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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7526890 | Adjustable rear pistol sight and sight mounting and adjustment method A rugged, adjustable optical alignment device well suited for use as a pistol rear sight is adapted for use in a dovetail, as is customarily seen on the slide of an automatic pistol. The sight assembly includes a rear notch, but could just as easily include a peep a... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7404268 | Precision targeting system for firearms A precision targeting system for a firearm has an image capturing scope, a processor, and an actuator. In one embodiment, a user indicates when he wants to lock onto the target, and then readjust his aim after receiving feedback from the system. In another embodimen... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7343686 | Bow sight with fiber optics A bow sight having a support structure, and two or more vertically aligned vertical pins connected to the support structure is provided. At least two of the vertical pins include a sight point. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a bow sight having a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7305786 | Pistol with loaded chamber indicator A centerfire autoloading pistol including a loaded chamber indicator to identify the presence of a cartridge loaded in the firing chamber. The pistol may generally include a housing having an external surface and defining a chamber to receive a cartridge, a barrel u... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296376 | Interchangeable sight system and method for removably mounting an optical alignment apparatus A rugged, releasably attachable or interchangeable optical alignment system well suited for use as with pistol sights includes a sight body carrying a leaf spring locking member adapted to releasably engage a pistol's indentation. The sight body's leaf spring member... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7188446 | Front sight with rotary elevation adjustment An adjustable front sight includes a carrier with a spiral sighting blade mounted for rotation within a base attached directly or indirectly to a barrel. A progression of sight lands is formed along a peripheral surface of the spiral sighting blade. Rotation of the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181882 | Dual-zero sight for a firearm A firearm sighting system includes a rear sight unit having a plurality of separate sight elements adaptable for “zeroing” the same gun with different ammunition. In preferred embodiments, a rear sight unit comprises windage and elevation adjustments for each of... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159325 | Bow sight with fiber optics A bow sight having a support structure, and two or more vertically aligned vertical pins connected to the support structure is provided. At least two of the vertical pins include a sight point. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a bow sight having a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7076907 | Rear gun sight device A rear sight device for an SKS or similar type rifle includes a sight base assembly and a sight component assembly. The sight component assembly is adjustable mounted on the sight base assembly and includes sight elements of well-known construction. The sight base a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7032341 | Adjustable rear sight for firearms The present invention comprises a new and improved adjustable rear sight for firearms which comprises a polymer sight body and a metal aperture screw which is adjustable for elevation by screwing the aperture screw up or down in a threaded insert which is inserted i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6968643 | Dual-zero sight for a firearm A sighting system for a firearm includes a rear sight unit having a plurality of separate sight elements adaptable for “zeroing” the same gun with different ammunition. The multiple-zero sight unit comprises windage and elevation adjustments for each sight eleme... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6892462 | Vertical in-line bow sight A bow sight having a support structure, and two or more vertically aligned vertical pins connected to the support structure is provided. At least two of the vertical pins include a sight point. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a bow sight having a... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886289 | Elevation adjustable firearm front sight with user changeable sighting element An elevation adjustable firearm front sight with user changeable sighting elements that includes a lower rotatable front sight insert member adapted to be secured to a firearm front sight base and an upper front sight insert member rotatably secured to the upper por... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6722075 | Compact offset sighting device An offset sighting device for a weapon such as an M16 rifle for use with an NBC mask or equivalent. The sighting device includes front sight, rear sight, and a mechanism for supporting both. The site support includes a bracket, and a front sight support arm pivotall... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6622413 | Sight apparatus for a shotgun A sight apparatus for a shotgun includes a lens movable longitudinally and laterally with respect to the axis of the barrel so that the entire shot pattern at a given target distance for a given barrel choke is visible to the shooting eye of the shooter t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6568118 | Grenade launcher sighting assembly A grenade launcher sighting assembly. A sighting apparatus for a grenade launcher having a barrel with a centerline is provided. The sighting apparatus has a mounting module that is alignable mountable to the barrel of the grenade launcher, wherein said m... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6481146 | Rear sight for a firearm A rear sight including a sight housing and a threaded sleeve. The sight housing has a threaded male portion for insertion into the threaded sleeve. The threaded sleeve is connected to the firearm though bushings which stabilize the threaded sleeve, yet al... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6338219 | Bracket-integrated back-up optical sight An optical sight is integrated into a bracket that can support an optical scope. The bracket defines a bore therethrough such that an optical line-of-sight is defined that is parallel to the line-of-sight of the optical scope. A post extends vertically up... | 01/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6073351 | Sight mounting for weapons such as crossbows A crossbow or other weapon with an adjustable sight mounting member is provided with an indicator mechanism which provides a read-out indicative of the disposition of the sight mounting member, the indicator being of a size substantially greater than the ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5966825 | Adjustable front sight for small arms The front sight comprises an A-shaped support whose top is formed by a cross-member between two raised side plates for protecting the front sight which is adjustably mounted in the cross-member. A knob is housed to rotate freely in the cross-member and is... