| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 042119000 |
Telescopic type
| 180 |
| 042114000 |
Focused beam (e.g., laser on target, etc.)
| 86 |
| 042113000 |
Target spot or dot superimposed on sight
| 38 |
| 042130000 |
With a reticle or graticule (e.g., crosshairs, etc.)
| 28 |
| 042135000 |
Correctable
| 25 |
| 042132000 |
Illuminated, including fiber optics
| 22 |
| 042146000 |
Target illuminated (e.g., via flashlight, etc.)
| 11 |
| 042118000 |
Periscope type or using a mirror
| 9 |
| 042144000 |
Using contrasting material or color (e.g., bead, etc.)
| 6 |
| 042148000 |
Stowed, relocated to nonuse position, or quickly detachable
| 6 |
| 042143000 |
Hood, guard, shade, or cover | 4 |
| 20080276519 | Aperture sighting device - A sighting device includes an aperture body having a sighting aperture therein. The sighting aperture includes four intersecting sides that jointly define horizontally opposing corners and vertically opposing corners. A horizontal reference axis of the aperture body extends through the horizontally opposing corners and a vertical reference axis of the aperture body extends through the vertically opposing corners such that a first pair of the sides are entirely above the horizontal reference axis and a second pair of the sides are entirely below the horizontal reference axis. The first pair of the sides are of approximately equal length and the second pair of the sides are of approximately equal length. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080276520 | Aperture sighting device - A sighting device includes an aperture body having a sighting aperture therein. The sighting aperture includes four intersecting sides that jointly define horizontally opposing corners. A horizontal reference axis of the aperture body extends through the horizontally opposing corners such that a first pair of the sides are entirely above the horizontal reference axis and a second pair of the sides are entirely below the horizontal reference axis. The first pair of the sides define a corner vertically offset above the horizontal reference axis and equidistant between the horizontally opposing corners. The first pair of the sides are of approximately equal length. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100251594 | Composite gun scope cover - A composite gun scope full cover for a gun scope secured with a mounting base to a gun comprising a pair of interacting partial substantially identical scope covers; each partial cover including a body of flexible sheet material having a top surface and spaced apart depending walls of a length sufficient to cover about one-half of the length of the scope; an end lens cover at one end of the body to cover either the eye piece end or the distal end of the scope; a strap extending from the opposite end of the body; an opening between the body and the strap and resilient, stretchable material between the end cover and one end of the strap that engages the mounting base during use of the partial cover to cover an end of the scope, whereby one strap of one partial cover is inserted through the opening of the other partial cover so that the opening of the inserted partial cover will fit over an end of the scope to be pulled against the base mount and stretched over an end of the scope opposite to the end covered by the first partial cover. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20170234651 | SCOPE COVERING SYSTEMS | 08-17-2017 |
| 042142000 |
Nonadjustable rangefinder, type | 3 |
| 20090199453 | METHOD TO DETERMINE HOLD OVER BALLISTIC INFORMATION - A handheld rangefinder device operable to determine ballistic hold over information is disclosed. The rangefinder device generally includes a range sensor operable to determine a first range to a target, a tilt sensor operable to determine an angle to the target relative to the device, and a computing element, coupled with the range sensor and the tilt sensor, operable to determine a hold over value based on the first range and the determined angle. Such a configuration facilitates accurate firearm and bow use by providing ranges and hold over values without requiring time-consuming and manual user calculations. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100281751 | ARCHERY CROSSBOW ASSEMBLY - A cross bow assembly that combines the use of a peep sight as a rear sight and the quick range finder as a front sight to quickly ascertain the appropriate target and distance without the aid of other devices. The device alleviates the need to use a separate range finder to find distance because it is incorporated into the front sight giving instant, accurate distances when sighting, saving time and improving the hunter's ability to make precise accurate shots quickly. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20130000177 | RANGE FINDER FOR WEAPONS - A range finder includes housing, circuitry, a lens, a display, and a plurality of threaded apertures. The housing has a front end, a rear end, and a bottom portion extending between the front end and the rear end. The range finder circuitry is located within the housing. The lens is located at the front end of the housing. The display is located at the rear end of the housing. The plurality of threaded apertures are located in the bottom portion of the housing. | 01-03-2013 |
| 042112000 |
Vent, vented, or ventilated rib type | 2 |
| 20090113780 | SHOTGUN SIGHT AND ADJUSTABLE GUN SIGHT - A shotgun sight is provided with a barrel, a sighting rib, a rib support member, a pitch adjustment mechanism, and a latch mechanism. The rib support member is provided on the barrel. The pitch adjustment mechanism is provided between the rib and the rib support member to adjust pitch of the rib relative to the barrel. The latch mechanism has a pair of coacting base plates. A first base plate is provided along a proximal end of the rib and a second base plate is provided on the rib support member. Each base plate has an array of complementary-shaped interlocking projections. One of the base plates is configured to be forcibly urged apart from the other base plate to reposition the array of interlocking projections in order to selectively position the rib relative to the barrel at one of a plurality of locations each corresponding with a unique pitch for the rib relative to the barrel. An adjustable gun sight is also provided. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100269395 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A SHOTGUN - The invention relates to a method of improving and to an adjusting device for performing adjustment of the butt of a shotgun to a specific shooter in order to improve the accuracy of fire. It has been realized that the adjustment of the butt of a shotgun to fit a shooter is markedly facilitated through the use of an adjusting device according to embodiments and methods of the invention. | 10-28-2010 |
| 042141000 |
Multisight, for moving targets (e.g., shotgun type, etc.) | 2 |
