Patents by Inventor Michael J. Shaffer
Michael J. Shaffer 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).
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Publication number: 20190063887Abstract: An arrow nock may have at least two distinct string guides each designed to receive a bowstring to fire an arrow from a bow. When the nock is connected to and aligned with the arrow, each distinct string guide may be designed, when receiving the bowstring, to rotate the arrow about its longitudinal axis with respect to the bow into one of a limited number of alignment orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, inc. d/b/a TarrPoint Crossbow TechnologiesInventors: RICHARD L. BEDNAR, Michael J. Shaffer, Jacob A. Hout, Dean Mook
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Patent number: 10119796Abstract: An arrow nock may have at least two distinct string guides each designed to receive a bowstring to fire an arrow from a bow. When the nock is connected to and aligned with the arrow, each distinct string guide may be designed, when receiving the bowstring, to rotate the arrow about its longitudinal axis with respect to the bow into one of a limited number of alignment orientations.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer, Jacob A. Hout, Dean Mook
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Publication number: 20180283820Abstract: Provided is a crossbow safety system comprising a crossbow, a pressure sensor, and an interlock. The crossbow has a bowstring operable between a cocked and an uncocked position, a foregrip adapted for being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, and a trigger assembly adapted to selectably retain the bowstring in the cocked position. The pressure sensor is on or in the foregrip, and is adapted to detect a pressure signature from the foregrip being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, the associated hand having fingers. The interlock is operationally engaged with the pressure sensor and the trigger assembly, and is adapted to lock the trigger assembly from releasing the bowstring if the pressure sensor does not detect a first pressure signature sufficiently similar to a predetermined pressure signature.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: DREW BOWERS, CASSONDRA FAIELLA, MICHAEL J. SHAFFER, RICHARD L. BEDNAR
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Publication number: 20180283823Abstract: Provided is a crossbow safety system comprising a crossbow, optic fence, and interlock. The crossbow may have a bowstring operable between a cocked and an uncocked position, the cocked position and the uncocked position defining between them a bowstring plane, and a trigger assembly adapted to selectably retain the bowstring in the cocked position. The optic fence may be adapted to detect an obstruction in a safety plane coincident with the bowstring plane or offset below the bowstring plane by some offset distance. The optic fence may have an infrared emitter adapted to output IR radiation, and a photodiode adapted to sense the output IR radiation from the infrared emitter. The interlock may be operationally engaged with the optic fence and the trigger assembly. The interlock may be adapted to lock the trigger assembly from releasing the bowstring if the optic fence detects an obstruction in the safety plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: DREW BOWERS, CASSONDRA FAIELLA, MICHAEL J. SHAFFER, RICHARD L. BEDNAR
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Publication number: 20180266785Abstract: A crossbow in some embodiments may include two power cables and two power cable wheels. Each power cable may extend from a bowstring wheel, to a power cable wheel and then back to the bowstring wheel. A crossbow in some other embodiments may include four power cables and two power cable wheels. Each power cable may extend from a bowstring wheel, to a power cable wheel and then to a portion of the crossbow that does not move relative to the main beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow TechnologiesInventor: Michael J. Shaffer
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Publication number: 20180238656Abstract: A bracket may be adjustable with respect to a bracket engagement device and serve as both a stirrup and a shooting rest for a crossbow. One or more biasing force generators may be used to bias the bracket into one of at least two relative positions with respect to the bracket engagement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow TechnologiesInventors: Michael A. Kindig, Michael J. Shaffer, Richard L. Bednar
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Patent number: 10041756Abstract: A portable device for drawing the bowstring of a crossbow. The cocking device may be designed to prevent the uneven drawing of the crossbow and may eliminate the complex installation process typically required to retro-fit an existing crossbow with known cocking devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer, Jacob A. Hout
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Patent number: 10030948Abstract: An arrow nock may have three or more string guide impressions that are designed to receive a portion of a bowstring to fire an arrow. Each string guide impression may be defined by two circumferentially spaced walls separated by a floor. The walls and floors may be curvilinear in shape. The walls may have sides and a peak that are curvilinear. The walls may have widths that narrow toward the peak. The walls may have a radial length that is at least one fourth of the nock outside diameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer, Jacob A. Hout, Dean Mook
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Publication number: 20180136980Abstract: Provisioning of computing resources for a workload in a networked computing environment. A method receives a set of provisioning requests in a computer data structure of a networked computing environment, wherein the provisioning requests relate to a workload request. The method further identifies a set of provisioning operations for computing resources in the networked computing environment to perform the provisioning requests. The method determines, for each provisioning operation of the provisioning operations, a respective provisioning time, the respective provisioning time being an amount of time for a particular computing resource to become prepared and equipped to perform a job. The determining the respective provisioning time for each provisioning operation provides a plurality of determined provisioning times.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Michael J. SHAFFER, Kevin B. SMITH, David R. WADDLING
