Patents by Inventor John E. Crumley

John E. Crumley 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: 4785572
    Abstract: A combination sinker and fishing lure includes a weighted sinker having a head portion with a head maximum outer diameter, a neck portion having a neck outer diameter less than the head maximum outer diameter, and a knob portion having a knob outer diameter greater than the neck outer diameter. The sinker further includes a longitudinal bore extending continuously through each of the head, neck and knob portions, the bore being adapted to have a fishing line threaded therethrough. For the lure, a plurality of resilient strips encircle the sinker and are secured to the sinker at the neck portion by a flexible tie wound around the strips and the neck portion. In use, the combination sinker and fishing lure is threaded onto a fishing line. An additional lure, such as a worm lure, can be attached to the end of the fishing line, with the combination sinker and fishing lure abutting the additional lure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Inventor: John E. Crumley