| 20150027027 | Firearm Lead Sight - A firearm lead sight that is attached to the barrel of a firearm for assisting a shooter in leading a moving target. The firearm lead sight includes a mount, a first sight assembly, and a second sight assembly. A mount plate and a barrel grip form the mount and are clamped around the barrel of the firearm. A first sight bar and a second sight bar, of the first sight assembly and the second sight assembly respectively, are pivotally connected to the mount plate opposite each other. A first plurality of sight marks is positioned along the first sight bar, while a second plurality of sight marks is positioned along the second sight bar. A first detent of the first sight bar and a second detent of the second sight bar allow the first sight bar and the second sight bar to be locked in a variety of positions. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20160054098 | SHOOTING AID - There is provided a shooting training aid for a gun including a sight channel, a wing and connection member for connecting the shooting aid to the gun. The sight channel has a central vertical axis that extends substantially perpendicularly to an upper plane of the wing. There is also provided a gun mount training and gun-fit assessment methods using the shooting aid of the present invention. | 02-25-2016 |
| 042140000 |
Dual flip-, superimposed-, or dial-type | 2 |
| 20090241400 | SIGHT APPARATUS FOR USE WITH FIREARMS - Sight apparatus for use with firearms are described herein. An example sight apparatus described herein includes a first swivel element removably coupled to a second swivel element. The first swivel element includes a first aperture coaxially aligned with a second aperture of the second swivel element to define a passageway. A coupling element is removably disposed within the passageway to pivotally couple the first swivel element relative to the second swivel element. A retainer is operatively coupled to the coupling element to engage at least one of the first or second swivel portions to prevent movement of the coupling element along a transverse axis of the passageway. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100170137 | REAR APERTURE SIGHT FOR RIFLE - A rear aperture sight for use in conjunction with a front sight post sight on a rifle. The front sight post has a horizontal top edge and vertical side edges. The rear aperture sight comprises a rear sight adapted to be mounted on the rifle. The rear sight has a horizontally elongated aperture formed therein having height and width dimensions. The width dimension is greater than the height dimension. The aperture is defined by two circular segments s | 07-08-2010 |
| 042133000 |
Having variable size aperture, slot, notch, or cone-shaped | 2 |
| 20090260270 | Connecting rod structure of a laser sight of a gun - A laser sight is coupled to a gun with a connecting rod; the connecting rod includes a rod body, and an expanding and fixing sleeve having a truncated-cone shape; the rod body is passed through the sleeve, and the sleeve is inserted in a joining hole of the gun; the rod body has a front threaded portion threadedly joined to the laser sight, a middle truncated-cone shaped section, and a male threaded portion adjoining the truncated-cone shaped section; the expanding and fixing sleeve has a lengthways extending gap thereon, and a truncated-cone shaped hole receiving the truncated-cone shaped section of the rod body; the taper of the truncated-cone shaped section of the rod body matches that of the truncated-cone shaped hole of the sleeve; the sleeve has a female threaded portion in the truncated-cone shaped hole, which is threadedly engaged with the male threaded portion of the rod body. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110247257 | Rail mountable diopter rear sight - A rail mountable diopter rear sight has a housing, a drum arm pivotably connected to the housing, a sight drum rotatably engaged with the drum arm, and elevation adjustment screw connected to the drum arm and the sight drum. The sight drum rotates on a common axis with the elevation adjustment screw. The sight drum threadedly engages a threaded portion of the elevation adjustment screw. | 10-13-2011 |
| 042147000 |
Yieldable | 1 |
| 20090038203 | INERTIA DRIVEN EYE PROTECTION FOR A SCOPE - An eyepiece of a firearm scope includes a spring positioned between a shock mount and an ocular lens, wherein the spring holds the ocular lens a predetermined position from an objective lens of the scope when the spring is in an uncompressed state. During recoil of the firearm, the spring compresses to allow the ocular lens to travel towards the objective lens, thereby increasing an effective eye clearance distance between the ocular lens and a shooter. Following recoil, the spring expands to return the ocular lens to the predetermined position. The spring compresses again during impact of the eyepiece with the shooter's face, thereby partially absorbing the force of the impact and reducing the chance of injury to the shooter. | 02-12-2009 |
| Entries |
| Document | Title | Date |
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| 20080256837 | Sight for Sporting Rifles - The invention relates to a sight for sporting rifles. The inventive sight consists of: a support ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090019758 | LENS TO ASSIST IN SHOOTING OF A GUN - The present invention is an article providing a corrective and changeable lens for a rifle. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100005697 | CONNECTING PIECES FOR WEAPON RAILS - A connecting piece couplable to a rail of a weapon is described. An example connecting pieces includes a first retaining element including a first receiving region configured to engage a corresponding first counterface of the rail. The example connecting piece also includes a second retaining element including a second receiving region configured to engage a corresponding second counterface of the rail. In addition, the example connecting piece includes a guide slot running diagonally to a longitudinal direction of the rail via which the first retaining element and the second retaining elements are coupled. When one of the two retaining elements is displaced in the longitudinal direction of the rail, at least one of the first retaining element or the second retaining element moves obliquely relative to the other of the first retaining element or the second retaining element following the orientation of the guide slot to move the connecting piece between a working position in which the first receiving region is engaged with the corresponding first counterface and the second receiving region is engaged with the second counterface to a release position in which both the first receiving region and the second receiving region are no engaged with the corresponding first counterface and the second counterface, respectively. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100212208 | Optical sighting devices - Optical sights for long guns and handguns. The representative, disclosed optical sight has: a fiber optics assembly which includes an outer, hollow, tubular optical fiber and an optical fiber insert; an optical fiber assembly support comprising integral, spaced apart, assembly-associated support units; magnets for securing the fiber optics assembly support to a rib at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel; interchangeable mounting/sight alignment brackets assembled to the fiber optics assembly support and configured to match the configuration of the rib of the shotgun barrel; and magnetically engaged plates for clamping the support and the mounting/sight alignment bracket to the rib. