ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,211, issued on March 25, was assigned to Ravin Crossbows LLC (Superior, Wis.).
"Crossover crossbow" was invented by Craig Thomas Yehle (Winona, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crossbow includes a center rail defining a firing plane. First upper and lower flexible limbs are coupled to the center rail and include first free ends. Second upper and lower flexible limbs are coupled to the center rail and include second free ends. A first cam assembly is rotatably coupled to the first free ends. A second cam assembly is rotatably coupled to the second free ends. A draw string is coupled to the first cam assembly and the second cam ...