Darton Rocks
 

Darton owns the patent to the binary cam system.

RE: Darton Rocks
 

Patent #6,990,970 issued 1/31/06 to Rex Darlington. Bowtech and Elite will be paying royalties to Darton.

RE: Darton Rocks
 

Okay? And you want this in the Technical Forum, why?

RE: Darton Rocks
 

I find it interesting that if you are shooting any of the hybrid cams or binary cams that you are paying royalties to Darton. Darton is not a brand that most people look at when they purchase a new bow. Rex seems to have good ideas but they somehow do not appeal to me in one of his finished products.

RE: Darton Rocks
 

I did, Tundra Extreme, probably the last compound I will ever buy.

RE: Darton Rocks
 

I did like the Tundra Extreme but I needed a 27.5 draw to shoot with a loop. I did notice Darton has internet sales to the public. I guess this is new this year. Never noticed it before.

RE: Darton Rocks
 

Darton makes a nice bow. Wonder why Darton didn't develop a Binary cam system?

RE: Darton Rocks
 

They also worked on the cams for the Merlins as well. I have an older CPS cam bow and really like it. Shoots really well now matter how far off the tuning is to be honest.

Paul

RE: Darton Rocks
 

Does this mean that at some legal level it was decided that the binary system is a copy of the hybrid cam that Darton developed?

RE: Darton Rocks
 

every one owes royalites to some one. As darton has patent on cam and a half or CPS. and Alot of new companies are coming out w/ bows that are using other manufacturers cams. like the Rytera using Martin Cams. Its more about who is willing to spend what.

RE: Darton Rocks
 

sure love my darton marauder :D

RE: Darton Rocks
 

I have tried to read the info that started this. I have found a link that Kevin Strother talked about trying to patent the Binary cam, only to find out that it was "prior art" and couldn't be covered by an enforceable patent. There were actually 3 patents mentioned in that thread, but one was for a cam with 2 feedouts and one take-up. AFAICT, Neither Kevin nor Bowtech has a patent that will be able to keep others from using the binary system. I believe that Rex Darlington purchased the rights to the hybrid cam system that he and others are using, and didn't necessarily invent it himself. The Binary patent (if he actually has one that is enforceable) is also something he purchased, not necessarily developed.

I have owned many Darton bows, and they have generally shot better for me than almost anything else I have tried. They would undoubtedly be more popular if they would advertise more effectively, pay more attention to asthetics, and try to keep up with others in noise/vibration reduction.