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100275494 | Gun Sight Mounting Device - In one embodiment according to the teachings of the present disclosure, an apparatus generally includes a gun mount portion and a sight mount portion that are coupled together by a resilient member. The gun mount portion provides attachment to a gun and the sight mount portion provides attachment to a gun sight. The resilient member is configured to allow, when attached to the gun, a linear displacement of the sight mount portion relative to the gun mount portion along a longitudinal axis of the gun. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100281749 | Method and Apparatus for Influencing Reflections from an Optical Surface - An optical system has an optical component with a curved surface and zero optical power. The optical system is configured so that the optical component is the first optical structure encountered by radiation entering the optical system from externally thereof. According to a different aspect, a method is provided for making an optical system that has an optical component with a surface, where the optical component is the first optical structure encountered by radiation entering the optical system from externally thereof. The method includes configuring the surface to be curved, and configuring the optical component to have zero optical power. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100319234 | Sighting System - A sighting assembly is configured for use on a firearm in long-range sighting applications and broadly comprises proximal and distal sights. The sights present various sighting surfaces including at least a pair of complemental surfaces that, when viewed along a sighting direction, are opposed to one another. The distal sight presents a radially outer one of the opposed sighting surfaces and the proximal sight presents a radially inner one of the opposed sighting surfaces. The opposed surfaces cooperatively present at least one aiming window for accurately aligning the sights and viewing a target. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110005119 | REAR APERTURE SIGHT FOR RIFLE - A rear aperture sight for use in conjunction with a front sight post sight on a rifle. The front sight post has a horizontal top edge and vertical side edges. The rear aperture sight comprises a rear sight adapted to be mounted on the rifle. The rear sight has a horizontally elongated aperture formed therein having height and width dimensions. The width dimension is greater than the height dimension. The aperture is defined by two circular segments s | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110067286 | Gun sight featuring point-to-point alignment - A gun sight system featuring point-to-point visual alignment is provided. A front sight coupled to a forward end of a gun includes a top sighting point and optionally lateral sighting points. A rear sight coupled to a rearward end of the gun includes a pair of spaced apart rear lateral sighting points each visually alignable with and visually touching one of the front lateral sighting points or the top sighting point for visually touching the top sighting point with a target while simultaneously visually aligning at least one of the rear lateral sighting points with a point on the front sight. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110094141 | VISION ENHANCEMENT APPARATUS TO IMPROVE BOTH NEAR AND FAR VISION - A collimator of static cling vinyl is attached on a lens of eyeglasses by electrostatic attraction. The collimator has an aperture formed as a hole in a flat circle of opaque material, where the hole is located at a center of the circle. A person wearing the eyeglasses generates a sight line from an eye of the person through the aperture of the collimator and through a rear sight of the open sights and across a front sight of the open sights and to a target. The aperture of the collimator optically clears the vision of the eye of the person to aid in the person's simultaneous visualization of the rear sight, the front sight, and the target. The eyeglasses may be for vision correction, safety, sunglasses, etc. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110113671 | NIGHT SIGHT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A night sight includes a notched bottom portion, permitting the use of a large objective lens for maximized light gathering capability while also permitting the night sight to be mounted with its center line relatively close to the center line of the barrel of the weapon with which it is used. This configuration permits the night sight to be mounted so that its center line is the same as the center line of a daytime telescopic sight used in conjunction with the night sight. The night sight includes a focusing assembly having decreased sensitivity to tilt or decenter, and a collimator mounted within a spherical bearing so that the collimator may be precisely aligned during assembly of the night sight. The night sight thereby ensures that an image viewed through the night sight appears to originate from the same angle as that with which the image entered the objective lens, and further resists a need to compensate for parallax during aiming. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110167706 | Sight for a firearm - The invention relates to a sight which is fastened to a structural component of a firearm, preferably the carriage of a pistol. The invention is characterized in that the sight ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110173869 | INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIMED SHOOTING OF SNIPER AND OBSERVATION OF SPOTTER - The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling the aimed shooting of a sniper and the observation of a spotter. At the same time that a sniper directly checks the shape of the target using a sighting telescope, a spotter observes the surroundings of the target using an observatory telescope. The sniper deflects images of the target using a prism, focuses the images, and converts the focused images into digital moving image signals. The spotter deflects images of the target using a prism, focuses the images, and converts the focused images into digital moving image signals. Two types of images can be selectively transmitted, or can be combined with each other using a multiplexer and transmitted to a shooting controller in a multi-screen division form. A commanding office can identify a precise target and make a decision pertaining to shooting. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110179689 | BORESIGHTING AND POINTING ACCURACY DETERMINATION OF GUN SYSTEMS - A boresight apparatus and methods for use of same with a gun system are provided. The gun system includes a gun tube and a pointing device. The boresight apparatus is installed on an outside surface of the gun tube. Once the gun tube is adjusted to a desired gun-tube orientation, the boresight apparatus determines the gun-tube orientation, including an azimuth, an elevation, and a roll of the gun tube. The pointing device determines a pointing-device orientation at the desired angle. The gun system may be boresighted by adjusting the pointing device based on the gun-tube orientation. The pointing accuracy performance of the gun system may be determined based on offsets between the gun-tube orientation and the pointing-device orientation. The boresight may determine an azimuth using optical technologies, such as lasers, with a precision survey or using north-finding techniques with gyroscopes. