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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:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2008
Applicants:
James B. Lepage, Arlington, VT (US);
James B. Logan, Arlington, VT (US);
Steven M. Hemkens, Arlington, VT (US);
Inventors:
James B. Lepage, Arlington, VT (US);
James B. Logan, Arlington, VT (US);
Steven M. Hemkens, Arlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
The Orvis Company, Inc., Sunderland, VT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 87/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fishing rod having improved strength and durability to weight characteristics is provided using a thermoplastic toughened epoxy resin. The method of manufacturing this fishing rod includes the use of an insulating layer around rod blanks during a high temperature cure stage.