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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110089238 | Apparatus and Method for Calculating Aiming Point Information The present invention relates to target acquisition and related devices, and more particularly to telescopic gunsights and associated equipment used to achieve shooting accuracy at, for example, close ranges, medium ranges and extreme ranges... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110043928 | Method and Apparatus for Moving a Component in an Optical Sight A method and apparatus relate to an optical sight having a first section, and having a second section that is movable relative to the first section, and that has optics thereon. One aspect involves: preventing movement of the second section away from a first position pa... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110037974 | PROBE AND DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY TESTING TEST OBJECTS An optical probe for optically testing test objects includes: a stationary probe component and a probe component rotatable about an axis of rotation and mechanically and optically coupled to the stationary probe component, the rotating probe component having at least tw... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100328656 | Hand-Held Light Measuring Device A hand-held light measuring device includes a device housing (G) with a bottom face incorporating a measuring window (7) through which a measurement optical path extends so that a measurement object can be measured when the device housing (G) is positioned with i... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100309462 | SCOPE WITH IMPROVED MAGNIFICATION SYSTEM Various embodiments described herein comprise a scope for a firearm having a large range of zoom. The scope comprising a movable zoom selector for adjusting magnification of an image viewed through the scope. The scope further comprises an objective, an ocular, and an e... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100157292 | SIGHT A sight. A saddle is connected between an ocular housing and an objective housing. A crosshair is disposed in the ocular housing. A light-emitting element is disposed in the ocular housing, illuminating the crosshair. A focal adjustment member is disposed on the saddle,... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100091257 | Optical Imaging System and Method for Imaging Up to Four Reticles to a Single Imaging Location A catadioptric optical imaging system and method is provided, in which up to four (4) reticles are imaged to a single imaging location (e.g. for imaging substrates), in a manner designed to provide high throughput, with a relatively high resolution, and with substrates ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100059592 | AIMING DEVICE An aiming device for an image acquisition apparatus includes light emitting means and a light guide arranged for receiving a luminous radiation generated by the light emitting means and for providing reference image means in an aiming zone, the light guide including con... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090141270 | Simple Fiducial Marking for Quality Verification of High Density Circuit Board Connectors A printed circuit board with a printed pattern of fiducial marks on a first side of the printed circuit board including a first indicia including a right triangle with its base parallel to a first edge of the board and an alignment mark adjacent thereto, and a second in... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090015828 | Device to aid the positioning of a pilot in an aircraft A visual aid is used by a pilot in an aircraft to position himself in the cockpit by an axial movement, called movement along the X axis, in an aircraft reference coordinate system, and by a vertical movement, called movement along the Z axis, in the aircraft reference ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20070052957 | Image forming apparatus capable of producing a high-precision light beam with a simple structure An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier and an optical scanning device. The optical scanning device generates an optical scanning beam and includes an enclosure. The enclosure includes a pair of arch-like-shaped supporting members. Inside the enclosure ther... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20050278963 | Self-aligning, self plumbing baseline instrument A self aligning baseline instrument including a first light assembly operable to generate a first vertical light plane, a second light assembly operable to generate a second vertical light plane at a predetermined angle to the first vertical light plane, a third light a... | 12/22/2005 |
