ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,525, issued on July 8, was assigned to RAVIN CROSSBOWS LLC (Superior, Wis.).

"Modular stock for a weapon" was invented by Paul Trpkovski (Kailua Kona, Hawaii), Dayne Lester (Sunriver, Ore.) and Joshua Hanzel (Kailua Kona, Hawaii).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A removable stock for a crossbow includes a body. The body includes a front end and a mounting feature. The front end includes a stock interface that is configured to removably couple the stock to a rear interface of a crossbow. The mounting feature is configured to couple a projectile to the body of the removable stock."

The patent was filed on Aug. 7, 2023, under Application N...