A01K 91/03
Connecting devices
Official title: Connecting devices (devices for fixing on or removing sinkers from lines A01K95/02)
A01K91/03 (Connecting devices) appears on 448 US grants and 376 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 448
- Published applications
- 376
- Assignees
- 107
- Inventors
- 632
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 11 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 13 |
| 2006 | 4 | 18 |
| 2007 | 5 | 14 |
| 2008 | 6 | 13 |
| 2009 | 8 | 15 |
| 2010 | 12 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 8 | 18 |
| 2014 | 10 | 16 |
| 2015 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016 | 9 | 23 |
| 2017 | 14 | 28 |
| 2018 | 18 | 22 |
| 2019 | 18 | 26 |
| 2020 | 12 | 26 |
| 2021 | 16 | 18 |
| 2022 | 15 | 19 |
| 2023 | 16 | 11 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fish release assembly23 Jun 2026US 12,660,804 B1
- Collapsible umbrella fishing rig apparatus and method of use5 May 2026US 12,616,181 B1
- Line-to-leader quick connection assembly and device21 Apr 2026US 12,604,876 B2It's Play Time, LLC
- Fishing line to lure connector14 Apr 2026US 12,599,121 B2Juka Innovations Corporation
- Method of assembly of combined fixed and slip bobber28 Oct 2025US 12,453,340 B2
- Spring-free floating device for locking about a fishing line6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223825 A1
- Line-to-leader quick connection assembly and device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223826 A1It's Play Time, LLC
- Fishing swivel with internal rattle25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174072 A1Centro Corporation
- Rotating Attachment Component for a Wire Frame Fishing Lure11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157357 A1
- Apparatus for coupling fishing line to fishing hook28 May 2026US 2026/0144240 A1Holder Tackle LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Suture fastener and instrument224US 6,126,677 AThe NoKnots Group, Incorporated · 2000
- Fisherman's knot tying device186US 5,971,447 A1999
- Knot tying methods and apparatus162US 6,322,112 B12001
- Fishing line knot tying tool120US 4,403,797 A1983
- Continually adjustable nonreturn knot112US 6,030,007 AHughes Electronics Corporation · 2000