured to move into an aperture in the lower lever to compress the fishing sinker located in the lower lever into a closed position around a fishing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Billy Chad Graham