ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,602, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Outdoor Element LLC (Englewood, Colo.).

"Knife assembly" was invented by Michael John Mojica (Englewood, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knife assembly with replaceable blades used for hunting. Specifically, embodiments include a knife assembly with a safety switch integrated with a release mechanism to reduce this risk of unintentional blade releases. In some embodiments, the knife assembly includes a handle coupled to a blade chassis assembly in a blade mounting system configured to receive a replaceable blade. The knife assembly includes a spring configured to engage with the blade, a...