Patents by Inventor John J. Wasson

John J. Wasson 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: 4457096
    Abstract: A fishing lure including a hook having an eye, a point and a shank extending from the eye to the point, with the eye, shank and point lying substantially in a common plane, a pair of divergent legs, each having a proximal end connected to the hook at a location substantially in the common plane and extending away from the hook at an acute angle to the common plane and defining an acute angle between such legs. Each leg defines an obtuse angle with the hook shank and extends away from the point, and each leg has a distal end connected to a toe which extends substantially parallel to said common plane. Each toe is bent from the line of the respective leg axis toward the point of the hook to define an obtuse angle with the leg axis. The legs are weighted near their ends, and the hook shank has a bucktail or the like affixed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Assignee: Smithwick Lures, Inc.
    Inventor: John J. Wasson
  • Patent number: 4394782
    Abstract: A head sweatband. The band has a cloth member for wrapping around a person's head. The cloth member has a peak at the top, two flaps at the bottom, and an end fastener to insure a comfortable fit as desired. Stitching on the cloth member reinforces it and facilitates its folding. A slight indentation in the bottom of the cloth member prevents vision impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Inventor: John J. Wasson
  • Patent number: D271322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignee: Smithwick Lures, Inc.
    Inventor: John J. Wasson
  • Patent number: D277330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1985
    Inventor: John J. Wasson