| Top Inventors for class "Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
| 1 | James H. Cink | US | Ballwin, MO | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130012386 - Methods For Controlling Pests | 12 |
| 2 | Marko Konstantin Lubic | US | Shillington, PA | Nov 08, 2012 / 20120279454 - TOP-FILL HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER WITH FLOAT VALVE BASE CLOSURE MECHANISM | 9 |
| 3 | Gary Bennis | US | Eau Claire, WI | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120292416 - Spinning Type Fishing Reel with Manual Bale Lock and Bale Release Mechanisms | 7 |
| 4 | Rodney G. Schneidmiller | US | Greenacres, WA | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130078211 - MURGANTIOL AS A STINK BUG SYNERGISTIC ATTRACTANT FOR USE OUTDOORS | 7 |
| 5 | Richard L. Eyer | US | Lititz, PA | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120240450 - ELECTROCUTING MOUSE TRAP WITH AUTOMATIC CHAMBER-CLEARING MECHANISM | 6 |
| 6 | Bruce Donoho | US | Mission Viejo, CA | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130092892 - Retractable Bird Line | 6 |
| 7 | Qing-He Zhang | US | Spokane Valley, WA | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130078211 - MURGANTIOL AS A STINK BUG SYNERGISTIC ATTRACTANT FOR USE OUTDOORS | 6 |
| 8 | Tsung-Hsi Tsai | TW | Changhua City | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120260559 - STRUCTURE TO HIDE FEEDING STUFF INSIDE A FALSE FISH | 6 |
| 9 | Mike P. Tolley | US | Indianapolis, IN | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120212338 - NETWORKED PEST CONTROL SYSTEM | 5 |
| 10 | Christopher T. Rich | US | Leola, PA | May 31, 2012 / 20120131846 - Two-door cage trap with over-center set mechanism | 5 |
| 11 | Ben Huang | US | Huntington Beach, CA | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130029776 - SINGLE PANEL GOLF CLUB GRIP | 5 |
| 12 | Bruce R. Studer | US | Germantown, WI | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120180378 - ANIMAL TRAP | 5 |
| 13 | Brian James Mann | US | Wildwood, MO | Feb 24, 2011 / 20110041383 - RODENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 5 |
| 14 | Jonathan D. Berger | US | St. Louis, MO | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130012386 - Methods For Controlling Pests | 5 |
| 15 | Richard A. Wyant | US | Red Hook, NY | Jun 09, 2011 / 20110131862 - Fishing Rod Attachment Apparatus | 5 |
| 16 | Keith F. Woodruff | US | Mountainside, NJ | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025184 - RESONATING TRAP FOR CATCHING INSECTS | 5 |
| 17 | Steven Frisch | US | Brooklyn, NY | Sep 23, 2010 / 20100236133 - PORTABLE INSECT TRAP | 5 |
| 18 | Henry Wayne Moran | US | Ballwin, MO | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130012386 - Methods For Controlling Pests | 4 |
| 19 | Robert T. Cruz | US | Lititz, PA | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130092091 - TOP-FILL HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER WITH FLOAT VALVE BASE CLOSURE MECHANISM | 4 |
| 20 | James N. Finley | US | Lenoir, NC | May 31, 2012 / 20120131842 - ARTIFICIAL FISHING LURE WITH MECHANICAL HOOK ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| 21 | Daniel V. Foss | US | Apple Valley, MN | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174466 - ENHANCED LASER FISHING ROD | 4 |
| 22 | Patrick E. Moffitt | US | Califon, NJ | Nov 24, 2011 / 20110283595 - FISHING FLY AND METHOD OF FLY FISHING | 4 |
| 23 | Thomas D. Nelson | US | Maplewood, MN | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120317869 - FLYING INSECT ATTRACTION STATION | 4 |
| 24 | James J. Tarara | US | Woodbury, MN | Oct 06, 2011 / 20110239526 - Method of Using a Versatile Pest Station with Interchangeable Inserts | 4 |
