Patents by Inventor Gary L. Bennis

Gary L. Bennis 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: 8096493
    Abstract: A bail assembly for a spinning-type fishing reel is disclosed that includes a first bail arm, a second bail arm, a bail wire disposed between the first bail arm and the second bail arm, and a readily releasable attachment device disposed on the first bail arm to readily releasably attach the first bail arm to the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventor: Gary L. Bennis
  • Patent number: 7437851
    Abstract: A two-stage fishing bobber including a bobber main body normally buoyable in a body of water with the bobber main body having an opening extending through a vertical float axis of the bobber main body and a slideable rod slidably positioned in the cavity of the bobber main body with the slideable rod normally resiliently maintained in the bobber main body in an up position but downwardly displaceable with respect to the bobber main body in response to a first force on the fishing line. In one embodiment the force is sufficient to displace the slideable rod with respect to the bobber main body but not sufficient for a viewer to discern the displacement of the bobber main body with respect to the body of water to thereby provide a first-stage visually indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Gary L. Bennis
  • Patent number: 6425200
    Abstract: A two-stage fising bobber including a bobber main body normally buoyable in a body of water with the bobber main body having an opening extending through a vertical float axis of the bobber main body and a slideable rod slidably positioned in the cavity of the bobber main body with the slideable rod normally resiliently maintained in the bobber main body in an up position but downwardly displaceable with respect to the bobber main body in response to a first force on the fishing line which is sufficient to displace the slideable rod with respect to the bobber main body but not sufficient for a viewer to discern the displacement of the bobber main body with respect to the body of water to thereby provide a first-stage visually indication. The bobber main body and the slideable rod both displaceable into the body of water in response to a second force larger than the first force to thereby provide a second-stage visual indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Inventor: Gary L. Bennis
  • Publication number: 20020000060
    Abstract: A two-stage fishing bobber including a bobber main body normally buoyable in a body of water with the bobber main body having an opening extending through a vertical float axis of the bobber main body and a slideable rod slidably positioned in the cavity of the bobber main body with the slideable rod normally resiliently maintained in the bobber main body in an up position but downwardly displaceable with respect to the bobber main body in response to a first force on the fishing line. In one embodiment the force is sufficient to displace the slideable rod with respect to the bobber main body but not sufficient for a viewer to discern the displacement of the bobber main body with respect to the body of water to thereby provide a first-stage visually indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventor: Gary L. Bennis
  • Patent number: 5159774
    Abstract: A lightweight, resilient, flexible, one piece holding device formed by a pair of cylindrical, co-extensive resilient tubes, one for resiliently holding a chemiluminescence capsule, and the other for dynamically attaching the holding device to a fishing rig to enable a user to fish in low-light conditions without impeding the dynamic action of the fishing rig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Assignee: Gary Bennis
    Inventors: Gary L. Bennis, Anthony M. Burlingame