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110289815 | GUN WITH LONG SIGHT RADIUS AND SHORT BARREL - This invention consists of an extended sight radius on a gun that fires a single projectile at a time. The sights may be mounted on extensions to get the required sight radius length. The gun has a short barrel to minimize the bullet residence time in the barrel during firing, which minimizes bullet launch trajectory errors due to gun movement during firing. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120042559 | ACTIVE STABILIZATION TARGETING CORRECTION FOR HANDHELD FIREARMS - An electromechanical system translates an “aiming error” signal from a target tracking system into dynamic “pointing corrections” for handheld devices to drastically reduce pointing errors due to man-machine wobble without specific direction by the user. The active stabilization targeting correction system works by separating the “support” features of the handheld device from the “projectile launching” features, and controlling their respective motion by electromechanical mechanisms. When a target is visually acquired, the angular deflection (both horizontal windage and vertical elevation) and aiming errors due to man-machine wobble (both vertical and horizontal) from the target's location to the current point-of-aim can be quickly measured by the ballistic computer located internal to a target tracking device. These values are transmitted to calibrated encoded electromechanical actuators that position the isolated components to rapidly correct angular deflection to match the previous aiming error. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120186129 | Aiming Device and Method for Guns - An aiming device for guns, which comprises a transparent plate that shows to the user a critical image when the plate has a predetermined orientation, and shows a deformed image when said plate has any other different orientation. The transparent plate is so mounted in the device and the device is so mounted on the gun, such that the critical image is seen by the user when and only when the axis of the gun barrel is parallel to the line of sight passing through the user's eye and the center of the transparent plate. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120260555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNMENT OF FIREARM SIGHTS - An apparatus for aligning a sighting device mounted on a firearm. The apparatus has a first indicating device adapted to be positioned on a surface of the firearm to determine a rotational position of the firearm relative to a reference plane and a second indicating device adapted to be positioned on a surface of the sighting device to determine a rotational position of the sighting device relative to the reference plane. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120311912 | Foldably segmented weapon sight - A weapon sight removably mountable on a weapon provides a plurality of weapon sight segments coupled in end to end linear relation including a front weapon sight segment configured to receive a front sight and a rear weapon sight segment configured to receive a rear sight which disposes the front sight at a fixed distance from the rear sight allowing alignment of the front sight with the rear sight to aim the weapon at a target. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120317860 | LOCKING FRONT SIGHT FOR A FIREARM AND FIREARM WITH LOCKING FRONT SIGHT - A front sight for a weapon, the front sight having: a mounting block; a tower pivotally mounted to the mounting block for movement between a first position and a second position; a first locking mechanism comprising a plurality of spring biased members for retaining the tower in the first position and the second position, the plurality of spring biased members being configured to allow movement of the tower between the first position and the second position in response to a force applied to the tower; and a second locking mechanism configured to lock the tower in the second position, wherein the second locking mechanism must be manually released before the tower can be moved from the second position to the first position. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120324776 | Alignment device for mounting optical sight - The invention comprises a ring alignment bar, a mount extension rod, a bore rod, a lower connector block, a vertical connector rod, an upper connector block, and a bore extension rod. The ring alignment bar is installed in the rings of a telescopic sight mount on a firearm to bring the rings into concentric alignment with each other. The mount extension rod indicates lateral alignment between the rings and barrel of the firearm. The bore rod fits into the muzzle of the firearm. The upper and lower connector blocks, vertical connector rod, and bore extension rod fit together to indicate alignment in a vertical plane between the rings and the bore of the firearm. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130074394 | Mount for co-witnessing sighting devices for firearms having sheet metal receiver covers - A sight mount for firearms having short sight mount blocks and having sheet metal receiver covers. A mount base is pivotally connected with the sight mount block and has a sight support platform that is positioned above the receiver cover and provides support for an optical sighting device. A lock member has releasable locking engagement with the lock retainer members and having a portion thereof engaging the rear sight block and securing said mount base against movement from said sighting position. A rear sight member is defined by an upturned portion of the lock member and has a sighting notch that is visible in co-witnessing relation when viewing through the optical sighting device. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130091754 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE ATTITUDE OF A WEAPON AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An embodiment of an apparatus for determining the attitude angles of a weapon includes a number of accelerometers for measuring the components of the acceleration of the weapon along the axes of a first reference system integral with weapon; a number of gyroscopes configured in such a way to measure the components of the angular speed of the weapon along the axes of the reference body; and a processing unit configured to compute a number of actual attitude angles of the weapon under dynamic conditions based on the components of the angular speed; determine a number of static attitude angles of the weapon under static conditions of the weapon based on the components of the acceleration; and correct the components of angular speed according to static attitude angles and to the actual attitude angles. