Patents by Inventor Robert G. Link

Robert G. Link 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: 6796080
    Abstract: A fishing lure includes a yoke having divergent first and second arms. The first arm is formed of wire, which is preferably nickel-titanium alloy wire having a memory characteristic, having a bright formed at one end for attachment of a fishing line. The second arm is formed of a plastic material and has a first end molded around a portion of the first arm proximate the bight. A weighted body having a fishhook attached thereto is connected a second end of the second arm. A fish attracting element such as a spinner blade or propellor is rotatably mounted on the first arm. The weighted body may include a central core of heavy dense material and an encapsulating outer layer of plastic material which is integrally molded with the second arm. The plastic material forming the second arm is preferably transparent or colored so as to be invisible to fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventors: Richard S. Mathews, Jr., Robert G. Link
  • Patent number: 6453599
    Abstract: A fishing lure is disclosed having a body with two sections that move relative to one another. An aft section is connected via a shaft to a fore section and is slidable toward and away from the aft section along the shaft as the lure is pulled through the water. A contact post mounted on a rear end of the fore section or a fore end of the rear section impacts the other section as the lure is pulled through the water producing a clicking or popping sound which attracts fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Pop-A-Long L L C
    Inventors: Richard S. Mathews, Robert G. Link
  • Publication number: 20010023550
    Abstract: A fishing lure is disclosed having a body with two sections that move relative to one another. An aft section is connected via a shaft to a fore section and is slidable toward and away from the aft section along the shaft as the lure is pulled through the water. A contact post mounted on a rear end of the fore section or a fore end of the rear section impacts the other section as the lure is pulled through the water producing a clicking or popping sound which attracts fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventors: Richard S. Mathews, Robert G. Link
  • Patent number: 6233864
    Abstract: A fishing lure having a body with two sections that move relative to one another. An aft section is connected via a shaft to a fore section and is slidable toward and away from that section along the shaft as the lure is pulled through the water. A metal contact surface is mounted on a rear end of the fore section, and a metal striker is mounted on a front end of the aft section. The lure is tied to a fishing line. As the lure is pulled through the water by tugging the fishing line, the aft section's striker contacts the fore section's disc producing a clicking or popping sound which attracts fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Inventors: Richard S. Mathews, Jr., Robert G. Link