ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,231, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Ethics Archery LLC (Vale, N.C.).

"Spinning projectile" was invented by Frederick Scott Gizowski (Vale, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A projectile, includes a head having a forward tip and a rear end, a stem extending from the rear end of the head and formed integrally with the head, and a sleeve positioned adjacent to the head and being collinear with the head and coaxial with the stem. The sleeve is hollow and substantially cylindrical and has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. A base is formed integrally with the stem by pressing a rearward end of the stem and expanding a rear d...