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130180153 | ACTIVE DISPLAY BASED TARGETING AND WEAPON SITING SYSTEM - An active display based targeting and weapon siting system for providing focusing and targeting data is disclosed. In one embodiment, the active display based targeting and weapon siting system includes an angled optic device configured to allow a user's line of sight to pass through the angled optic device. Further, the active display based targeting and weapon siting system includes a display module configured to provide images including video images, multicolor images and/or wide boresight adjustment and to direct the images into the user's line of sight through the angled optic device. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130247440 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SIGHT FRAME ATTACHABLE TO HANDGUN AND SIGHT FRAME ATTACHABLE TO HANDGUN - A sight frame with which the user can convert a handgun into a rifle-like gun is disclosed. The sight frame includes a frame part and stock, as well as an intermediate slide and locking and guide structures in such a manner that said locking and guide structures are arranged on the sight frame for fast attachment to a handgun and that said intermediate slide is by means of the lifting force provided by the locking and guide structures to the handgun arranged to support itself play free against the slide of the handgun along a major portion of the slide and to support itself through the guide surfaces play free against the guide surfaces arranged on the frame part of the sight frame. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130283659 | MOUNTING FOR THE DETACHABLE ATTACHMENT OF AN AIMING DEVICE FOR A HANDGUN - A mounting device for the detachable attachment of an aiming device on a handgun with a holding device which includes the clamping jaws for the detachable attachment of the holding device to the handgun and at least one repelling roller for the positive locking engagement on the handgun. In order to enable a stable and accurately reproducible attachment of an aiming device, the repelling roller includes two mutually facing and mutually separate engagement elements for the engagement in two mutually separate recesses on the handgun. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130333266 | Augmented Sight and Sensing System - An augmented sight and sensing system that allows both improved pointing accuracy and improved detail of sensing information through a plurality of means that superimposes situation-relevant information on a target image in a manner that allows a composite image, with or without additional sensed information, to be detected at one or more subsequent sensory locations or devices. The system includes beam-splitting means to divide incoming light beams from a target image into two separate beams, one beam that may be collected by a first sensor (such as seen by an observer's eye or alternate sensor such as a camera) and the other collected by a second imaging sensor or module, and means to generate and superimpose information (such as a reticle) on the target image seen by both, and means to collect and transmit the composite image and information. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140007484 | OCULAR CROSS DOMINANCE IMPEDIMENT CORRECTIVE APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A SHOULDER-MOUNTED FIREARM - One embodiment of a sight device that attaches to the trigger guard of a shoulder-mounted firearm having a semitransparent screen perpendicularly adjacent to a side of said firearm, and a support assembly with fastening means for supporting said screen, and attachment means for attaching the device to said trigger guard. The screen is made of semi transparent material, and it is fastened onto the support assembly so as to allow a user to replace it with a similar blade of a different size. When a shooter with ocular cross dominance mounts the firearm at shoulder height for firing, the screen protrudes into the sight of the cross dominant eye obscuring the barrel and aiming bead(s) from its view, while allowing for binocular vision of the target throughout the shooting process. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140026461 | LDV System for Improving the Aim of a Shooter - Methods and systems for improving the accuracy of hitting a target are described. An apparatus includes a LIDAR unit, a storage device, an aim adjustment controller and an adjustment interface. The LIDAR unit is configured to measure at least one of wind profiles along a path between a shooting device and the target, and a range to the target. The storage device is configured to store ballistic information for at least one of ammunition types, shooting devices, and environmental conditions. The aim adjustment controller is configured to analyze at least one of the wind profile, the range to the target, and the ballistic information to determine a set of aiming parameters and the adjustment interface is configured to provide aiming instructions based on the set of aiming parameters, wherein the aiming instructions substantially improve the accuracy. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140026462 | Apparatus for Sight Assembly for a Weapon - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a sight assembly apparatus for a weapon to sight one or more targets. The sight assembly apparatus comprises of two tubes. Both tubes may be equipped with lens protector covers and the exterior exposed surface of the tubes may have hard and robust coatings to provide long life and clean viewing over extended periods of time. The first tube may contain an optical receiver and one or more focal planes. The second tube may be a laser range finder. The two tubes may terminate in a box containing the associated electronics, a screen, a computer processor, one or more power sources, a radio transceiver and a stylus. The sight assembly may be mounted on a weapon via mounting hardware. Examples of mounting hardware include, but are not limited to, clamping hardware and rail mounted hardware. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140165446 | Firearm Sight - A sight for a firearm is provided. The sight is structured to fit within a channel defined within the firearm. In some examples, the channel is defined within the slide of a semi automatic handgun. The sight includes a base that fits within the channel, and a visual index portion extending outward from the base. A removable firearm component blocks an open end of the channel, thereby retaining the sight, when the removable firearm component is installed on the firearm. In some examples, a rear sight may be secured within a channel defined within a slide by a firing pin stop. In other examples, a front sight may be secured within a channel defined within a slide by a barrel bushing. Some examples of the sight may include an adjustment mechanism for moving the visual index portion with respect to the base. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140230305 | MOUNT ASSEMBLY FOR INTERCHANGING OPTICAL SIGHTS - Implementations of a mount assembly for interchanging optical sights on a pistol are provided. In some implementations, the mount assembly comprises an adaptor plate and a pistol slide having an adaptor interface. In some implementations, the adaptor interface of the pistol slide is configured to receive an adaptor plate therein. In some implementations, an optical sight may be secured to the adaptor plate. In some implementations, the walls of the adaptor interface may be constructed in the form of a female portion of a dovetail joint. In some implementations, the ends of the adaptor plate are constructed in the form of a male portion of a dovetail joint. In this way, when the adaptor plate is inserted into the adaptor interface a secure connection may be achieved. In some implementations, the adaptor plate may be any shape suitable for mounting an optical sight thereon. In some implementations, a top side of the adaptor plate may include a recoil lug thereon. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140283429 | PRECISION AIMING SYSTEM FOR A WEAPON - A system for precision aiming of a weapon that has a rail, aligned with a centerline of its barrel, with a bus for supplying power to, and providing communication between, a plurality of modular system components that are mounted and precisely aligned in an array on the rail. A core component receives data from the sensor components via the rail and produces an output for display of aiming data which allows an operator to precisely aim the weapon at a selected target. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140305021 | Hinged Gun Mount Assembly - A hinged mounting assembly for use in connection with a gun-mounted light accessory is disclosed. The assembly has a light source disposed within a housing and a rail clamp connected to the housing. The rail clamp has a fixed clamp member attached to the housing and a hinged clamp member pivotally attached to the housing. The static clamp member and the hinged clamp member are disposed on opposite sides of the housing. A vertically moveable adjustment tab is attached to a first clamp post end. The adjustment tab has a cylindrical member with a lower half that is planar and an upper half that is arcuate. A vertically and horizontally adjustment tab is attached to a second clamp post end. The second adjustment tab also has a lower half that is planar and an upper half that is arcuate. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140338246 | Adjustable Front Focus Sight For A Handgun - A rotatable, adjustable circular focus sight is installed in a front sight of a handgun. The focus sight has a circular opening that may be rotated to different positions in the front sight to sharpen aiming of the handgun in order to accommodate varying environmental conditions and different types of ammunition. Alternative embodiments of the focus sight incorporate various cross-hair patterns and a pinhole. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140338247 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A FIREARM WITH AN EXTENDABLE LIGHT SOURCE - The present invention relates to systems and methods for making and using a firearm that includes an extendable light source that can be selectively moved closer to and farther from a longitudinal axis of a barrel of the firearm. In some cases, the light source includes a laser or a light bulb, such as an LED. By being able to selectively move closer to and farther from the barrel's longitudinal axis, the light source can be adjusted so that it is able to shine past one or more attachments that are placed on a distal end of the firearm. Other implementations are also described. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140366424 | Sight Level for Firearm - Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a level indicator for a firearm that is configured to be repositioned from a home position, generally above the barrel of the firearm, to an extended position, generally above and to the side of the barrel of the firearm. Several different mounting apparatuses are also disclosed, as well as variations of adjustment mechanisms. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150013206 | RANGING METHODS FOR INCLINED SHOOTING OF PROJECTILE WEAPONS - A method for shooting a projectile weapon involves determining the inclination of a line of sight from a vantage point to a target and a line-of-sight range to the target, then predicting a trajectory parameter at the line-of-sight range, for a preselected projectile. Using the trajectory parameter, an equivalent horizontal range may then be determined, wherein the equivalent horizontal range is the range at which the trajectory parameter would be expected to occur if the projectile were shot from the vantage point toward a theoretical target located in a horizontal plane intersecting the vantage point. The equivalent horizontal range may be utilized to compensate for ballistic drop when shooting the projectile weapon. The method may be embodied in a handheld laser rangefinder including a memory for storing ballistic data. Systems for automatic hold over adjustment in a weapon aiming device are also disclosed. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150013207 | DOVETAIL SIGHTS AND TACTICAL RAIL ADAPTER - A sight mounting adapter is provided. The sight mounting adapter may include a rear sight block and a front sight block. Each of the rear sight block and the front sight block includes a top end including an upper dovetail channel and a bottom end including a lower 90 degree combined angle tactical rail channel. The upper dovetail channel of the rear sight block is formed to receive a rear dovetail sight. The upper dovetail channel of the front sight block is formed to receive a front dovetail sight. The lower tactical rail channels of the rear sight block and the front sight block are formed to releasably secure to a tactical rail, such as a Picatinny rail. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150020429 | Rail Extension Device - A rail extension device for a belt fed machine gun includes a first and a second section of rail for mounting auxiliary devices, the second section being rotatable relative to the first section to prevent a collision between an auxiliary device mounted on the second section of rail and the weapon when a feed tray cover is opened to reload. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150040458 | ADJUSTABLE SCOPE MOUNT FOR A PROJECTILE WEAPON AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING THEREOF - An adjustable scope mount for a projectile weapon can include a base and a mounting piece pivotally attached to the base. The mounting piece can include a first bore that is substantially the same size as a first bore of the base and a second bore that is substantially the same size as a second bore of the base. The respective first bores of the base and mounting piece can be positioned such that when they completely overlap, the mounting piece is positioned at a first minute of angle setting. Likewise, the respective second bores of the base and mounting piece can be positioned such that when they completely overlap, the mounting piece is positioned at a second minute of angle setting. Related methods of using and manufacturing the adjustable scope mount are also described. