Inventor Makes Milestone
Good timing has given a Sioux Falls inventor’s product some national attention.
Donald Junck is being honored by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for filing the one millionth Web-based trademark application using the Patent Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System.
The trademark will protect his mark “Bait Craft” and the logo of his invention, designed to keep the line leaders of fishing enthusiasts organized.
Electronic trademark and patent applications have helped streamline the process, reduced cost for applicants and improved the accuracy of information entered into government databases.
Junck said he reached a point in 1995 when he thought there had to be a better way to organize and keep fishing leaders taut.
During the following years, he would invest $30,000 of his own money into its development, buying equipment to design and make his invention, working out of his shop in his home.
In April, an Iowa company will begin to produce plastic versions of the Bait Craft, which will be available in different colors and sizes, Junck said. There already has been interest by retailers who would like to carry the product, he said.
Photo by ArgusLeader.com.
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