| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 359422000 | Variable magnification | 21 |
| 20090052023 | Dual field of view sighting system - A dual field of view sighting system uses liquid crystals, flip-polarizers and/or flip-mirrors to select between at least two fields of view. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090141346 | TELESCOPE WITH VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION - A description is given of a telescopic sight with variable magnification, comprising a fixed objective and first image plane assigned thereto, a variable system with second image plane assigned thereto, and a fixed eyepiece for viewing the second image plane and that has a stop in the vicinity of the first image plane whose aperture diameter can be varied as a function of the magnification of the variable system in order to suppress scattered and/or false light. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100060982 | 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 erector assembly positioned between the objective and ocular. The erector assembly comprises at least three optical elements movable relative to one another in response to operation of the zoom selector. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100134882 | Optical system - An optical system for imaging an object on an image acquisition unit has a variable focal length for zooming. The optical system has precisely three lens units from the object in the direction of an image acquisition unit, namely a first lens unit, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit. The second lens unit and the third lens unit are movably situated along an optical axis of the optical system for a change of the focal length. The first lens unit includes a first lens group and a second lens group. The first lens group of the first lens unit is fixedly situated on the optical axis of the optical system. The second lens group of the first lens unit is movably situated along the optical axis of the optical system for focusing. The second lens group includes at least two lenses. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100149634 | SIGHTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING MAGNIFICATION - Provided is a sighting apparatus capable of displaying a value of magnification. The sighting apparatus includes a magnification generation module, a controller and a display unit. The magnification generation module includes a magnification pattern, which contains multiple values of magnification, and a sensing unit. When the magnification pattern is rotated, the sensing unit detects one of the magnification values from the magnification pattern. The magnification generation module generates a magnification signal corresponding to the magnification value. The controller functions to transform the magnification signal and the display unit displays the value of magnification corresponding to the magnification signal. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100208341 | DEVICE FOR FADING AN IMAGE INTO THE BEAM PATH OF AN AIMING OPTICS - The invention relates to a device for fading an image into the beam path of an aiming optics, having an at least partially transparent optical support element which is arranged in the beam path of the aiming optics and has at least one diffractive optical coupling element and at least one diffractive optical decoupling element, the at least one diffractive optical coupling element leading light of the image to be faded in, which light is incident on said coupling element and is to be coupled in, through the optical support element to the at least one diffractive optical decoupling element for the purpose of superposition with the beam path. The image to be faded in is imaged into the beam path of the aiming optics by the at least one diffractive optical coupling element and the least one diffractive optical decoupling element. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100238542 | FAR-OPTICAL DEVICE - A far-optical device comprising a reversal system and an adjustable optical magnification means with more than fourfold magnification, wherein the far-optical device has an optical beam deflection means which at all magnifications ensures a subjective field of view of the far-optical device of at least 22° at least for light of a wavelength of about 550 nm. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100284068 | TELESCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEM - A telescope optical system TL comprising, in order from an object side: an objective lens | 11-11-2010 |
| 20120105951 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION DEVICE AND TELESCOPIC SIGHT USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a variable magnification device and a telescopic sight using the same, and more particularly, to a variable magnification device which is capable of easily adjusting a magnification of a telescopic sight. The variable magnification device includes: a rotation bunch which has a ring shape conforming to the circumference of a barrel of a telescopic sight and includes a bent end formed on one side of the circumference of the rotation bunch; and a rod which is connected to the bent end and is bendable in the longitudinal direction of the barrel. The magnification of the telescopic sight can be adjusted with an aiming posture maintained, thereby allowing immediate hit on a target. In addition, a leverage effect can be used to easily and finely adjust the magnification of the telescopic sight with one hand, thereby preventing distortion of an aiming posture as maximally as possible. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120162757 | Telescope With Mutually Connectable Modules - A telescope made up of mutually connectable modules, which telescope comprises at least a lens module and an eyepiece module, and the lens module and eyepiece module each have a connection interface for connecting the modules, wherein an optical system for changing the image magnification is integrated in the lens module. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120162758 | TELESCOPE WITH LENS AND EYEPIECE MODULE - A telescope made up of mutually connectable modules, which telescope comprises at least a lens module and an eyepiece module, and the lens module and eyepiece module each have a connection interface for connecting the modules, wherein an eyepiece and a zoom unit for changing the image magnification and a unit for reversing the image are integrated in the eyepiece module. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120162759 | Modular Telescope - A telescope made up of mutually connectable modules, which telescope comprises at least a lens module and an eyepiece module, and the lens module and eyepiece module each have a connection interface for connecting the modules, and at least one adjusting means for focusing and at least one adjusting means for changing the image magnification are provided, and one of the adjusting means is disposed on the lens module in the region of the connection interface of the lens module and the other one of the adjusting means is disposed on the eyepiece module in the region of the connection interface ( | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120314283 | TELESCOPIC GUN SIGHT WITH MAGNIFICATION-INVARIANT RETICLE - This invention teaches a telescopic gun sight with a reticle placed at the first focal plane such that the apparent size of the reticle remains substantially invariant when the sight's magnification is changed. According to one embodiment, a telescopic gun sight comprises an objective lens, a magnification-invariant reticle, an image relay means with variable magnification, and an eye piece. The magnification-invariant reticle is designed in accordance to the invention such that its apparent size is not affected by change in the sight's magnification. This invention combines the benefits of telescopic gun sights with first focal plane reticle and second focal plane reticle in a single design. