Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Bourquin, deceased

Thomas E. Bourquin, deceased 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).

  • Fishhook extractor
    Patent number: 4127957
    Abstract: A method and means of extracting a fishhook from a fish utilizing a shaft having a hooked end having first (30.degree.) and second (90.degree.) bends, the latter of which bend directs the end of the shaft back toward the shank of the extractor. The hooked end is hooked over a fishing line holding a fish and moved into the mouth of the fish and around the fishhook; and then with the extractor held in one hand and the fish line in the other hand, the fish is rotated over the fish line and thereby the fishhook released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Inventors: Thomas E. Bourquin, deceased, by Maggie B. Sanders, executrix