| 25 | Edward Francis Marshall | US | Lansing, MI | Feb 24, 2011 / 20110041383 - RODENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 4 |
| 26 | James David Poling | US | Clarkson Valley, MO | Feb 24, 2011 / 20110041383 - RODENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 4 |
| 27 | Timothy M. Jones | US | Phoenix, AZ | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120180378 - ANIMAL TRAP | 4 |
| 28 | Timothy Richard Hughes | US | Reeds Spring, MO | May 03, 2012 / 20120102815 - CRAWFISH FISHING LURE | 4 |
| 29 | Susan Mcknight | US | West Hartford, CT | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110225873 - Crawling arthropod intercepting device and method | 4 |
| 30 | Bruce C. Black | US | Yardley, PA | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120141353 - EFFERVESCENT COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVED CARBON DIOXIDE GENERATION IN INSECT MONITOR DEVICES | 4 |
| 31 | Donald E. Williams, Iii | US | Greenfield, IN | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210629 - TECHNIQUES FOR MAINTAINING PALATABILITY OF A BAIT MATERIAL IN A PEST CONTROL DEVICE | 4 |
| 32 | Dennis Walstad | US | Elburn, IL | Nov 10, 2011 / 20110271582 - Snap Trap | 3 |
| 33 | Phillip J. Howard | US | Zionsville, IN | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210629 - TECHNIQUES FOR MAINTAINING PALATABILITY OF A BAIT MATERIAL IN A PEST CONTROL DEVICE | 3 |
| 34 | Scott A. Wilcox | US | Plantation, FL | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120055068 - BLIND MOUNT PIVOTING FISHING ROD HOLDER WITH ADJUSTABLE BRAKE | 3 |
| 35 | Duncan Mcleod Watson | AU | West Ryde | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110302822 - MOUSETRAP | 3 |
| 36 | Larry Covington | US | Weatherford, TX | May 16, 2013 / 20130118056 - SINGLE-LATCH LOCK AND RODENT TRAP WITH SINGLE-LATCH LOCK | 3 |
| 37 | Kirk J. Havens | US | Plainview, VA | Jun 14, 2012 / 20120144722 - CRUSTACEAN TRAP WITH DEGRADABLE CULL RING PANEL | 3 |
| 38 | William J. Pattison | US | St. Paul, MN | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120309830 - MIXED FATTY ACID SOAP/FATTY ACID BASED INSECTICIDAL, CLEANING, AND ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS | 3 |
| 39 | Ethan Vickery | US | Mansfield, TX | Sep 15, 2011 / 20110219666 - Tamper Resistant Weighted Rodent and Insect Bait Station | 3 |
| 40 | David M. Stanhope | US | Hayes, VA | Jun 14, 2012 / 20120144722 - CRUSTACEAN TRAP WITH DEGRADABLE CULL RING PANEL | 3 |
| 41 | Alan E. Pryor | US | Hartford, WI | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120066960 - Bait Station | 3 |
| 42 | Todd R. Demonte | US | Cottage Grove, WI | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120255220 - Self-Contained Heating Unit for Thermal Pest Control | 3 |
| 43 | John Ogilvie | US | Salt Lake City, UT | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120304526 - KINETIC NON-ADHESIVE PEST CONTROL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES | 3 |
| 44 | Kenneth Dale Thomas | US | Kalaheo, HI | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120005940 - FISHING LURE HAVING RECORDED BAIT SOUND PLAYBACK MODULE | 3 |
| 45 | Michael J. Steffes | US | Stoughton, WI | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120255220 - Self-Contained Heating Unit for Thermal Pest Control | 3 |
| 46 | Clifton J. Cowin | US | Woodinville, WA | Nov 25, 2010 / 20100293835 - REVERSIBLY DISENGAGING SLIDABLE STRIKE INDICATOR, POSITIONING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING SAME | 3 |
| 47 | Eric P. Camenga | US | Milton, WI | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120255220 - Self-Contained Heating Unit for Thermal Pest Control | 3 |
| 48 | Richard B. Dunne | US | Jamestown, RI | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025183 - System for trapping flying insects with attractant lures | 3 |
