Patents by Inventor Darrell R. Hillhouse

Darrell R. Hillhouse 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).

  • Rod trigger grip/hook holder
    Patent number: 8046952
    Abstract: In a fishing rod having a hand grip and a reel clamped to and held above the rod, the improvement wherein there is provided between the rod and the clamp on the underside of the rod a unitary piece having an elongate central section free of lateral protuberances which is laterally curved to essentially match the curvature of the fishing rod, aligned with the elongate central section at one end and integral therewith a curved finger grip terminating in a free distal end, and also aligned with the elongate central section at its opposite end and integral therewith a projection having an opening therein adapted to receive the hook portion of fishing hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventors: Darrell R. Hillhouse, John J. Jordan
  • ROD TRIGGER GRIP/HOOK HOLDER
    Publication number: 20090199455
    Abstract: In a fishing rod having a hand grip and a reel clamped to and held above the rod, the improvement wherein there is provided between the rod and the clamp on the underside of the rod a unitary piece having an elongate central section free of lateral protuberances which is laterally curved to essentially match the curvature of the fishing rod, aligned with the elongate central section at one end and integral therewith a curved finger grip terminating in a free distal end, and also aligned with the elongate central section at its opposite end and integral therewith a projection having an opening therein adapted to receive the hook portion of fishing hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Darrell R. Hillhouse, John J. Jordan