Patents by Inventor J. Patrick Mitchell

J. Patrick Mitchell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5390655
    Abstract: An improvement is provided for a compound bow having upper and lower limbs, upper and lower draw pulleys eccentrically mounted respectively on axles mounted on free outer ends of the upper and lower limbs, and a cable system reeved about the pulleys. The improvement comprises each of the fixed ends of the cables being divided into two discreet end segments. The end segments having loops which attach to separate bosses on either side of the respective pulley. Preferably the bosses are provided on attachment brackets mounted on the pulley axle, one on each side of the pulley, with the bosses spaced apart from the axle so that the end segments can be removed from the bosses without removing the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Pro Line Company
    Inventors: J. Patrick Mitchell, Terry Ploot
  • Patent number: 5381777
    Abstract: An improvement is provided for a compound bow having upper and lower limbs, upper and lower draw pulleys mounted respectively on free outer ends of the upper and lower limbs, a cable system reeved about the pulleys, and a yoke assembly for mounting an end of the cable to the free outer end. The improvement comprises the yoke assembly having a body with two outer mounting fixtures and the cable mounted to the body. Two cable segments affix the limb free outer end on opposite sides of the pulley and to the mounting fixtures. An adjusting mechanism associated with each mounting fixture allows the tension in each cable segment to be separately adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Pro Line Company
    Inventors: J. Patrick Mitchell, Terry Ploot