ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,404, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Ravin Crossbows LLC (Superior, Wis.).
"Crossbow" was invented by Larry Pulkrabek (Osceola, Iowa), Jay Engstrom (Port Wing, Wis.), Craig Thomas Yehle (Winona, Minn.), Aaron Pellett (Alborn, Minn.), Matthew P. Haas (Duluth, Minn.) and Fred H. Hunt (Athol, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a crossbow having first and second limbs with distal portions pivotally coupled to the frame at distal limb mounts and proximal portions pivotally coupled to the frame at proximal limb mounts. First and second cams are attached to the first and second limbs at locations b...