Patents by Inventor Robert Penicka

Robert Penicka 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).

  • Universal fishing rod tip top and method for attaching a tip top to a fishing rod
    Patent number: 12048298
    Abstract: A universal tip top for a rod blank includes a leg member defining a channel for receiving a distal end of a rod blank, a frame connected to the leg member, and a ring forming a line guide supported by the frame. The channel has a longitudinal opening configured to facilitate attachment of the universal tip top to rod blanks of different diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Penicka, Scott Whitmore
  • UNIVERSAL FISHING ROD TIP TOP AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A TIP TOP TO A FISHING ROD
    Publication number: 20220000089
    Abstract: A universal tip top for a rod blank includes a leg member defining a channel for receiving a distal end of a rod blank, a frame connected to the leg member, and a ring forming a line guide supported by the frame. The channel has a longitudinal opening configured to facilitate attachment of the universal tip top to rod blanks of different diameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Penicka, Scott Whitmore
  • FISHING ROD AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING LINE GUIDES, TIP TOPS AND ACCESSORIES TO A ROD BLANK
    Publication number: 20220000088
    Abstract: A method for securing a line guide to a fishing rod blank includes the steps of positioning a line guide having a guide foot along a rod blank, and wrapping a wrap having a substrate and an adhesive layer around the rod blank and the guide foot to secure the line guide to the rod blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Penicka