Patents by Inventor Joe Little

Joe Little 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).

  • Storage device for hooks and leaders
    Patent number: 5857285
    Abstract: A closed cylindrical storage device for fishing hooks and attached leaders wherein a hollow spool is captured within an outer shell. The hollow spool is divided into sections for containing the hook, and the leaders extend through gates and are wound about the exterior of the spool as dictated by the individual gate. Relative rotation between the spool and its exterior shell is limited to one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Inventor: Joe Little
  • Knot-tying device
    Patent number: 5829798
    Abstract: A device for assisting in the tying of fishing knots, including a handle end including means for forming loops and a working end including a bifurcated pointed end tapering outwardly toward the handle and including upstanding edges to guide the line and a thumb pad to be used when holding the line. A method of tying knots using the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Inventor: Joe Little
  • Knot-tying device
    Patent number: 5593189
    Abstract: A device for assisting in the tying of fishing knots, including a handle end including means for forming loops and a working end including a bifurcated pointed end tapering outwardly toward the handle and including upstanding edges to guide the line and a thumbpad to be used when holding the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Inventor: Joe Little