Patents by Inventor Robert Bagby

Robert Bagby 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).

  • Sensitivity adjustment for electronic bite alert for a fishing reel
    Patent number: 7883043
    Abstract: A fishing reel, such as a spincast reel or a spinning reel, has a clutch assembly mounted on a shaft adjacent to the rotating component, the clutch assembly for frictional engagement with a rotating component. The clutch assembly has a first and a second protuberance. A bite alert contact is located for engagement with the first protuberance. A calibration member is adjacent the clutch assembly for engagement with the second protuberance. The calibration member provides a selectable amount of resistance to rotation of the clutch assembly, thereby regulating an amount of rotational force required to activate the bite alert contact. The fishing reel may further include a sensitivity switch for adjusting the selectable amount of resistance provided by the calibration member, which may adjust the resistance in discrete amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Wilson, M. Scott Smith, Robert Bagby, Chris Flory, Joshua Buck, Tony Wei
  • SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTRONIC BITE ALERT FOR A FISHING REEL
    Publication number: 20090313876
    Abstract: A fishing reel, such as a spincast reel or a spinning reel, has a clutch assembly mounted on a shaft adjacent to the rotating component, the clutch assembly for frictional engagement with a rotating component. The clutch assembly has a first and a second protuberance. A bite alert contact is located for engagement with the first protuberance. A calibration member is adjacent the clutch assembly for engagement with the second protuberance. The calibration member provides a selectable amount of resistance to rotation of the clutch assembly, thereby regulating an amount of rotational force required to activate the bite alert contact. The fishing reel may further include a sensitivity switch for adjusting the selectable amount of resistance provided by the calibration member, which may adjust the resistance in discrete amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: W.C. BRADLEY/ZEBCO HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: ROBERT R. WILSON, M. SCOTT SMITH, ROBERT BAGBY, CHRIS FLORY, JOSHUA BUCK, TONY WEI
  • Fishing reel
    Patent number: D414237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Young Jue Kang, Jack Robbins, Robert Bagby
  • Fishing reel
    Patent number: D420091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Zebco Division of Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Hyunkyu Kim, Robert Bagby, Richard J. Robbins
  • Fishing reel design
    Patent number: D421087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Zebco Division of Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Hyunkyu Kim, Robert Bagby, Richard J. Robbins