ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,368, issued on July 21, was assigned to Limin' Innovations LLC (Thomaston, Ga.).

"Device and systems for a semi-automatic crossbow" was invented by Scott S. Blackstock (Thomaston, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed technology includes a semi-automatic crossbow having a stock, a plurality of limbs, a drawstring, a bolt feeder, a barrel, a draw assembly, and a release. The draw assembly can be configured to automatically move the drawstring to a cocked position and the release can include a trigger and be configured to release the drawstring when the trigger is actuated. The disclosed technology can further include a truc...