Patents by Inventor John C. Webster

John C. Webster 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: 11585627
    Abstract: An adjustable limb pocket of an archery bow includes a pocket insert having at least one channel that extends along a length of the pocket insert. The at least one channel can include a plurality of attachment positions. A limb contact member can be coupled to one of the plurality of attachment positions to support a bow limb retained within the limb pocket. One or more limb contact members can be repositionable within one or more channels of the pocket insert to vary a bowstring tension of the archery bow and/or manipulate the movement a distal tip of the bow limb as the bowstring is drawn and released. In some cases, one or more weights are positioned inside the limb pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: HOYT ARCHERY, INC.
    Inventors: John C. Webster, Douglas E. Denton
  • Publication number: 20210222988
    Abstract: An adjustable limb pocket of an archery bow includes a pocket insert having at least one channel that extends along a length of the pocket insert. The at least one channel can include a plurality of attachment positions. A limb contact member can be coupled to one of the plurality of attachment positions to support a bow limb retained within the limb pocket. One or more limb contact members can be repositionable within one or more channels of the pocket insert to vary a bowstring tension of the archery bow and/or manipulate the movement a distal tip of the bow limb as the bowstring is drawn and released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Hoyt Archery, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Webster, Douglas E. Denton
  • Patent number: 10883791
    Abstract: An adjustable limb pocket of an archery bow includes a pocket insert having at least one channel that extends along a length of the pocket insert. The at least one channel can include a plurality of attachment positions. A limb contact member can be coupled to one of the plurality of attachment positions to support a bow limb retained within the limb pocket. One or more limb contact members can be repositionable within one or more channels of the pocket insert to vary a bowstring tension of the archery bow and/or manipulate the movement a distal tip of the bow limb as the bowstring is drawn and released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: HOYT ARCHERY, INC.
    Inventors: John C. Webster, Douglas E. Denton
  • Publication number: 20200355459
    Abstract: An adjustable limb pocket of an archery bow includes a pocket insert having at least one channel that extends along a length of the pocket insert. The at least one channel can include a plurality of attachment positions. A limb contact member can be coupled to one of the plurality of attachment positions to support a bow limb retained within the limb pocket. One or more limb contact members can be repositionable within one or more channels of the pocket insert to vary a bowstring tension of the archery bow and/or manipulate the movement a distal tip of the bow limb as the bowstring is drawn and released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Hoyt Archery, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Webster, Douglas E. Denton
  • Patent number: D303336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Inventor: John C. Webster