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Publication number: 20180094896Abstract: An arrow nock may have at least two distinct string guides each designed to receive a bowstring to fire an arrow from a bow. When the nock is connected to and aligned with the arrow, each distinct string guide may be designed, when receiving the bowstring, to rotate the arrow about its longitudinal axis with respect to the bow into one of a limited number of alignment orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow TechnologiesInventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer, Jacob A. Hout, Dean Mook
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Patent number: 9863735Abstract: A crossbow may be a horizontal crossbow having a main beam and a bow assembly mounted to the main beam. The bow assembly may include: a bowstring; a riser attached to the main beam; a first bow limb; a second bow limb; a first wheel that is supported to the first bow limb; and a second wheel that is supported to the second bow limb. In some embodiments, the bow limbs may be separated at least as wide as a user's foot. In other embodiments, the bow assembly may include a trigger oriented parallel to pivot axes about which the wheels rotate. In yet other embodiments, a ratio of the distance between the wheels and the power stroke is less than 1.8.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer
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Patent number: 9851171Abstract: A crossbow may be a horizontal crossbow having a main beam and a bow assembly mounted to the main beam. The bow assembly may include: a bowstring; a riser attached to the main beam; a first bow limb; a second bow limb; a first wheel that is supported to the first bow limb; and a second wheel that is supported to the second bow limb. In some embodiments, the bow limbs may be separated at least as wide as a user's foot. In other embodiments, the bow assembly may include a trigger oriented parallel to pivot axes about which the wheels rotate. In yet other embodiments, a ratio of the distance between the wheels and the power stroke is less than 1.8.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer
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Patent number: 9851172Abstract: A crossbow riser may include a pair of limb attachment surfaces that are designed to be used to attach bow limbs and that are separated such that a minimum distance between them is at least as wide as a user's foot but not greater than 5 inches. A U-shaped opening may extend between the pair of limb attachment surfaces and may be designed to receive a user's foot.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer
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Publication number: 20170299320Abstract: An arrow nock may have three or more string guide impressions that are designed to receive a portion of a bowstring to fire an arrow. Each string guide impression may be defined by two circumferentially spaced walls separated by a floor. The walls and floors may be curvilinear in shape. The walls may have sides and a peak that are curvilinear. The walls may have widths that narrow toward the peak. The walls may have a radial length that is at least one fourth of the nock outside diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow TechnologiesInventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer, Jacob A. Hout, Dean Mook
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Patent number: 9759513Abstract: An alignment tool may be used with an arrow and a nock. The alignment tool may include a tool body, a connection member, and an opening. The alignment tool and nock may be rotatable with respect to the arrow when the nock is connected to the arrow and the connection member is connected to the nock to align the nock with respect to the arrow by aligning the opening in the tool with an arrow vane with the vane visible through the opening in the tool.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer, Jacob A. Hout, Dean Mook
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Publication number: 20170122692Abstract: A crossbow riser may include a pair of limb attachment surfaces that are designed to be used to attach bow limbs and that are separated such that a minimum distance between them is at least as wide as a user's foot but not greater than 5 inches. A U-shaped opening may extend between the pair of limb attachment surfaces and may be designed to receive a user's foot.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow TechnologiesInventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer
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Publication number: 20170010082Abstract: An alignment tool may be used with an arrow and a nock. The alignment tool may include a tool body, a connection member, and an opening. The alignment tool and nock may be rotatable with respect to the arrow when the nock is connected to the arrow and the connection member is connected to the nock to align the nock with respect to the arrow by aligning the opening in the tool with an arrow vane with the vane visible through the opening in the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoin t Crossbow TechnologiesInventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer, Jacob A. Hout, Dean Mook
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Publication number: 20160377369Abstract: A crossbow may be a horizontal crossbow having a main beam and a bow assembly mounted to the main beam. The bow assembly may include: a bowstring; a riser attached to the main beam; a first bow limb; a second bow limb; a first wheel that is supported to the first bow limb; and a second wheel that is supported to the second bow limb. In some embodiments, the bow limbs may be separated at least as wide as a user's foot. In other embodiments, the bow assembly may include a trigger oriented parallel to pivot axes about which the wheels rotate. In yet other embodiments, a ratio of the distance between the wheels and the power stroke is less than 1.8.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow TechnologiesInventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer
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Publication number: 20160377370Abstract: A crossbow may be a horizontal crossbow having a main beam and a bow assembly mounted to the main beam. The bow assembly may include: a bowstring; a riser attached to the main beam; a first bow limb; a second bow limb; a first wheel that is supported to the first bow limb; and a second wheel that is supported to the second bow limb. In some embodiments, the bow limbs may be separated at least as wide as a user's foot. In other embodiments, the bow assembly may include a trigger oriented parallel to pivot axes about which the wheels rotate. In yet other embodiments, a ratio of the distance between the wheels and the power stroke is less than 1.8.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow TechnologiesInventors: Richard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer
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Patent number: D840495Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Kindig, Michael J. Shaffer