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150128471 | IRON SIGHT CENTERED WINDAGE WHEEL - A firearm sight including a base coupled to a firearm receiver. The base includes a body having opposed side defining a void therebetween. A sight housing having an end coupled to the base and an opposing end carrying a sight structure. The end coupled to the base is bifurcated with spaced apart furcated portions defining a central gap therebetween. A threaded support member extends transversely between the opposed side portions and concurrently through apertures formed through the furcated portions. A wheel member has a threaded bore and is received on the threaded support member between the furcated portions within the central gap. Rotation of the wheel member moves the sight housing laterally between the opposed sides of the base. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150143732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ALIGNING AN ACCESSORY AIMPOINT TO AN AIMPOINT OF A DEVICE - A system and method of aligning an accessory aimpoint to an aimpoint of a device are disclosed. In one embodiment, an aimpoint that can be viewed through a weapon sight is projected from a device mounted on a weapon. Further, an accessory aimpoint is projected on the weapon sight by an accessory device that is mounted on the weapon in front of the weapon sight. Furthermore, the accessory aimpoint is pre-mission aligned to the aimpoint of the device by electronically adjusting a position of the accessory aimpoint to align with the aimpoint of the device on the weapon sight. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150300781 | Adjustable Mounting Shoe and Related Methods Thereof - An adjustable mounting shoe and related methods is disclosed. The adjustable mounting shoe includes a shoe body. A middle portion of the shoe body has a pocket formed therein. A pocket insert is positioned at least partially within the pocket. The pocket insert has a raised edge, wherein the pocket insert is movable relative to the shoe body. At least one fastener is engageable with the pocket insert to secure the pocket insert in a stationary position at least partially within the pocket. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150316349 | SIGHT ADAPTER FOR USE WITH AK SERIES RIFLES - The present sight adapter can be designed for use with AK series rifles and can comprise a cutout element that allows standard pistol rear sights to be used with any AK series rifles. This sight adapter can comprise a lug section a leaf section and an aft section, wherein the aft section can comprise a dovetail-shaped cutout wherein the gun sights are made with a male element that is shaped to fit into this dovetail cutout allowing different sights to be interchangeable. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150316351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING AND REINSTALLING WEAPON SIGHT WITHOUT CHANGING BORESIGHT - A system and method for removing and reinstating a sight of a weapon without changing a boresight is disclosed. A reference optical device is installed on a rail of the weapon and then the sight is installed on the rail. An attitude determination unit determines a change in attitude of the sight with respect to the boresight. The aim point of the weapon in the sight is compensated accordingly based on the change in attitude without changing the boresight by utilizing a compensation module. This allows retaining the boresight even when the weapon sight is removed and reinstalled. Thus weapon sight can be mounted anywhere on a weapon without the need to boresight the weapon. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150316353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DOPE CHART - A cover for use with an optic device to hold and display shooting information. The cover may have resilient retention members that allow a display to be releasably attached and detached from the cover. The display may be made from a single substrate or multiple substrates in order to make the shooting information contained thereon highly visible in a variety of conditions and shooting preferences. The display may further be customized by a user to include desired DOPE information and then printed onto the single or multiple substrates. A system and method for creating custom DOPE charts is also provided. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150323286 | Shooting System with Aim Assist - A shooting system for improving the accuracy of a shot at a target as fired from a hand-held firearm. The shooting system can comprise a targeting system operable with the firearm, the targeting system operable with one or more sensors to obtain targeting information pertaining to a target. The targeting system can further determine an optimal aiming vector and an aim deviation of the optimal aiming vector from an actual aiming vector based on the targeting information. The shooting system can further comprise an aim assist system in communication with the targeting system that functions to receive information corresponding to the aim deviation, the aim assist system comprising a momentum transfer system supported by the firearm and operable to induce a motion within the firearm to manipulate the actual aiming vector of the firearm and to correct for the aim deviation. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150330743 | Sight mechanism with integrated range finder - The disclosed subject matter relates to a sight device can include an integrated range finder and/or a camera with an associated display device. The display device can present a field of view associated with the target and an aiming element such as a dot or crosshairs. Data associated with a distance to a target can be employed to update a presentation by the display device such that the aiming element accurately represents a location at the distance to the target a projectile is expected to hit upon discharge. Updates to the presentation can relate to, e.g., a zoom factor or a vertical-axis offset determined based on the distance to the target. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150345901 | Handle Sight - A handle sight for a firearm includes a mounting base and a carrying handle. The mounting base has an elongated shape and defining a first end portion and an opposed second end portion, wherein the mounting base is adapted for detachably mounting on the firearm in a reversible orientation to locate the first end portion of the mounting base one of a forward direction and a rearward direction of the firearm. The carrying handle is upwardly extended from the first end portion of the mounting base at a top side thereof, wherein the carrying handle has a hollow structure to define a sight channel for parallelly align with a barrel axis of the firearm so as to enable an operator to aim at a front iron sight of the firearm through the sight channel. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150345902 | Enhanced Iron Sights - A firearm such as a pistol, which uses “iron sights”. The forward sight element is secured to a forward portion of the pistol and has a generally rectangular cross section. The rear sight has a left element and a right element, both of which are secured to the pistol at a rearward portion of the firearm. To assist the user in sighting when the forward sight may appear larger than the gap between the rear sight elements, the rear sight elements each have a profile in which they are narrower at a base near the pistol than at the sighting gap distal from the pistol. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150369564 | FOLDABLE FIREARM SIGHT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A LEAF SPRING - A foldable firearm sight assembly including a leaf spring is disclosed. The disclosed assembly may include a base, a sight arm, and a leaf spring. The base of the sight assembly may be configured to attach to a firearm rail using, for example, a clamp bracket and a clamp bolt. The sight arm may be rotationally coupled to the base, and the leaf spring may be positioned between the base and the sight arm. When installed in the sight assembly, the leaf spring may be deflected and may apply a biasing force to the sight arm, causing the sight arm to favor either a deployed or stowed (undeployed) position. The sight arm may be lockable in stowed and/or deployed positions using a tooth and aperture configuration. In such lockable cases, the arm may be unlocked/released by manually depressing an end of leaf spring. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160061562 | COCKING TAB INSERTS AND BREECHBLOCK SLIDES AND FIREARMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Cocking tab inserts and breechblock slides and firearms including the same are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a breechblock slide; a cocking tab insert removably coupled to the breechblock slide; and a sight removably coupled to the breechblock slide and overlaying the cocking tab insert to substantially prevent the cocking tab insert from being inadvertently removed from the breechblock slide. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160091280 | FIREARM SIGHT - A sight for a firearm is provided. The sight is structured to fit within a channel defined within the firearm. In some examples, the channel is defined within the slide of a semi automatic handgun. The sight includes a base that fits within the channel, and a visual index portion extending outward from the base. A removable firearm component blocks an open end of the channel, thereby retaining the sight, when the removable firearm component is installed on the firearm. In some examples, a rear sight may be secured within a channel defined within a slide by a firing pin stop. In other examples, a front sight may be secured within a channel defined within a slide by a barrel bushing. Some examples of the sight may include an adjustment mechanism for moving the visual index portion with respect to the base. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160091281 | GUN SIGHT USING LED ILLUMINATION - A gun sight system including a housing, comprised of a top housing layer and a bottom housing layer. The housing includes a front end and a rear end configured to adhere to the front and rear of the top surface of a gun slide. A central portion of the housing is configured to be perpendicular to the front top and rear top sections. Within the housing is a front and rear circuit board, including at least one battery mount, at least one switch, and a front LED and a rear LED. The housing has a window to allow light from the LED to shine into a window on a front and rear gun sight. A light pipe within each gun sight allows the light to be seen by the gun's user. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160102944 | Method of using a touch display screen to adjust and determine a reticle of electronic firearm sight - A method for adjusting the reticule includes the following steps: displaying a coordinate on the touch display screen, setting the origin of the coordinate at the center of the touch display screen, aiming at an object with the origin, firing the first bullet to get the first bullet hole on the touch display screen, obtaining the coordinate value of the first bullet hole, determining the opposite value, clicking on the place of the opposite value, moving the origin of the coordinate to the place of the opposite value, and aiming at the object with the new origin, firing the second bullet to get the second bullet hole, removing the coordinate; clicking the second bullet hole, an adjusted reticle appearing. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160116254 | Telescopic Gun Sight with Offset Eyepoint - This invention teaches a weapon sight whose eyepoint is offset with respect to the sight's main optical axis. A refracting wedge prism is added to the optical layout of a telescopic sight to tilt the viewing axis and provide an offset eyepoint. The invention has several advantages including better ergonomics when used in combination with other type of sights such as open sights or reflex sights. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160146575 | FORWARD FRAMING GUNSIGHT - An apparatus includes a first gunsight and a second gunsight, where both the first and the second sights are configured to be positioned on a forward portion of a barrel of a firearm. According to an embodiment, a third gunsight may be configured to be positioned on the forward portion of the barrel. The gunsight may be interchangeable with different gunsights. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160178321 | RANGING METHODS FOR INCLINED SHOOTING OF PROJECTILE WEAPON | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160178322 | MARKSMANSHIP AID | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160187094 | Active Stabilization Targeting Correction for Handheld Firearms - An electromechanical system translates an “aiming error” signal from a target tracking system into dynamic “pointing corrections” for handheld devices to drastically reduce pointing errors due to man-machine wobble without specific direction by the user. The active stabilization targeting correction system works by separating the “support” features of the handheld device from the “projectile launching” features, and controlling their respective motion by electromechanical mechanisms. When a target is visually acquired, the angular deflection (both horizontal windage and vertical elevation) and aiming errors due to man-machine wobble (both vertical and horizontal) from the target's location to the current point-of-aim can be quickly measured by the ballistic computer located internal to a target tracking device. These values are transmitted to calibrated encoded electromechanical actuators that position the isolated components to rapidly correct angular deflection to match the previous aiming error. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160377383 | NETWORKED BATTLE SYSTEM OR FIREARM - A firearm includes one or more rails to which accessories may be mounted. The rails provide a communication path over which data may be transferred between the accessories and a processor located in the rails or in the firearm. The processor may cause the data to be sent to another location and may receive other data from other locations to provide a network of intercommunicating firearms that may deployed in a battlefield environment. | 12-29-2016 |
