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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark Kaminsky, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
43 4253 ; 43 425 ; 43 4232 ;
Abstract
A fishing lure and method for producing the lure having a body formed from a metal from the group of titanium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium, zirconium and hafnium. The metal is colored by thermal oxidation or anodizing and formed into a desired body shape, such as a blade, spoon, or spinner. The hook and filament for attaching the hook to the lure body are formed of the same metal which the body is formed from.