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5659965 | Combination optical and iron sight system for rocket launcher A combination optical and iron sight system for a rocket launcher is provd. The combination sight system has a mounting bracket for attachment to a spotter rifle of a typical rocket launcher. A sight mounting bracket having an elevation adjustment and a ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5481818 | Gun sight mounting system The present invention relates to a gun sight assembly mounting system for a firearm such as a rifle. The gun sight assembly mounting system includes a housing, a selectively compressible spring member, a mounting base, a selectively detachable sight embod... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5327654 | Gun sight A gun sight for rifles, pistols, or shotguns which is particularly useful on rapid fire weapons, such as semi-automatic rifles and pistols used by the public, or fully automatic weapons used by the military. The gun sight consists of a rear sight and a fr... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5040300 | Archery bow sight A sighting device for archery bows which includes at least one sight element disposed outwardly of a housing which is mounted to the bow and wherein the sight element is positively biased against a range adjustment mechanism that is rotatably mounted thro... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4976038 | Shotgun sighting system and method A sighting system for a shotgun useful for a user to align firing trajectory with a target. The system includes a sight rigidly fixed at a forward end of the shotgun barrel, and a rearward, transient sighting element which is utilized to establish concurr... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4841659 | Sight over scope gun sight A firearm sighting device is described which provides a dual iron and telescopic sighting systems for the shooter. Iron sights are added to a modified telescopic sight upper mounting rings which are attached to conventional telescopic sight lower mounting... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4779370 | Firearm with removable barrel and telescopic sight A firearm having a receiver and a changeable barrel releasably connected to the receiver. A sight mounting member integrally connected to the barrel forward of the receiver extends for some distance in a rearward direction above the receiver and carries a... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4745686 | Apparatus for imparting enhanced directional flight to a projectile and the like An apparatus for imparting enhanced directional flight to a projectile and the like which includes a discontinuous sleeve which is conformably dimensioned slidably to mate with the distal end of a firearm, and an adjustable sight alignment loop which form... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4733490 | Alignment-impact indicator for firearms An indicator for adjusting the elevation of a firearm such as a shotgun, comprising a rubber-like grommet having a lesser diameter portion for insertion in the barrel of the gun at the muzzle, a sight guide for mounting on the grommet and having elevation... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4689910 | Front sight for projectile launchers Launchers of the type that are extensible when readied for use contain projectiles the efficiency of the propellants of which varies directly with their temperature. Prior to the extension of such launchers, they are water resistant and their interiors ar... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4615132 | Self loading pistol having a rear sight which secures a detachable breech block insert In a fire arm of the self loading pistol type having a reciprocating breech block slide (B) with a detachable breech block insert (F) holding a cartridge extractor (M) and a firing pin (S), the insert (F) is held in position in the slide (B) by means of t... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4607445 | Temperature compensating front sight Launchers of the type that are extensible when readied for use contain projectiles the efficiency of the propellants of which varies directly with their temperature. Prior to the extension of such launchers, they are water tight and their interiors are th... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4575961 | Gunsight elevating apparatus Disclosed is a gun sight elevation adjusting apparatus having an adjusting screw threaded into the sight elevation body for adjusting the elevation of the sight. The screw has an annular groove and a plurality of circumferentially spaced indentations ther... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4574335 | Lighted gun sights Apparatus for assisting aiming of firearms in darkness comprising a sight defining two spaced upstanding elements, each bearing at identical levels thereon one of a pair of light sources defining dots; a forward pointer comprising a base portion whose hei... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4524534 | Position actuated illuminated gunsight An illuminated gunsight adapted to be fixedly engageable with a firearm having existing sighting means, said gunsight comprising illumination means which are moveable relative to said existing sighting means with the illumination means being electrically ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4494313 | Three point bow sight An archery sighting device which includes an elongated sight bracket fixedly attached to the bow above the hand grip portion. A horizontally disposed tab at the rear of the sight bracket has a "V" notch coplanar with the plane formed by the extended bow s... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4117617 | Adjustable sighting rib An adjustable sighting means for a firearm which a shooter can adjust to give the desired point of impact. An elongated rib is adjustably mounted on the gun barrel. The rib can be adjusted in the vertical direction so that the forward end of the rib has a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4102053 | Removable rifle sight A fast sighting device adapted for convenient substitution in place of a conventional rear rifle sight comprising a rectangular support including a ceramic magnet supported on an eccentric cam on the interior thereof. A support further includes a front an... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4017995 | Range finding sight A range finding gunsight suitable for military usage is provided having a rear portion with a baseplate member mounted for windage adjustment and having an integral upright member provided with an elongated oval shaped aperture. A slide member having a co... | 04/19/1977 |
