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US-D819160-S · May 29, 2018 · US
Viewing optic with a solar panel
US11719924B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11719924-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117505035-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Publication date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
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A viewing optic has a housing having a front side containing an optical element, a rear side containing a rear cover, a left side, a right side, and top side. A solar panel control assembly with at least one solar panel is positioned on the top side. The viewing optic may be a miniature red dot sight, such as a closed red dot sight.
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What is claimed is: 1. A viewing optic comprising: a housing having a front side containing an optical element, a rear side containing a rear cover, a left side, a right side, and a top side; and a solar panel control assembly positioned on the top side, wherein the control comprises at least one solar panel, and further wherein the solar panel is a button for brightness control. 2. The viewing optic of claim 1 , wherein the solar panel control assembly comprises at least two solar panels electrically connected to a printed circuit board. 3. The viewing optic of claim 2 , further comprising a depressible switch positioned between the at least two solar panels and the printed circuit board. 4. The viewing optic of claim 1 , wherein the top side comprises a recess and the solar panel control assembly is contained within the recess. 5. The viewing optic of claim 1 , wherein the solar panel control assembly is at least partially housed in a membrane cover. 6. The viewing optic of claim 1 , wherein the viewing optic is a miniature red dot sight. 7. The viewing optic of claim 6 , wherein the miniature red dot sight is a closed miniature red dot sight. 8. A firearm comprising: a viewing optic, the viewing optic having a housing having a front side containing an optical element, a rear side containing a rear cover, a left side, a right side, and a top side; and a solar panel control assembly positioned on the top side, wherein the control comprises at least one solar panel, and further wherein the solar panel is button for brightness control. 9. The firearm of claim 8 , wherein the viewing optic is a miniature red dot sight. 10. The firearm of claim 9 , wherein the viewing optic is a closed miniature red dot sight. 11. The firearm of claim 8 , wherein the firearm is a handgun. 12. The firearm of claim 8 , wherein the solar panel control assembly comprises at least two solar panels electrically connected to a printed circuit board. 13. The firearm of claim 12 , further comprising a depressible switch positioned between the at least two solar panels and the printed circuit board. 14. The firearm of claim 8 , wherein the top side comprises a recess and the solar panel control assembly is contained within the recess. 15. The firearm of claim 8 , wherein the solar panel control assembly is at least partially housed in a membrane cover.
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- G02B23/16Primary
Housings; Caps; Mountings; Supports, e.g. with counterweight · CPC title
for illuminating the sights · CPC title
comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes · CPC title
Reflecting-sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance (reflecting-sights in general G02B) · CPC title
Photovoltaic [PV] energy · CPC title
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- What does patent US11719924B2 cover?
- A viewing optic has a housing having a front side containing an optical element, a rear side containing a rear cover, a left side, a right side, and top side. A solar panel control assembly with at least one solar panel is positioned on the top side. The viewing optic may be a miniature red dot sight, such as a closed red dot sight.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sheltered Wings Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G02B23/16. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 08 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).