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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182378 | Compressible cutting width broadhead apparatus and method A compressible cutting width broadhead apparatus includes at least one blade connected with a support structure where the at least one blade includes a leading edge and a trailing edge and where the at least one blade is movable from a first position to a second pos... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8167747 | Arrowhead An arrowhead is provided which includes a body and one or more blades fastened to the body. The end of the blade extends behind the end of the body and consequently behind the end of an arrow shaft. This arrangement moves the FOC back towards the center of gravity o... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167748 | Fixed parallel-blade broadhead having modified H-shaped outline configuration A broadhead which is light in weight and which has surface area to decrease arrowhead weight, surface area and drag to increase performance of an arrow to which it is attached. The broadhead attaches to the arrow in one of the known ways, glue, screw, friction or in... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162784 | Survival tool and system A survival tool and system for use in hunting or camping may be provided in a compact and easy to carry package. The tool system may include a substantially rigid base with an outer edge and a substantially flat face. A relief may be provided in the substantially ri... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147361 | Broadhead A broadhead with expandable front pivot cutting blades has the cutting blades connected to the broadhead by low-friction rotary connections. The connections reduce frictional forces during outward rotation of the blades and permit locked blade deployment before the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147360 | Serrated blade for arrowhead A serrated blade for an arrowhead, a crossbow bolt and/or another suitable projectile. The blade has a first blade surface that intersects with a second blade surface to form at least one cutting edge. The blade also has a mixed serration section of at least one sma... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8133138 | Archery broadhead A broadhead is formed from a ferrule, at least one blade pivotally coupled to the ferrule, and a biasing member positioned under the blade between the ferrule. The biasing member applies pressure upward to a trailing edge of the blade, which is prevented from pivoti... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128521 | Mechanical broadhead with pivoting, interlocking blades A mechanical broadhead arrowhead has moveable blades that deploy from a retracted in-flight configuration to an outward deployed configuration as the broadhead strikes the target. Once in the deployed configuration, the blades are locked to each other against the re... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118694 | Arrow tip with driven deployable retractable blade members An arrow with retractable blades having an arrow shaft with a cylindrical extension extending from a forward end, an arrow tip having a main body with an open rear end, an arrow shaft recess and a cylinder recess sized to receive the cylindrical extension. The main ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113973 | Hunting arrowhead with rotary blade Disclosed is a hunting arrowhead for gaining ascendancy over and hunting the wild animals such as a deer quickly and accurately without degrading the flight stability and the hit rate of an arrow. The hunting arrowhead includes a ferrule having a ferrule body, in wh... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105188 | Archery arrowhead for small game An archery arrowhead having a body with a substantially triangular base and truncated triangular sides to form a substantially truncated triangular pyramid. A cutting blade is formed at the juncture of adjacent truncated triangular sides. Each of the cutting blades ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105186 | Reversible cutting apparatus and method A reversible cutting apparatus includes a first cutting blade for connection with an arrow shaft such that the first cutting blade extends outwardly from the arrow shaft. The first cutting blade includes an upper, outer surface and a lower, inner surface. A first cu... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105187 | Arrow broadhead with pivot arms for retracting and extending attached cutting blades An arrow broadhead adapted for attaching to an open end of a hollow arrow shaft. The broadhead is adapted for moving from a retracted position during arrow flight to an extended and fully-locked position when contacting a target. The broadhead includes a pointed tip... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8057331 | Cutting wheels archery broadhead A cutting wheels archery broadhead includes a ferrule with an upper fork, a lower fork and a forward tip. An upper sharpened cutter wheel is rotatably mounted in the upper fork. A lower sharpened cutter wheel is rotatably mounted in the lower fork and such wheels ov... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052554 | Arrow for hunting Disclosed herein is an arrow for hunting. The arrow includes an arrow shaft having a predetermined length and including a nock on one end and a shaft threaded part in the other end. A plurality of feathers is positioned to be adjacent to the nock of the arrow shaft.... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043177 | Arrowhead having collapsible and outwardly biased blades A broadhead for an arrow has a ferrule and a pair of blade members. Each blade member has a first end that is pivotally interconnected with the ferrule body and an opposite second end. The blade members each have a retracted position and an extended position. A bias... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043178 | Broadhead for bow hunting arrow The broadhead for bow hunting arrow is an arrowhead having: a ferrule; a plurality of planar, generally triangular blades extending radially from the ferrule; a fitting for attaching the arrowhead to an arrow shaft; a pointed tip; and a ring or annular blade mounted... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8029392 | Expandable broadhead and blades therefor An expandable broadhead and blades therefor that are configured to break or fracture upon contact with bone or the like to reduce the size of the blade and improve broadhead penetration. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021251 | Hunting arrow point A hunting arrow point having a ferrule having a forward nose, a rearward shank, and a body, the body having a plurality of radially outwardly opening apertures; the point further having blades, each blade having a proximal end, a distal end, a forward end, and a rea... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016704 | Arrowhead with pivoting blade An arrowhead for use with an arrow in archery includes a body, at least one blade pivotally mounted at the body, and a retaining mechanism disposed at the body. The blade has a cutting edge and a rear edge, with the rear edge having a notch. The blade pivots relativ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007382 | Expandable arrow broadhead with two-piece folding cutting blades An expandable arrow broadhead used for releasable attachment to one end of a hollow arrow shaft. The arrow broadhead includes a pair of two-piece, folding cutting blades pivotally attached to a side of sliding shaft housing and a tip base. The tip base is part of a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7951023 | Archery broadhead having blade cut-out and method for making same A broadhead comprising a ferrule configured to be mounted on an arrow shaft, and at least two cutting blades, configured to be mounted on the ferrule, each having a penetration limiter formed therein. The at least two cutting blades each have a cutting edge and a cu... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951024 | Blade-opening arrowhead A blade-opening arrowhead or broadhead that has one or more blades each pivotally or otherwise movably mounted with respect to a body or a ferrule. Each blade is moveable between a closed position and an open position, for example to increase a cutting diameter of t... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942765 | Aerodynamically and structurally superior, fixed-blade hunting arrowhead An aerodynamically and structurally superior, fixed-blade hunting arrowhead providing higher penetration coupled with a structurally sound, non-deflecting, blade-cutting area to take down wild game quickly and humanely. The assembly includes the ferrule, main blade,... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7905802 | Expanding, exposed-blade arrow head An expanding, exposed-blade arrow head and a method of its operation. In a preferred embodiment, the arrow head comprises: a ferrule comprising three blade holders and having a longitudinal cavity having a bottom; a tip comprising a piston that is slidably mounted i... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7883435 | Tunable broadhead A tunable broadhead is disclosed for rotating an elongated body of a broadhead relative to an extension member. The tunable broadhead enables the blades of a broadhead to be rotated relative to an arrow shaft into which the tunable broadhead may be attached to tune ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7780554 | Expandable arrow broadhead for attachment to one end of an arrow shaft An expandable arrow broadhead used for releasable attachment to one end of a hollow arrow shaft. The broadhead includes a sliding shaft with a pointed tip and tip base having two or more of cutting blades mounted thereon. Each of the blades includes an outer cutting... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771297 | Broadhead arrowhead Disclosed is a broadhead arrowhead. The broadhead arrowhead includes a ferrule, one end portion of which is tapered to a substantial point. One or more blade assemblies extend outwardly from the ferrule. Each blade assembly has a first substantially planar main surf... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771298 | Expandable broadhead with rear deploying blades An improved expandable broadhead with rear deploying blades. The rear deploying blades deploy reliably upon impact of the blades with a target. The expandable broadhead resists deflection by the target regardless of the angle of entry. Consequently, the present expa... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7717814 | Expandable arrow broadhead with spring biased sliding shaft and pointed tip An expandable arrow broadhead used for releasable attachment to one end of a hollow arrow shaft. The broadhead includes a rotating, sliding shaft with a spirally wound, scalloped grooved, pointed tip and tip base having two or more of cutting blades mounted thereon.... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7713151 | Mechanical broadhead with expandable blades A mechanical broadhead for attachment to an arrow having a broadhead body including a plurality of blade windows formed therein, a geometrically angled retractable blade attached within each of the blade windows, retaining springs for retaining the blades in a retra... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7682271 | Arrowhead assembly An arrowhead assembly and a method for assembling an arrowhead are provided. The arrowhead of the disclosure is secured to an inside portion of the arrow shaft and the outside portion of the arrow shaft. In some embodiments the arrow tip threads into an insert that ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677995 | Expandable arrow broadhead with cutting blade locking notch An expandable arrow broadhead used for releasable attachment to one end of a hollow arrow shaft. The broadhead includes a sliding shaft with a pointed tip and tip base having two or more of cutting blades mounted thereon. Each of the blades includes an outer cutting... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7597637 | Broadhead blade assembly comprising an improved blade design A broadhead assembly includes a substantially planar metal blade that defines a plane of symmetry relative to the blade. The blade includes first and second sharp edges which are symmetric relative to the plane of symmetry. The first and second sharp edges nearing e... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7485056 | Fish-holding arrowhead An arrowhead includes a threaded stud at the front end of the body for accepting an arrowhead tip. A longitudinal finger is disposed coaxial with the stud and projects forward therefrom. Engagement means are operatively associated with the tip for engaging the finge... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7393295 | Broad head blade and air flow equalizer apparatus and method A broad head blade and airflow equalizer apparatus and method includes an extended blade attached to an object and an aerodynamic casing with a first side and a second side. A connection is provided on the first side for connecting the aerodynamic casing to the exte... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377869 | Mechanical anti-wedging and controlled deployment broadhead An anti-wedging, controlled deployment broadhead with an over-center of gravity blade geometry for bow-hunting that has the ability to penetrate bone and soft tissue deeply before deploying its blades while conserving the highest possible amount of kinetic energy in... | 05/27/2008 |
| RE40273 | Method of manufacturing an archery broadhead with sintered components The present invention relates generally to a method of manufacturing broadhead components utilizing a powder injection molding (PIM) process that reduces the number of operations, thus simplifying the manufacturing process required to produce a finished product whil... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338397 | Rotatable arrowhead A rotatable arrowhead having a blade-carrying body that rotates with respect to a shaft that is attached with respect to an arrow shaft. In one embodiment, the rotatable arrowhead has a body and a tip portion that preferably rotate together with respect to the shaft... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331887 | Game finder A game finder which facilitates finding of an arrow after it is shot is disclosed. The game finder includes an arrow and at least one transmitting module provided on the arrow for emitting a recovery signal when the arrow strikes game or a target. ... | 02/19/2008 |
