US Patent Issued to Bowmar Archery on April 1 for "Variable cutting diameter arrowhead" (Iowa, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,904, issued on April 1, was assigned to Bowmar Archery LLC (Des Moines, Iowa).

"Variable cutting diameter arrowhead" was invented by Joshua Bowmar (Ankeny, Iowa) and David Houser (Creekside, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variable cutting diameter arrowhead includes a first blade, a second blade, and a ferrule, where the first blade and the second blade have a stowed position and a deployed position. The first blade and the second blade may be pivotally attached to the ferrule. In addition, a resilient member may be within a ferrule cavity, where the resilient member applies a force to a blade locking member that engages the fi...