ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,973, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to MCP IP LLC (Sparta, Wis.).

"Hybrid riser for archery bow" was invented by Mathew A. McPherson (Norwalk, Wis.) and Jeffrey A. Ozanne (La Crosse, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, an archery bow riser comprises a body defining a first end, a second end and a grip portion. The body defines a shooting axis and comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion comprises a metal and the second portion comprises carbon fibers. The first portion extends to a first side of the shooting axis and to a second side of the shooting axis, and the second portion extends t...