Patents by Inventor Leonard R. Carter, Jr.

Leonard R. Carter, Jr. 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).

  • Breakaway fishing sinker
    Patent number: 5461821
    Abstract: A fishing sinker having a length of rubber tubing attachable to a fishing line with a wire snap. A wire segment of the snap is insertably engaged with one end of the rubber tubing and tears free of the tubing, upon the sinker becoming snagged on an obstruction, to allow retrieval of the remainder of the rigging. Lead weights of different sizes are selectively inserted into the tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Inventor: Leonard R. Carter, Jr.