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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110306447 | Method and device for locating game shot with an arrow The invention disclosed herein is a device and method to enable a bow hunter to track a game animal wounded with an arrow through brush or conditions of low light. The device disclosed herein is composed of a hollow cylindrical tube which is beveled to a sharp point on ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110300975 | EXPANDABLE BLUNT ARROW POINT APPARATUS AND METHODS An arrow point includes a base portion, a tip portion, and a plurality of extension members. The plurality of extension members each have a distal end, a proximal end, and a blunt surface. The proximal end of the extension members is pivotally mounted to the base portio... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110269582 | ARROW TIP MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD An interface component for engaging an arrow tip to the leading end of an arrow shaft. The device directs impact forces axially and eliminates the shearing and wall collapse of arrow shafts caused by conventional collared arrow head engagement devices which tend to coll... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110256356 | Metallic Structures with Variable Properties Variable property deposit, at least partially of fine-grained metallic material, optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein, is disclosed. The electrodeposition conditions in a single plating cell are suitably adjusted to once or repeatedly vary at least... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110250996 | Tracking System For Use With An Arrow A tracking system for use with an arrow having a shaft and arrowhead includes a housing having first and second separable portions that define an interior area. A transmitter is operatively coupled to one of the portions and positioned in the interior area when coupled ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110244997 | Spin nock A nocking means of promoting a natural spin on an arrow shaft prior to the nock separating from a bowstring includes an nock segment possessing a bowstring rest portion, and a base portion which is coupled to a retaining portion which is attached to the end of an arrow ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110218063 | LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENTS FOR ARROWS Arrow components, such as vanes and nocks, are provided with a light-emitting material for enhancing their visibility to the shooter, a camera, spectators, and/or others attempting to view the flight-path of the shot arrow during low-light conditions. In various embodim... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110218062 | NOCK ADAPTER FOR BOWFISHING ARROW A nock adapter for a solid shaft bowfishing arrow fits on a standard conical taper of a solid shaft arrow and provides an extended cylindrical joint releasably engaging a cylindrical boss of a nock for field replacement of the nock while resisting lateral disengaging im... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110201464 | MINIATURE LOCATOR DEVICE FOR USE WITH HUNTING ARROWS A hunting arrow for tracking target animals is disclosed and described. The arrow can include a chamber. The arrow may also include a transmitter housing that is installable into the chamber. A pair of bores extending through the transmitter housing and chamber may be c... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110187053 | TOY BLOW GUN, A PROJECTILE, A TARGET AND A SET INCLUDING SAME According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a toy kit. The toy kit comprises a user-operatable blow gun; a projectile, the projectile being made from a first material; a target, the target being made from a second material; the first material an... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110183789 | Trackable arrow An arrow for use with a bow has a shaft, an arrowhead and vanes, wherein at least one of the vanes or the shaft contain substantive phosphorescent dye or substantive phosphorescent pigment in a transparent or translucent carrier.... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110172040 | EXTENSION MEMBER FOR ARROW An arrow has a shaft and an arrowhead assembly. The shaft has two ends, with one end having a nock and the other end having a coupling. The arrowhead assembly has a point and a coupling. The shaft of the arrowhead couplings are designed so that the two components can re... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110160010 | Projectile Impact System Embodiments included herein include a projectile system. At least one embodiment of the a projectile system includes hollow portion and a weight that is movably secured within the hollow portion of the projectile insert system. Some embodiments include an attracting dev... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110111895 | ARROW VANE AND ARROW WITH VANE A vane that can be mounted to a projectile to provide stability of flight, without substantially degrading speed due to added weight and/or causing clearance concerns. The vane is approximately 1.85 inches long and 0.465 inches high with a front-edge and a back-edge tha... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110014488 | Fine-Grained Metallic Coatings Having the Coeficient of Thermal Expansion Matched to the One of the Substrate Fine-gained (average grain size 1 mm to 1,000 nm) metallic coatings optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic materials are significantly harder and stronger than conventional coatings of the same chemical compos... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100263649 | Projectile Launching System The invention relates to an archery system that launches an arrow from a position that is perpendicular to a direction of flight for the arrow. After release, the arrow rotates to a position that is parallel to the direction of flight to the target.... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100255939 | Shuttlecock-type game ball and method of manufacturing same A training device including a spherical body made of any combination of foam, rubber, cork, twine, leather or any known material used in the construction of a baseball or game play ball affixed to a flight control apparatus by a coupling means. Said ball consisting of a... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100248872 | ARROW POINT ALIGNMENT SYSTEM An arrow apparatus is disclosed comprising an arrow point alignment structure having a tapered leading end disposed on an outer surface of an arrow shaft. The arrow point may also comprise a tapered aperture defined therein for receiving and mating with at least a porti... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100248871 | DETACHABLE TRACKABLE ARROW NOCK A detachable, trackable arrow nock, comprising a proximal end for detachably coupling to a hollow distal end of an arrow shaft, a distal end for receiving a bow string, a plurality of fins for engaging the hide of an animal to prevent the nock from penetrating the hide,... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100207330 | NONPENETRATING ARCHERY TARGET AND ARROW TIP An arrow tip and target system, including a tip having a removable marking material integral with an end surface of the tip, and a target. An arrow for marking a target, including a shaft and a tip fixedly mounted thereon, the tip including a removable marking material ... