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Patents in rod building

Rod making was the constructive implementation of ideas into an economical production method. This involved fierce competition, and therefore it was important to protect one's ideas – to patent them!

Here is an attempt to provide an overview of existing patents.

Rod construction

Ferules, reelseats, etc.

1875

HL Leonard

Improvements in Ferrules

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See patent specification (PDF)

1876

Thomas C. Allen

Improvements in Ferrules

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1878

H.L. Leonard

Joint for Fishing Rod

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1882

TH Chubb

Ferrule for Fishing Rod

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1884

J. Webb

Lock Joint for Fishing Rod

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1885

E. M. Edwards

Bamboo Fishing-Rod

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WH Reed

Joint Ferrule for Fishing-Rod

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1885

F. D. Divine

Reel Holder and fastening for Fishing Rods

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1886

LL Bartelett

Fishing Rod

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1890

EW Edwards

Fishing rod

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G. I. Varney

Jointed Fishing Rod

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1890

1891

JF Marsters

Fishing rod

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1892

FD Divine

Fishing rod

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1895

GI Varney

Fishing Rod Joint

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1900

W. Shakespeare, Jr.

Fishing rod

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1905

William R. Wheeler

Fishing rod

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1906

WT Heddon

Reel Clamp for Fishing Rods

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1908

J. Heddon

Reel Clamp for Fishing Rods

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1910

W. Shakespeare Jr.

Line Guide for Fishing Rods

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1911

J. W. Joung

Lock Joint for Fishing Rod

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1917

EE Bradley

Warping Machine

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1925

L. J. Lane

Process for Manufacture of Split Bamboo Rods

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1927

Wesley Jordan
South Bend

Reel seat

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1929

CM Anderson

Fishing-Rod Construction

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1930

F. S. Herris

Fishing Pole

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1931

C. M. Anderson

Fishing Rod Construction

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1931

EC Powell

Split Bamboo Fishing Rod

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1932

1932

1938

R. Holding

Reel Seat

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1944

ED Ibbotson et al.

Process of making fishing rods

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Harvey D. Shannon

Method of impregnating Bamboo with synthetic Resin

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1949

JW Harvey

Method of making Fishing-Rod

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See the patent specification (PDF)

1950

Weley D. Jordan
Orvis Co. Inc.

Method of making split bamboo rods
Impregnation

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1951

LD Stoner
Winston Rod Co.

Fly Casting Rod
Hollow Building

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1952

LB Feierabend

Fishing Rod Joint

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1983

Giordano
Catalano

Planning Form

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1984

Bruce James
Walker Kenneth George

Rod Materials for fishing rods

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1988

Ludwig Reim

Fishing rod made from splicing bamboo cane

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2004

Wayne Joseph Maca

Fishing Rod and Method of
Manufacture

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2011

Masaki Takemoto

Polygonal Rod

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Continuously updated

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