Apparatus and method for calculating aiming point information
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06G-007/80
F41G-003/00
F41G-003/08
F41G-001/38
F41G-001/473
F41G-001/00
출원번호
US-0509599
(2014-10-08)
등록번호
US-9250038
(2016-02-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Sammut, Dennis J.
Hodnett, Todd
출원인 / 주소
HORUS VISION, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Hogan, Kirk J.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
10인용 특허 :
122
초록
The present invention relates to target acquisition and related devices, and more particularly to telescopic gunsights and associated equipment used to achieve shooting accuracy at, for example, close ranges, medium ranges and extreme ranges at stationary and moving targets.
대표청구항▼
1. A firearm reticle, comprising: a) a primary horizontal cross-hair;b) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair;c) two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair;d) two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical
1. A firearm reticle, comprising: a) a primary horizontal cross-hair;b) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair;c) two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair;d) two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings;e) two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair below said primary horizontal cross-hair;f) two or more wind dots to the left and two or more wind dots to the right of two or more of said two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible strait line secondary horizontal cross-hairs;g) at least one secondary horizontal cross-hair at the uppermost end of said primary vertical cross-hair; andh) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs, wherein an intersection of at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs and at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs provides an aiming point. 2. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said primary horizontal cross-hair is a line. 3. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said line is a straight line. 4. The reticle of claim 3, wherein said straight line is an uninterrupted straight line. 5. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said primary horizontal cross-hair has a predetermined thickness. 6. The reticle of claim 5, wherein said predetermined thickness is a single thickness along said primary horizontal cross-hair. 7. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said primary vertical cross-hair is a line. 8. The reticle of claim 7, wherein said line is a straight line. 9. The reticle of claim 8, wherein said straight line is an uninterrupted straight line. 10. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said primary vertical cross-hair has a predetermined thickness. 11. The reticle of claim 10, wherein said predetermined thickness is a single thickness along said primary vertical cross-hair. 12. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said primary horizontal cross-hair and said primary vertical cross-hair physically cross at an intersection point. 13. The reticle of claim 1, wherein at least one of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs is an uninterrupted straight line. 14. The reticle of claim 1, wherein at least one of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs is a predetermined thickness. 15. The reticle of claim 14, wherein said predetermined thickness is a single thickness along said at least one of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs. 16. The reticle of claim 1, wherein at least one of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs is shorter in length than said primary horizontal cross-hair. 17. The reticle of claim 1, wherein at least one of said two or more secondary vertical cross-hairs is an uninterrupted straight line. 18. The reticle of claim 1, wherein at least one of said two or more secondary vertical cross-hairs is a predetermined thickness. 19. The reticle of claim 18, wherein said predetermined thickness is single thickness along said at least one of said two or more secondary vertical cross-hairs. 20. The reticle of claim 1, wherein at least one of said two or more secondary vertical cross-hairs is shorter in length than the primary vertical cross-hair. 21. The reticle of claim 1, wherein a plurality of said two or more secondary vertical cross-hairs are evenly spaced. 22. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said two or more vertical lead markings are evenly spaced. 23. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said two or more horizontal rangefinder markings are unevenly spaced above said two or more vertical lead markings. 24. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings are identified by numbers. 25. The reticle of claim 1, further comprising a zero aiming point at the intersection of said primary vertical cross-hair and said primary horizontal cross-hair. 26. The reticle of claim 1, further comprising at least one simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hair on said primary vertical cross-hair above said primary horizontal cross-hair. 27. The reticle of claim 1, wherein a fit between a dimension of an image of an object of known size within a predetermined distance of one or more said horizontal line rangefinder markings above said primary horizontal cross-hair provides a range to said object. 28. The reticle of claim 27, wherein said range provides one or more said secondary horizontal cross-hairs for elevation correction. 29. The reticle of claim 1, further comprising a horizontal line rangefinder that intersects said primary vertical cross-hair at a position above said primary horizontal cross-hair. 30. The reticle of claim 1, wherein said primary horizontal cross-hair is an interrupted straight line, and wherein said primary vertical cross-hair is an interrupted straight line, further comprising an aiming dot at an interrupted intersection of said primary horizontal cross-hair and said primary vertical cross-hair. 31. The reticle of claim 1, wherein the intersection of said primary horizontal cross-hair and said primary vertical cross-hair comprises a gap and a dot. 32. The reticle of claim 1, wherein two or more of said two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings are vertically aligned with two or more of said two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair. 33. A firearm reticle, comprising: a) a primary horizontal cross-hair;b) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair;c) two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair;d) two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings;e) two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair below said primary horizontal cross-hair;f) at least one secondary horizontal cross-hair at the uppermost end of said primary vertical cross-hair;g) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs, wherein an intersection of at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs and at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs provides an aiming point; andh) at least one circumscribing ring centered on the intersection point of said primary horizontal cross-hair and said primary vertical cross-hair. 34. The firearm reticle of claim 33, wherein said circumscribing ring is a continuous ring. 35. The firearm reticle of claim 33, wherein said circumscribing ring is an interrupted ring. 36. The firearm reticle of claim 33, wherein said reticle comprises a substantially transparent disc having an optical center and an edge for mounting said disc, and said circumscribing ring is positioned optically between said optical center and said edge, said circumscribing ring spaced from said edge and circumscribing said optical center and one or more aiming points. 37. A firearm reticle, comprising: a) a primary horizontal cross-hair;b) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair;c) two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair wherein two or more of said two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered;d) two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings wherein two or more of said two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings are numbered;e) two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair below said primary horizontal cross-hair wherein two or more of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs below said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered;f) two or more wind dots to the left and two or more wind dots to the right of two or more of said two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible strait line secondary horizontal cross-hairs; andg) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs, wherein an intersection of at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs and at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs provides an aiming point. 38. The firearm reticle of claim 37, wherein at least one of said wind dots is a geometric symbol. 39. The firearm reticle of claim 37, further comprising h) at least one secondary horizontal cross-hair at the uppermost end of said primary vertical cross-hair. 40. The firearm reticle of claim 37, further comprising h) at least one circumscribing ring centered on the intersection point of said primary horizontal cross-hair and said primary vertical cross-hair. 41. The firearm reticle of claim 40, wherein said circumscribing ring is a continuous ring. 42. The firearm reticle of claim 40, wherein said circumscribing ring is an interrupted ring. 43. The firearm reticle of claim 40, wherein said reticle comprises a substantially transparent disc having an optical center and an edge for mounting said disc, and said circumscribing ring is positioned optically between said optical center and said edge, said circumscribing ring spaced from said edge and circumscribing said optical center and one or more aiming points. 44. The firearm reticle of claim 40, wherein said at least one circumscribing ring is two circumscribing rings. 45. A firearm reticle, comprising: a) a primary horizontal cross-hair;b) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair;c) two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair wherein two or more of said two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered;d) two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings wherein two or more of said two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings are numbered;e) two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair below said primary horizontal cross-hair, and two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair above said primary horizontal cross-hair, wherein two or more of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs below said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered, and wherein two or more of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs above said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered; andf) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hair, wherein each of said secondary vertical cross-hair crosses one and only one said secondary horizontal cross-hair, and wherein an intersection of at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs and at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs provides an aiming point. 46. A firearm reticle, comprising: a) a primary horizontal cross-hair;b) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair;c) two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair wherein two or more of said two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered;d) two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings wherein two or more of said two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings are numbered;e) two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair below said primary horizontal cross-hair, wherein two or more of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs below said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered; andf) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hair, wherein each of said secondary vertical cross-hair crosses one and only one said secondary horizontal cross-hair, and wherein an intersection of at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs and at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs provides an aiming point. 47. The firearm reticle of claim 46, further comprising g) at least one circumscribing ring centered on the intersection point of said primary horizontal cross-hair and said primary vertical cross-hair. 48. The firearm reticle of claim 47, wherein said circumscribing ring is a continuous ring. 49. The firearm reticle of claim 47, wherein said circumscribing ring is an interrupted ring. 50. The firearm reticle of claim 47, wherein said reticle comprises a substantially transparent disc having an optical center and an edge for mounting said disc, and said circumscribing ring is positioned optically between said optical center and said edge, said circumscribing ring spaced from said edge and circumscribing said optical center and one or more aiming points. 51. The firearm reticle of claim 46, wherein the intersection of said primary horizontal cross-hair and said primary vertical cross-hair comprises a gap and a dot.
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