Wolfgang F Jochum

D572095, Jul 1, 2008

Dec 18, 2007

29/293912

Wolfgang Jochum - Yorktown Heights NY, US

0805

D 8 14, D6 51, D22149

7419195, Sep 2, 2008

Dec 18, 2007

12/002700

Wolfgang Jochum - Yorktown Heights NY, US

D03J 3/00

289 17

A knot tying tool for tying knots in cords or lines of material including those for attaching the line to an eyelet of an object, includes a base member having first and second ends, a first post extending from the first end of the base member, a second post extending from the second end of the base member, a loop retainer operatively associated with the second post for retaining a portion of one loop of a line forming part of a knot being tied, wherein the line includes a working end and a standing end, a support member operatively associated with the first post, wherein the support member includes a catch positioned spaced apart from the loop retainer for holding a portion of the retained loop of the line, and a rotatably-actuated clamp assembly for receiving and releasably retaining the standing end of the line.

6802151, Oct 12, 2004

Oct 7, 2003

10/681653

Wolfgang Jochum - Yorktown Heights NY, 10598

A01K 8704

43 24, 43 25

An apparatus and method are described for reducing or preventing tangling of a fishing line that passes through one or more guides on a fishing rod. The apparatus includes a housing and a clamp operative to secure the housing to the fishing rod. A bore extends through the housing, and a slot is provided which is in communication with the bore and which is sized to receive the fishing line. A gate rigidly disposed relative to the housing impedes free passage of the fishing line from the bore and into the slot. The method includes placing the fishing line under tension in a tensioner that is connected to a fishing rod at a point along the length of the fishing rod that is distal to, yet proximate to, a reel; and reeling in the fishing line onto the reel while maintaining tension to the reel.