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100176555 | Game device, game system and game program It is judged whether a pressure continues for not less than a predetermined time or not, that is, it is judged whether there is possibility of hand-push or not. When the pressure continues for not less than a predetermined time, it is decided that there is a possibility... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100167848 | DART BARREL A dart barrel comprises a body with a predetermined length, the body is made of low hardness iron rod which is cheaper than copper, and the body has two free ends which are formed with a female threaded portion, respectively, for engaging with a tip and a shaft to form ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100113195 | ARROW NOCK INCLUDING METAL REINFORCEMENT MEMBER The present invention relates to an arrow nock having a metal insert therein. The arrow nock is provided for installation at the fletched end of an arrow shaft, and is configured to receive a bowstring of a hunting bow therein. The arrow nock imparts the force of the bo... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100087283 | REAR MOUNTABLE CUTTER DEVICE FOR A HUNTING ARROW A rear mountable cutter device for a hunting arrow is mountable to an arrow shaft. The device includes a plurality of elongated cutting members that are positioned along the rear end of the arrow shaft following mounting of the cutter device to the shaft. The cutting me... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100062882 | DART The present invention provides a dart having a durable and break-resistant structure. A dart in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention has, in order from the front thereof, a tip, a barrel, a shaft, and a flight. At the rear of the shaft, a cap-receiving... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100031945 | Unloading Bolt A device for allowing a crossbow to be released from a drawn position without damaging the crossbow. The device may comprise an elongated member having a substantially cylindrical shape that can be positioned on the upper surface of the barrel of a crossbow. The device ... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100035709 | Method for Employing a Tracking Device with an Arrow A two part arrow employing a tracking device used to track wounded game animals. When the hunting broadhead engages a game animal, a separating slide mechanism that encircles the anterior arrow segment slides toward the rear of the arrow catching the lever component of ... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090309307 | Toy dart assembly and method Embodiments of the invention include a method for engaging a dart with a net. A dart is thrown toward a net. When the dart hits the net, the nose of the dart passes through an opening in the net for subsequently, lodging strands of the net in a recess situated behind th... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090291786 | Dart Having An Adjustable Barycenter A dart having an adjustable barycenter is provided. The dart includes a tip, a barrel, a counterweight, and a flight unit. The tip is detachable and assembled at a front end of the barrel. The barrel has a receiving space configured inside the barrel. The counterweight ... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090291785 | ARROW SHAFT WITH TRANSITION PORTION An arrow shaft comprising a first shaft portion and a second shaft portion is disclosed. The second shaft portion of the arrow shaft may have a larger outer diameter than the first shaft portion. The arrow shaft may also comprise a transition portion between the first s... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090183721 | ARROWHEAD GUARD A preferred embodiment of an arrowhead guard comprises a conically-shaped cover that moves from a shielding position to a non-shielding position as an arrow is drawn back for firing. The shielding and non-shielding positions are achieved by providing a pipe having an in... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090186723 | ARROW VANE AND ARROW WITH VANE A vane that can be mounted to a projectile to provide stability of flight, without substantially degrading speed due to added weight and/or causing clearance concerns. The vane is approximately 1.85 inches long and 0.465 inches high with a front-edge and a back-edge tha... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090163308 | BROADHEAD ARROW ADAPTER An Archery Manufacturers & Merchants Organization (AMO) standards-based, arrow assembly, weight-and-length enhancer for archers and/or bowhunters is disclosed, which provides a fully compatible, standards-based way to increase the length and/or weight of the front o... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090139508 | Magnetic nock system An arrow nock system for holding an arrow and permitting true release from a bow wherein an arrow nock is positioned on an end of an arrow shaft and is magnetically engageable with a ball nock having an at least partially spherical outer surface attached to a bowstring.... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090111620 | Powerod arrow An arrow with gripping claws around the head and a build-in high voltage electronic discharge apparatus for subduing and incapacitating humans and animals. When the plunger hits the target the said claws grab the target and deliver a high voltage charge that immobilizin... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090105018 | CAMOUFLAGE SYSTEM A camouflage system, comprising an article having a surface and a camouflage pattern covering a portion of the surface, is disclosed. The camouflage pattern may comprise a geometric shape section and an image section. The geometric shape section may comprise a plurality... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090098958 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A TRACKING SYSTEM A tracking system and associated methods for locating animals, such as wounded/downed game animals or non-game animals such as research animals, and/or projectiles configured to be shot at an animal are disclosed. The system includes a transmitter and one or more radio ... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090098959 | PROGRAMMABLE LIGHTED ARCHERY NOCK The present invention generally relates to a lighted archery nock. The lighted archery nock generally includes an accelerometer, a replaceable battery, a light, a housing, and a microprocessor that controls illumination of the light. The microprocessor can control the t... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090098960 | BATTERY HOLDER FOR A LIGHTED ARCHERY NOCK The present invention generally relates to a lighted archery nock. The lighted archery nock generally includes an accelerometer, a replaceable battery, a light, a housing, and a microprocessor that controls illumination of the light. The microprocessor can control the t... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090075766 | ADAPTORS FOR MOUNTING ARROWHEADS TO ARROW SHAFTS Adaptors for mounting arrowheads to arrow shafts are disclosed. Example embodiments include an outer attachment portion that engages the outer surface of a hollow arrow shaft, and an inner attachment portion that engages the inner surface of the hollow arrow shaft. Othe... | 03/19/2009 |
