ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,194, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Matthews Archery Inc. (Sparta, Wis.).

"Archery bow riser with accessory cavity" was invented by Mathew A. McPherson (Norwalk, Wis.), Brandon J. Gann (Sparta, Wis.) and Mark J. Hayes (Onalaska, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a riser, a first limb, a second limb and a bowstring. The riser comprises a first rail, a second rail and a plurality of connecting members extending between the first rail and the second rail. The riser comprises an accessory cavity comprising an aperture through the first rail. The aperture comprises an asymmetrical shape....