A01K 87/00
Fishing rods
A01K87/00 (Fishing rods) appears on 1,022 US grants and 716 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 1,022
- Published applications
- 716
- Assignees
- 209
- Inventors
- 1,283
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 3 |
| 2002 | 27 | 22 |
| 2003 | 14 | 16 |
| 2004 | 8 | 16 |
| 2005 | 8 | 32 |
| 2006 | 18 | 35 |
| 2007 | 11 | 23 |
| 2008 | 20 | 23 |
| 2009 | 10 | 22 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 |
| 2011 | 11 | 30 |
| 2012 | 14 | 22 |
| 2013 | 18 | 19 |
| 2014 | 11 | 28 |
| 2015 | 16 | 39 |
| 2016 | 14 | 29 |
| 2017 | 27 | 30 |
| 2018 | 31 | 40 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 |
| 2020 | 23 | 36 |
| 2021 | 29 | 40 |
| 2022 | 29 | 32 |
| 2023 | 30 | 31 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 |
| 2025 | 35 | 41 |
| 2026 | 29 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A01K 87/08Handgrips252
- A01K 87/06Devices for fixing reels on rods213
- A01K 87/04Fishing-line guides on rods208
- A01K 87/007Fishing rods: with built-in accessories159
- A01K 87/02Connecting devices for parts of the rods109
- A01K 87/002Fishing rods: with the line passing through the hollow rod72
- A01K 87/008Fishing rods: with attached auxiliary devices19
Recent patents
- Reel seat and fishing rod including same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,436 B2Fuji Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Integrally molded reel seat and grip handle for fishing rod6 Oct 2026US 12,751,437 B2Globeride, Inc.
- Fishing line guide and fishing rod29 Sep 2026US 12,745,763 B2Globeride, Inc.
- Angling device and assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,080 B1
- Adjustable butt and reel seat for a fishing rod25 Aug 2026US 12,714,081 B2Winthrop Tackle
- A roller guide system for adaptably holding a fishing line in place when placed under load24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283128 A1Carbon Fishing, LLC
- Reel seat and fishing rod17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271898 A1Globeride, Inc.
- Reel seat and fishing rod17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271899 A1Globeride, Inc.
- Fishing Rod with Adjustable Action10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262619 A1
- Hook caddy3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256126 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic measurement of the motion of a moving body of sports equipment243US 7,021,140 B22006
- Electronic measurement of the motion of a moving body of sports equipment158US 7,234,351 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan · 2007
- Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material143US 7,354,354 B2Integran Technologies Inc. · 2008
- Fine-grained metallic coatings having the coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the one of the substrate70US 7,320,832 B2Integran Technologies Inc. · 2008
- Systems and methods for real-time data quantification, acquisition, analysis, and feedback68US 9,773,330 B1BioMech Sensor LLC · 2017