| 49 | Samuel M. Huddleston | US | Mesquite, NV | May 13, 2010 / 20100115822 - WEEDLESS FISHING LURE DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD | 3 |
| 50 | Douglas B. Gardner | US | Maplewood, MN | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120317869 - FLYING INSECT ATTRACTION STATION | 3 |
| 51 | David James | US | Fort Collins, CO | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120324780 - Insect Monitoring System | 3 |
| 52 | Jim M. Harper | US | San Clemente, CA | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120324782 - RODENT BAIT STATION | 3 |
| 53 | Alan Weir Bucher | US | Manheim, PA | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120240450 - ELECTROCUTING MOUSE TRAP WITH AUTOMATIC CHAMBER-CLEARING MECHANISM | 3 |
| 54 | Daryl W. Greene | US | Pawleys Island, SC | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100325936 - Lure skirt | 3 |
| 55 | Kory T. Angstadt | US | Gloucester, VA | Jun 14, 2012 / 20120144722 - CRUSTACEAN TRAP WITH DEGRADABLE CULL RING PANEL | 3 |
| 56 | Jay Rogers | US | Hudson, WI | May 13, 2010 / 20100115818 - DECOY TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| 57 | Joseph J. Demark | US | Westfield, IN | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210629 - TECHNIQUES FOR MAINTAINING PALATABILITY OF A BAIT MATERIAL IN A PEST CONTROL DEVICE | 3 |
| 58 | Rubik Darian | US | Glendale, CA | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110265639 - Firearm | 3 |
| 59 | David L. Simmons | US | Sevierville, TN | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120246997 - Motion inducing member on fishing tackle | 3 |
| 60 | Jeffrey Frisch | US | Brooklyn, NY | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120204476 - BED BUG MONITOR | 3 |
| 61 | Bernard P. Brasseur | US | Cornish, NH | Oct 16, 2008 / 20080250696 - SNAG-RESISTANT SINKER LINE SHIELD | 3 |
| 62 | Larry Schoenike | US | Sun Valley, ID | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120023807 - FISHING FLOAT OR STRIKE INDICATOR AND ATTACHMENT METHODS | 3 |
| 63 | Linda A. Varanyak | US | Mercerville, NJ | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110072712 - BED BUG CAPTURING DEVICE | 3 |
| 64 | Shreya J. Shah | US | Lawrenceville, NJ | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110072712 - BED BUG CAPTURING DEVICE | 3 |
| 65 | James D. Mayer | US | Lincoln, NE | Apr 05, 2012 / 20120079758 - BLOOD SIMULATING ADD-ON FOR FISHING LURES | 2 |
| 66 | Loganathan Ponnusamy | US | Raleigh, NC | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130067795 - MOSQUITO TRAP | 2 |
| 67 | Patrick Sébile | US | Monument, CO | Mar 10, 2011 / 20110056115 - Weight for a fishing hook | 2 |
| 68 | Changlu Wang | US | West Lafayette, IN | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110225873 - Crawling arthropod intercepting device and method | 2 |
| 69 | Robert R. Wilson | US | Broken Arrow, OK | Dec 24, 2009 / 20090313876 - SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTRONIC BITE ALERT FOR A FISHING REEL | 2 |
| 70 | Branden Roberts | US | South Padre Island, TX | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120204472 - FISHING LURE JIG HEAD | 2 |
| 71 | Jonathan Frisch | US | Brooklyn, NY | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130047495 - CARBON DIOXIDE BED BUG DETECTION SYSTEM | 2 |
| 72 | Po Fong Cheng | HK | Wanchai | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110293968 - Starch-based battery system | 2 |
| 73 | Troy A. Wetzel | US | Mohnton, PA | Nov 11, 2010 / 20100283610 - Rearming electronic animal trap with infrared sensor and multiple-killing-plate configuration | 2 |
| 74 | Randolph K. Ford | CA | Stayner | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110258906 - Deep diving fishing lure | 2 |
