Patents by Inventor John Wayne Chapman

John Wayne Chapman 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).

  • Selective continuous anti-reverse mechanism for a fishing reel
    Patent number: 5738292
    Abstract: A fishing reel having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame including a line carrying spool, a first element for directing line onto the line carrying spool, first structure cooperating between the first element and frame for mounting the first element for rotation relative to the frame in a first direction about a first axis as an incident of which line is wrapped around the line carrying spool, and second structure selectively preventing the first element from rotating oppositely to the first direction around the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Zebco Division of Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Young J. Kang, John Wayne Chapman