ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,874, issued on April 21, was assigned to AMS LLC (Stratford, Wis.).
"Bowfishing reel with reel mount supporting locking guide arm" was invented by Jeff Braun (Stratford, Wis.) and Tim Morines (Abbotsford, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reel and mounting fixture suitable for bowfishing and the like provides a reel with a cowling covering a reel with a wide opening to reduce frictional restraint on high-speed paying out of the line with the flight of the arrow and a guide arm supported by the mounting fixture to minimize line diversion and hence friction during line payout while absorbing forces when the line is retracted permi...