| 75 | Wing Fai Leung | HK | Wanchai | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110293968 - Starch-based battery system | 2 |
| 76 | Staci J. Johnston | US | Burnsville, MN | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120317869 - FLYING INSECT ATTRACTION STATION | 2 |
| 77 | Jon Scott Burdick | US | Miami, FL | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120266517 - CONVERTIBLE FISHING LURE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| 78 | Tim A. Jenness | US | Muskego, WI | Sep 13, 2012 / 20120227310 - FISHING LURE | 2 |
| 79 | Robert G. Nelson | US | Thompson, CT | Feb 10, 2011 / 20110033514 - Semiochemical emission device | 2 |
| 80 | Masayuki Watanabe | JP | Tokyo | Oct 06, 2011 / 20110239519 - Fishing line guide and method of manufacturing fishing line guide | 2 |
| 81 | David Pekin | US | San Diego, CA | Jul 07, 2011 / 20110162465 - FORCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | 2 |
| 82 | Heide Alexandra Middlebrook | US | Wellington, FL | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120297663 - Alexxon rat delivery housing method for rat elimination | 2 |
| 83 | Masaki Takemoto | JP | Niigata | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130041179 - AMIDE COMPOUND PRODUCTION CATALYST, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF AMIDE COMPOUND | 2 |
| 84 | Ning Xu | CA | Saskatoon | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130067795 - MOSQUITO TRAP | 2 |
| 85 | Tony Wei | CN | Jiangsu | Dec 24, 2009 / 20090313876 - SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTRONIC BITE ALERT FOR A FISHING REEL | 2 |
| 86 | Joseph R. Fairleigh | US | Boca Raton, FL | Sep 13, 2012 / 20120227312 - ARTHROPOD TRAP HAVING INTEGRATED FLUID ATTRACTANT DISPENSER | 2 |
| 87 | Gabriel Le Laidier | CH | St. Gallen | Nov 10, 2011 / 20110271582 - Snap Trap | 2 |
| 88 | Glen V. Walter | US | Boxford, MA | Sep 08, 2011 / 20110214337 - ANIMAL TRAP HAVING TIMED RELEASE DOOR | 2 |
| 89 | Beverly Dianne Middlebrook | US | Wellington, FL | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120297663 - Alexxon rat delivery housing method for rat elimination | 2 |
| 90 | Richard A. Warriner | US | Wake Forest, NC | Aug 25, 2011 / 20110203162 - METHOD OF PESTICIDE TREATMENT OF SOIL ADJACENT STRUCTURES | 2 |
| 91 | Luc Desbonnets | NZ | Aukland | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120304527 - Apparatus, Method and Kit for Extermination of Pests | 2 |
| 92 | Patrick John Kavanaugh | US | Eau Claire, WI | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120180375 - FISHING BOBBERS | 2 |
| 93 | Mark H. Miller | US | Hope, RI | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120246993 - Counterflow insect trap | 2 |
| 94 | Robert T. Cruz | US | Wrightsville, PA | Nov 24, 2011 / 20110283598 - Vented propane combustion chamber for insect attractant engine | 2 |
| 95 | Patrick Sébile | US | Monument, CO | Mar 10, 2011 / 20110056115 - Weight for a fishing hook | 2 |
| 96 | Donna Marie Bilkovic | US | Hayes, VA | Jul 29, 2010 / 20100186283 - Fishing Trap with Degradable Cull Ring Panel | 2 |
| 97 | Andrew Gauker | US | Shillington, PA | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130092091 - TOP-FILL HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER WITH FLOAT VALVE BASE CLOSURE MECHANISM | 2 |
| 98 | Jan Jay Rigney | US | Owasso, OK | Sep 23, 2010 / 20100236129 - Simulated crawdad eggs, or simulated crawdad babies | 2 |
| 99 | George Philip Lahm | US | Wilmington, DE | May 16, 2013 / 20130123247 - ARTHROPODICIDAL ANTHRANILAMIDES | 2 |
| 100 | Christopher Kamery | US | Lancaster, PA | Nov 24, 2011 / 20110283598 - Vented propane combustion chamber for insect attractant engine | 2 |