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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7409792 | Night vision aiming sight with two eyepieces The field of the invention is that of weapon aiming sights having a light intensifier. To make certain firing modes safe, a weapon may be provided with a camera allowing a soldier to take aim while remaining protected. The proposed invention allows this function to ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7385772 | Optical device with lens positioning and method of making the same Optical devices which accurately position optical elements and methods for producing such optical devices. Each optical element is carried by a support on an axis that has portions plastically deformed to overlap portions of the faces of the optical element adjacent... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369302 | Day/night weapon sight assembly for use on weapon without change in eye relief A day/night weapon sight assembly that consists of daytime sight and a nighttime sight allows the use of both sights without change in eye relief even when the nighttime sight is attached to the rear end of the daytime sight. This is achieved by supporting the dayti... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7346400 | Position-based on/off switch scope An optical scope with a position-based on/off switch preserves power by automatically deactivating one or more electrical components when the scope is not in use. The scope includes an orientation sensor that determines when the scope is in an inactive position by s... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7313885 | Alignment device for telescopic sight mounts An alignment device for telescopic sight mounts (101) utilizes a front alignment portion (103) and a rear alignment portion (105) installed on a firearm 405. A front bushing (109), clamped in a front mount assembly (401) of ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7269920 | Weapon sight with ballistics information persistence A device can be supported on a weapon, and has a range portion that specifies a range to a target, a sensor portion that provides sensor information representing an orientation of the device; and a sight that facilitates weapon orientation in preparation to fire the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257920 | Aiming device The present invention comprises a reflective surface used in conjunction with an aiming device that provides the user targeting information on a surface directly on the aiming device. The reflective surface is moveably mounted directly behind the aiming device, wher... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7239377 | Method, device, and computer program for determining a range to a target A method, device, and computer program for determining range to a target is disclosed. Specifically, the invention provides a method, device and computer program for determining a second range to a target based on a first range to the target and an angle to the targ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7107716 | Apparatus for quick assembling and disassembling of accessories to firearm An apparatus for quick assembling and disassembling of accessories to a firearm includes a mounting body that enables efficient switching of tactic equipments as accessories to the firearm and a mounting base stabilizing the apparatus to the base of the firearm.... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100319 | Prismatic boresighter An optical collimator device, for use in aligning a riflescope with the bore of the rifle, is formed using a small aperture lens for viewing a reticule through a prismatic assembly. The collimator is magnetically attached to the muzzle of the rifle, and when a targe... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7088506 | Compact spotting scope with side focus control A compact spotting scope includes a housing with an outer surface having a grasping region sized and shaped to fit in the palm of a user's hand so that the spotting scope can be held at eye level with one hand in an ergonomic arm and wrist position for steady suppor... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6931778 | Clamp for weapon mount A weapon mount for mounting a night vision device to the receiver rail of a weapon. A self-device adjusting cam operated connection device is present at one end region of the mount for attaching to the receiver rail, while the night vision device is connected at the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922934 | Mounting bracket for scope of a gun A mounting bracket for a scope of a gun is disclosed. The mounting bracket is used to mount night scopes or telescopic scopes onto the barrel of a gun rapidly. The bracket comprises a seat body having a securing jaw, an actuating jaw and a triggering block, and the ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6886287 | Scope adjustment method and apparatus A rifle scope system allows adjustment of the scope while a shooter maintains the shooting posture and the scope sight picture. The scope system comprises an adjustment system comprising an electromechanical mechanism that responds to a signal from a remote controll... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6862833 | Scope-to-firearm alignment assembly An aligning cap is fitted rotationally and coaxially over one of a firearm scope's ends and has pointer-like directional indicator indicia. A set of scope reticulate components—cross-hairs and the like—or a scope alignment reference true to those components—is... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6813855 | Gun sight reticle alignment Apparatus for correcting the rotation of canted reticle cross hairs in the sighting scope of a firearm is disclosed and is comprised of a vertical reference sub-assembly and a separate firearm level sub-assembly which are utilized together to properly position and o... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6637144 | Sight clearing weapon mount A weapon mount for mounting a night vision device to the receiver rail of a weapon. A self-adjusting cam operated connection device is present at one end region of the mount for attaching to the receiver rail, while the night vision device is connected at... