A01K 87/04
Fishing-line guides on rods
Official title: Fishing-line guides on rods {, e.g. tips (internal line guides A01K87/005)}
A01K87/04 (Fishing-line guides on rods) appears on 208 US grants and 181 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 208
- Published applications
- 181
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 259
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 15 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fishing line guide and fishing rod29 Sep 2026US 12,745,763 B2Globeride, Inc.
- Fishing line straightener28 Jul 2026US 12,690,574 B1
- Guide for fishing rod2 Jun 2026US 12,642,260 B2Shimano Inc.
- Fishing line guide and fishing rod equipped with said fishing line guide12 May 2026US 12,622,421 B2Globeride, Inc.
- Fishing line control system28 Apr 2026US 12,610,928 B2
- A roller guide system for adaptably holding a fishing line in place when placed under load24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283128 A1Carbon Fishing, LLC
- Fishing Rod with Adjustable Action10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262619 A1
- Fishing line guide and method for producing fishing gear item20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240132 A1Globeride, Inc.
- Fixing structure of fishing line guide and fishing rod20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240133 A1Globeride, Inc.
- Fishing line guide and fishing rod including fishing line guide30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215404 A1Fuji Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fishing rod and handle24US 4,130,960 ABass Handler Products Co., Inc. · 1978
- Fishing pole tip position signalling light assembly24US 4,697,375 AThe Nite-Striker Company, Inc. · 1987
- Method of manufacturing a line guide ring for fishing rods22US 4,141,132 AFuji Kogyo Co., Ltd. · 1979
- Line guide for a fishing rod20US 4,011,680 AAllan Tackle Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 1977
- Inter-line fishing rod20US 5,299,377 ADaiwa Seiko, Inc. · 1994