ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,853, issued on Sept. 1.

"Arrow nock assembly having visual indication members" was invented by Andrew Chesnut (Indiantown, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An arrow nock assembly operably coupled into the shaft of an arrow wherein the present invention is configured to provide a trail of visual indication members that are deposited onto the ground in order to facilitate location of an animal shot with the arrow having the arrow nock assembly of the present invention. The present invention includes a body having a first portion and a second portion integrally formed. The second portion includes a wall member defining an annular sha...