Patents by Inventor Roddie I. Bird, JR.

Roddie I. Bird, 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).

  • Fishing line dispensing apparatuses and methods of use
    Patent number: 10327430
    Abstract: Fishing line dispensing apparatuses for loading fishing line onto a reel, can include a base operable to hold a spool of fishing line, a cap detachably associated with at least a portion of the base, and one or more securing elements coupled to the base. The securing elements can be operable to releasably secure the base to a shaft of a fishing rod. The base of a fishing line dispensing apparatus can additionally include a spool retention surface disposed at a bottom end of the base and a sidewall connected to and extending in a substantially orthogonal direction away from the spool retention surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Inventor: Roddie I Bird, Jr.
  • FISHING LINE DISPENSING APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20180271077
    Abstract: Fishing line dispensing apparatuses for loading fishing line onto a reel, can include a base operable to hold a spool of fishing line, a cap detachably associated with at least a portion of the base, and one or more securing elements coupled to the base. The securing elements can be operable to releasably secure the base to a shaft of a fishing rod. The base of a fishing line dispensing apparatus can additionally include a spool retention surface disposed at a bottom end of the base and a sidewall connected to and extending in a substantially orthogonal direction away from the spool retention surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Roddie I. Bird, JR.