Patents by Inventor Dana A. Hersom

Dana A. Hersom 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).

  • Electric fish landing net
    Patent number: 4839980
    Abstract: A landing net capable of temporarily disabling a fish or other animal is provided, having a frame for supporting a collecting net, a handle for controlling the frame and net, and a controllable power source for supplying an electrical current to a contacting member located in the collecting net. When the animal touches the contacting member, it is shocked and temporarily disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Inventor: Dana A. Hersom