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TenPoint Crossbows is recognized as the industry standard for crossbow technology, engineering, and performance.  In each of the 19 years TenPoint has been manufacturing crossbows, we have never failed to introduce innovations or to improve our products.  And, in most cases, the advancements we have made originated from customer input.  Since 1994, we have secured 24 patents, with another 30 pending or being filed.

The proprietary products shown in our catalog and on this website are protected under the following TenPoint Crossbow Technologies’® patents and any patents pending:


U.S. Patent No. Title
Design Included in
5,553,596 Crossbow Vibration Damping Device
  • All TenPoint Crossbows
5,598,829 Crossbow Dry Fire Prevention Device
  • All TenPoint Crossbows
5,649,520 Crossbow Trigger Mechanism
  • All TenPoint Crossbows
5,987,724 Crossbow Bolt Cap & Fletching Nock
  • All TenPoint Crossbow Arrows
6,095,128 Crossbow Bowstring Drawing Mechanisms
  • ACUdraw
6,286,496 Crossbow Bowstring Drawing Mechanism
  • ACUdraw
6,913,007 Crossbow Bowstring Drawing Mechanism
  • ACUdraw
6,874,491 Crossbow Rope Cocking Device
  • ACUdraw50
7,281,534 Crossbow with Stock Safety Mechanism
  • Carbon Xtra CLS
  • Vapor
  • Carbon Fusion CLS
  • Carbon Elite XLT
  • Tactical XLT
7,455,059 Vibration Dampening Arrow Retention Spring
  • All TenPoint Crossbows
8,061,339 Vibration Dampening Arrow Retention Spring
  • All TenPoint Crossbows
7,624,724 Multi-Position Draw Weight Crossbow
  • GT Flex
2,562,728 Multi-Position Draw Weight Crossbow
  • GT Flex
7,661,418 Crossbow Grip Guard
  • GripGuard
7,677,233 Crossbow Support Rod
  • SteddyEddy
7,779,824 Crossbow With Stock Safety Mechanism
  • Carbon Xtra CLS
  • Vapor
  • Carbon Fusion CLS
  • Carbon Elite XLT
  • Tactical XLT
7,832,386 Narrow Crossbow With Large Power Stroke
  • All TenPoint Crossbow w/ CLS Bow Assembly
8,191,541 Narrow Crossbow With Large Power Stroke
  • All TenPoint Crossbow w/ CLS & XLT Bow Assembly
  • Titan Xtreme
8,161,956 Crossbow POD System (SteddyEddy)
  • SteddyEddy
8,033,275 Method and Apparatus for a Multi-Position Draw Weight Crossbow
  • GT Flex
8,127,752 Crossbow Grip Guard
  • All TenPoint Crossbows
8,220,445 Crossbow Grip Guard
  • All TenPoint Crossbows
8,376,882 Unloading Bolt
  • Crossbow Unloading Bolt (CUB)
D679,773 Portable Cocking Device
  • ACUrope


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