# US 11,991,995 B2 · Illuminating fishing rod

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- Number: US 11,991,995 B2
- Document ID: US11991995B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/840,380
- Filed: 2022-06-14
- Published: 2023-12-14
- Granted: 2024-05-28
- Earliest claimed: 2022-06-14
- Applicants: Derrick Follis; Ashlee Shoup
- Inventors: Derrick Follis; Ashlee Shoup
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11991995B2

## CPC

- A01K 87/007: {with built-in accessories, e.g. lighting means or measuring devices}
- A01K 97/125: {using electronic components}
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

An illuminating fishing rod, including a main body to facilitate fishing, an illumination unit disposed on at least a portion of the main body to illuminate a surrounding area thereof, and a power button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to turn on the illumination unit in response to depressing the power button a first time, and turn off the illumination unit in response to depressing the power button a second time.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An illuminating fishing rod, comprising:
a main body to facilitate fishing;
an illumination unit disposed on at least a portion of the main body to illuminate a surrounding area thereof, the illumination unit comprising:
a light to emit at least one beam of light;
a light sensor to detect an amount of light in the surrounding area;
a motion sensor to detect a movement of the main body; and
a circuit board connected to the light to adjust a color of the at least one beam of light, wherein the circuit board automatically adjusts a spectrum of the at least one beam of light from visible light to at least one of UV light and IR light in response to the amount of light detected by the light sensor;
a control unit disposed within at least a portion of the main body to automatically turn on the illumination unit in response to the amount of light detected by the light sensor and the movement of the main body detected by the motion sensor;
a power button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to turn on the illumination unit in response to depressing the power button a first time, and turn off the illumination unit in response to depressing the power button a second time;
a power source to provide power to the illumination unit; and
a power indicator to visually indicate a charging condition of the power source.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The illuminating fishing rod of claim 1, further comprising:
a charging port disposed on at least a portion of the main body to send power to an external device connected therein.