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6584720 | Gun sight zero checking device A device is disclosed which enables a scoped firearm owner to determine whether a scope has lost zero due to being moved or hit. A blank cartridge form is attached to a second scope by a bracket. To use, the rifle is first sighted in, then the blank cartr... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6519889 | Bright point sight A reflection sight with at least one lens arranged on the object side and bearing a partially reflecting layer, wherein the lens bearing the partially reflecting layer is arranged perpendicular to the mid-axis of the reflection sight.... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6513275 | Magnetic lightweight collimator An optical collimator device for use in aligning a gun bore with a gun sight is formed of a graticule and lens which are located within the optical collimator device housing. The optical collimator device is mounted on the end of the gun barrel with a mag... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6397509 | Bore sighting apparatus A bore sighting apparatus is designed to releasably fit into the muzzle of the barrel of a firearm for use in bore sighting of the firearm. The bore sighter includes a housing for a collimated light source, such as a laser, with an aperture for projecting... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6351907 | Spiral cam mechanism for rifle sight adjustment A focus adjustment mechanism for a telescopic rifle sight includes a rotatable cam hub including a drive face and a spiral cam track formed in the drive face around an axis of rotation. An actuator slide of the adjustment mechanism is slidably mounted to ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6332286 | Gun tube calibrator A gun tube cailibrator comprises a calibration lens, a sliding seat connected to the of the calibration lens, one side thereof is formed with a teeth track, and the center portion thereof is disposed with a vertical sliding groove for being locked horizon... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6226880 | Quick focusing firearm scope A quick focusing firearm scope includes an elongated tubular scope housing mounted to the upper surface of the firearm barrel. A focusing gear is provided in place of the conventional rotating focusing ring found on conventional scopes. Mounted adjacent t... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6176019 | Collimator mounting apparatus for bore sighting a firearm Apparatus for use with a bore spud for mounting and positioning a collimator with respect to a sighting device or scope on a firearm for bore sighting the firearm provides for adjustment of the collimator to an unlimited number of linear positions from be... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5878504 | Rifle scope vertical alignment apparatus and method A rifle scope vertical alignment apparatus includes first and second plates, each with a bottom surface shaped as an inverted V. A vertically oriented elongate slot is formed in one of the first and second plates and a receiving channel is formed in one o... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5499455 | Portable reticle alignment device for firearms A device for aiding in the cross-hair alignment of the reticle of a gun-mounted telescopic sight wherein the gun includes at least one scope base for securing the telescopic sight. The device includes a light source for projecting a beam of light against ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5456035 | Reticle gunsight A reticle gunsight is illuminated by a chemical illumination stick which is nserted through a tapped port in a lower chamber of the gunsight. The tapped port is closed with a threaded plug to retain light within the lower chamber. The lower chamber has an ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5442860 | Portable reticle alingment device for firearms A device for aiding in the cross-hair alignment of the reticle of a gun-mounted telescopic sight wherein the gun includes at least one mounting boss for securing the telescopic sight. The device includes a card having a viewing surface and a contact edge ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5141313 | Apparatus for producing a collimating mark An apparatus for producing a collimating mark within an optical sighting device includes a light source to generate a beam of light for the mark, imaging optics, and a beam splitter. The beam splitter reflects one portion of the light from the light sourc... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4696596 | Equipment mounting mechanism An interface mechanism for the mounting of one component to another, especially useful where the components have to be boresighted and where the boresighted components have to be removed and replaced without disturbing the accuracy of the boresighting. Lo... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4452458 | Device to determine, indicate and record aim of object The invention is directed to a device utilizing electromagnetic energy, within or close to the visible frequency range, and components sensitive to such energy to determine, indicate and record, without use of photographic technique or TV video recording,... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4232449 | Bore sighting apparatus The bore sighting apparatus or alignment device is comprised of a two-part ring hinged together and provided with a clamp for securing the ring on the muzzle of a howitzer. A pair of hinged witness sights are provided on the ring and a pair of arms extend... | 11/11/1980 |
| 3992782 | Low profile gun sight A low profile gun sight suitable for use on a small firearm such as a handgun, is disclosed having a hollow sight housing containing optical elements including at least a collimating lens, a first fully reflective optical element and a second semitranspar... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3991500 | Firearm sight with dialable range control A shoulder firearm is provided with a receiver-mounted collimating optical ight comprising a housing containing a hollow pivoted, reticle holder, an elongated rod of fluorescent material mounted in the forward end of the holder, an inclined first mirror wh... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3949482 | Gun sight and method of making the same A collimated gun sight having a fluorescently illuminated reticle. The sight is contained in a single tube and is sized so as to be capable of being mounted on the muzzle of a gun.... | 04/13/1976 |
