Patents by Inventor John W. Whitman

John W. Whitman 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).

  • Publication number: 20160255822
    Abstract: A multi-armed device for catching fish where the device travels through the water suspended from a fishing line. The line is attached to a central line attachment on the device having a plurality of arms, with the arms projecting generally radially from the central attachment. Leaders with lures or teasers may be connected to the ends of the arms or they can be attached to the arms themselves. The teasers rotate when the device travels though water rotating, alternately, first in one direction approximately 180° about the axis of the body and then reversing and rotating in the opposite direction approximately 180° such that the opposite sides of the teaser are displayed alternately. At least one lure may be detachably affixed to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: John W. Whitman