Patents by Inventor Richard Shawn Combs

Richard Shawn Combs 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: 10531650
    Abstract: A reel for a fly rod is described. The reel includes a frame and a spool for holding a supply of fly line. The spool is rotatable about an axis relative to the frame. The reel includes a drag assembly coupled to the spool and the frame. The drag assembly is configured to control resistance to rotation of the spool relative to the frame. The drag assembly includes a first thrust plate that includes at least one ramp surface and a second thrust plate. At least one curved member is carried by the second thrust plate. The at least one curved member is configured to ride along the at least one ramp surface, such that rotation of the second thrust plate about the axis causes movement of the first thrust plate along the axis so as to control the resistance to rotation of the spool relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Orvis Company
    Inventors: Richard Shawn Combs, Norman Arthur Schneeberger
  • Publication number: 20180014518
    Abstract: A reel for a fly rod is described. The reel includes a frame and a spool for holding a supply of fly line. The spool is rotatable about an axis relative to the frame. The reel includes a drag assembly coupled to the spool and the frame. The drag assembly is configured to control resistance to rotation of the spool relative to the frame. The drag assembly includes a first thrust plate that includes at least one ramp surface and a second thrust plate. At least one curved member is carried by the second thrust plate. The at least one curved member is configured to ride along the at least one ramp surface, such that rotation of the second thrust plate about the axis causes movement of the first thrust plate along the axis so as to control the resistance to rotation of the spool relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Shawn Combs, Norman Arthur Schneeberger
  • Patent number: D818560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: The Orvis Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Shawn Combs, David Morelock
  • Patent number: D962381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: The Orvis Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse George Haller, Richard Shawn Combs
  • Patent number: D1003387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: The Orvis Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse George Haller, Richard Shawn Combs
  • Patent number: D1042726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: THE ORVIS COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Jesse George Haller, Richard Shawn Combs