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130070337 | OPTICAL PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is an optical processing device including: a beam emission portion which comprises a plurality of optical fibers; a plurality of collimating lenses to which a beam emitted from the optical fibers are incident; a dispersion element which disperses the beam emitted from one optical fiber among the plurality of optical fibers; and an optical path conversion optical system which converts an optical path of the beam passing through the dispersion element and allows the beam to be incident to another optical fiber among the plurality of optical fibers, wherein the plurality of collimating lenses is installed in series in the optical path direction of the beam emitted from the optical fiber, and wherein a distance between at least two collimating lenses are adjustable in the optical path direction. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20140022633 | SIGHTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING MAGNIFICATION - A sighting apparatus for displaying a magnification value is described. The sighting apparatus includes a magnification adjustment module; a magnification generation module, which comprises a magnification pattern for undergoing a movement of the magnification pattern in response to the operation of the magnification adjustment module, and a sensing unit for detecting the magnification pattern to obtain a current magnification value and generates a magnification signal corresponding to the current magnification value, wherein the sensing unit comprises a plurality of electrically conductive portions and a grounding portion, each of the electrically conductive portion is in an electrical contact with the magnification pattern, and a detection voltage level is formed between each conductive portion and the grounding portion; and a display unit, which displays the current magnification value corresponding to the magnification signal, wherein the display unit is disposed on an optical focal plane of the sighting apparatus. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140029092 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR A TELESCOPE - An optical system for generating an image of an object is provided. It has at least one objective, at least one lens erecting system and at least one eyepiece. The objective, the lens erecting system and the eyepiece are arranged along an optical axis of the optical system. The lens erecting system is arranged between the objective and the eyepiece. The objective has at least two optical units which, for magnifying the image, are configured to be displaceable along the optical axis. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140285882 | TELESCOPIC SIGHT - A telescopic sight has an objective lens system, an eyepiece lens system and an inversion system disposed in the optical path between the objective lens system and the eye piece lens system and pivotably supported by means of a height adjustment device, a lateral adjustment device, a reticle, and a projection means disposed at the end of the inversion system on the eyepiece side. The inversion system generates an image plane at the end on the eyepiece side having a perpendicular alignment relative to the inversion system optical axis. The projection means generates a projection in the field of view of the sight, which is located in a projection plane, wherein the projection plane is aligned perpendicularly relative to the optical axis and in the image plane of the inversion system. A display means allocated to the inversion system generates information and/or an a target mark in the projection plane. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150022884 | Sextant telescope with a zoom feature - Sextant telescope with a zoom feature is a device in which one of two available magnification settings is selected by repositioning an internal lens between two mutually conjugate locations. An optional reticle of a specialized pattern helps the proper alignment of the observed horizon and celestial bodies in the field of view of the telescope for easier and more accurate measurements; the placement of the reticle in the first focal plane ensures proper scaling of its apparent size with telescope magnification. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150085361 | TELESCOPE COMPRISING AN ACTIVE MIRROR AND INTERNAL MEANS FOR MONITORING SAID ACTIVE MIRROR - The general field provided is that of telescopes comprising an optical system and wavefront-analyzing placed in the focal plane of the optical system. The optical system comprises focusing optics and magnifying optics, the magnifying optics comprising a deformable mirror, the deformation of which is controllable. The telescope comprises monitoring the deformable mirror, comprising a source placed so that the image of the source, after reflection from the deformable mirror, is focused on the wavefront-analyzing. The monitoring comprises a movable mirror having two positions, a rest position and a monitoring position. The source may either be placed in the intermediate focal plane of the focusing optics, or at the focal point of a monitoring mirror, or even in the vicinity of the focal plane of the optical system. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150323778 | TELESCOPING SIGHT WITH INTEROPERATING DUAL COURSE AND FINE CONTROLS FOR FOCUS, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND OPERATION THEREOF - A telescoping sight having a sight housing, a moveable lens within the sight housing, a course focus adjustment control being operable to move the moveable lens via a spiral track, and a fine focus adjustment control, the fine focus adjustment control being interoperable with the spiral track. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160018221 | RANGE FINDER WITH IMAGE SPLIT PRISM FOR GOLF COURSE HOLE - Disclosed is a rangefinder comprising: a housing shaped like a cylinder and opened frontward and backward; an object lens comprising one or more lenses arranged in a front end portion of the housing and facing an object targeted for distance measurement; a display providing a user with an image from the object lens; an image split prism arranged in between the object lens and the display, making the image from the object lens be split and focused, and installed movably along an optical axis within the housing so that a space between split images can be adjusted; and a distance indicator indicating distance from the targeted object in accordance with positions of the image split prism, in a state that the position of the image split prism is adjusted to set up the space between the split images to a reference position. | 01-21-2016 |
