Patents by Inventor Van A. Nechvatal

Van A. Nechvatal 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: 4505063
    Abstract: A night fishing signal for use with a fishing pole having a fishing disposition, the signal having a flexible, light transmitting outer container which has a bulbous end portion and is provided with a first chemiluminescent reactant; a second, breakable container disposed within the outer container and provided with a second chemiluminescent reactant which forms a chemiluminescent liquid on contact with the first reactant; and a clip fixed to the outer container for mounting the signal on the pole with the bulbous portion downwardly disposed so that, upon breaking the inner container by flexing the outer container, the liquid collects in the bulbous portion visually to signal movement of the pole when a fish is hooked on the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Inventors: Donald L. Price, Van A. Nechvatal