Patents by Inventor Wayne M. Rossi

Wayne M. Rossi 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: 9374989
    Abstract: A fishing lure includes at least one hook having a point, bend, and shank. The fishing lure further comprises a fishing attachment arranged adjacent the hook. The fishing attachment comprises a lure dressing. A dressing harness carries the lure dressing, and comprises a substantially hollow punch-through friction core and at least one elongated flexible wing. The punch-through core is adapted for receiving the point of the hook to apply and frictionally hold the fishing attachment in a desired location relative to the hook of the fishing lure. A grip ridge is formed with the flexible wing of the dressing harness, and is adapted for being gripped by a user when applying and removing the fishing attachment to and from the hook of the fishing lure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Innovative Fishing Products, LLC
    Inventor: Wayne M. Rossi
  • Patent number: 8793925
    Abstract: A hook attachment is adapted for an artificial fishing lure having multiple integrally-joined hooks. The hook attachment includes a lure dressing, and a dressing harness carrying the lure dressing. The dressing harness has a plurality of pre-formed hook holes adapted for receiving respective points of the multiple hooks, such that the hook attachment resides adjacent respective bends of the multiple hooks and extends outwardly from a tail end of the fishing lure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Innovative Fishing Products, LLC
    Inventor: Wayne M. Rossi
  • Publication number: 20130291423
    Abstract: A hook attachment is adapted for an artificial fishing lure having multiple integrally-joined hooks. The hook attachment includes a lure dressing, and a dressing harness carrying the lure dressing. The dressing harness has a plurality of pre-formed hook holes adapted for receiving respective points of the multiple hooks, such that the hook attachment resides adjacent respective bends of the multiple hooks and extends outwardly from a tail end of the fishing lure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE FISHING PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: Wayne M. Rossi