Pattern configurable reticle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11927767-B2
Application number	US-202318114563-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2023
Priority date	May 27, 2016
Publication date	Mar 12, 2024
Grant date	Mar 12, 2024

Abstract

A system, method, and device for configuring an optical aiming device for ballistic drop compensation (BDC). The optical aiming device can include a housing with a reticle pane defining a reticle display field viewable by a user and indicating a zero point, the housing further including a plurality of axially spaced lenses and defining an optical path therethrough. In various embodiments the system includes a display device configured to project an image generated from a display, a processor, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The computer readable data storage medium can include instructions executable by the processor to receive a first set of ballistics input data indicating a first type of ammunition, determine a BDC pattern including at least two holdover marks corresponding to at least two ranges for the first type of ammunition, and project the BDC pattern onto the reticle display field.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for configuring a reticle display field of an aiming device comprising:
a housing including an objective lens and eyepiece portion configured to present a down-range image and the reticle display field through the eyepiece portion;
a display device configured to display a digital reticle image in the reticle display field and indicating a zero point corresponding to a first known range;
a magnification sensor configured to produce an output signal that indicates a magnification setting for the aiming device;
a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled with the processor; wherein the computer readable storage medium includes instructions, executable by the processor, to cause the optical aiming device to:
receive a first set of ballistics input data regarding a first ammunition;
determine a ballistic trajectory for the first ammunition;
determine, using the ballistic trajectory, a BDC pattern including one or more holdover marks corresponding to one or more first target ranges along the ballistic trajectory greater than the first known range indicated by the zero point;
determining a first magnification setting;
determining a first design for the reticle display field based on the first magnification setting;
project, using the display device, the first design for the reticle display field and the BDC pattern onto the reticle display field including the one or more holdover marks.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions included in the computer readable data storage medium are further executable by the processor to:
receive a second set of ballistics input data indicating at least a second type of ammunition;
determine, using the second set of ballistics input data, a second BDC pattern including one or more holdover marks corresponding to one or more second target ranges along a ballistic trajectory of the second type of ammunition greater than the first known range indicated by the zero point; and
project, using the display device, the second BDC pattern onto the reticle display field.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the BDC pattern and the second BDC pattern are displayed concurrently.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the BDC pattern and the second BDC pattern are differentiated in the reticle display field by a separate display color for each of the BDC patterns.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more holdover marks comprises at least two holdover marks that indicate a first user-selected target range and a second user selected target range, and wherein the instructions included in the computer readable data storage medium are further executable by the processor to:
receive the first user-selected target range and the second user-selected target range.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor and memory are included in the optical aiming device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor and memory are included in a mobile device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the reticle display field includes the BDC pattern and a second portion of the reticle display field includes one or more of status indicators displaying system information, environmental information, time information and orientation information.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display device, the processor, and the non-transitory computer readable storage medium are included in a housing of a BDC adaptor separate from the optical aiming device and attachable to the optical aiming device.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a network adapter that communicates wirelessly with the client device to receive the first set of ballistics input data regarding the first ammunition.

11. A system for configuring a reticle display field of an aiming device comprising:
a housing including an objective lens and eyepiece portion configured to present a down-range image and the reticle display field through the eyepiece portion;
a display device configured to display a digital reticle image in the reticle display field and indicating a zero point corresponding to a first known range;
a magnification sensor configured to produce an output signal that indicates a magnification setting for the aiming device;
a network adapter;
a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled with the processor; wherein the computer readable storage medium includes instructions, executable by the processor, to cause the optical aiming device to:
receive a first set of ballistics input data regarding a first ammunition and one or more first target ranges from a client device via the network adapter;
determine a ballistic trajectory for the first ammunition;
determine, using the ballistic trajectory, a BDC pattern including one or more holdover marks corresponding to the one or more target ranges along the ballistic trajectory greater than a first known range indicated by the zero point;
determining a first magnification setting;
determining a first design for the reticle display field based on the first magnification setting;
project, using the display device, the first design for the reticle display field and the BDC pattern onto the reticle display field including the one or more holdover marks.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions included in the computer readable data storage medium are further executable by the processor to:
receive a second set of ballistics input data indicating at least a second type of ammunition and one or more second target ranges;
determine, using the second set of ballistics input data, a second BDC pattern including one or more holdover marks corresponding to the one or more second target ranges along a ballistic trajectory of the second type of ammunition greater than the first known range indicated by the zero point; and
project, using the display device, the second BDC pattern onto the reticle display field.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the BDC pattern and the second BDC pattern are displayed concurrently.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the BDC pattern and the second BDC pattern are differentiated in the reticle display field by a separate display color for each of the BDC patterns.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor and memory are included in the optical aiming device.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor and memory are included in a mobile device.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein a first portion of the reticle display field includes the BDC pattern and a second portion of the reticle display field includes one or more of status indicators displaying system information, environmental information, time information and orientation information.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the display device, the processor, and the non-transitory computer readable storage medium are included in a housing of a BDC adaptor separate from the optical aiming device and attachable to the optical aiming device.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the network adapter communicates wirelessly with the client device.

20. An optical aiming device operable with a client device, the optical aiming device comprising:
a housing extending from a forward bell portion including an objective lens to a rearward eyepiece portion including an ocular lens, the housing having a plurality of axially spaced lenses therebetween and defining an optical path therethrough;
a reticle pane positioned in the optical path in one or more of

Assignees

• Vista Outdoor Operations Llc

Inventors

• Vanbecelaere Jacob C
• Chavez Alejandro

Classifications

• G02B27/0189 Primary

  Sight systems · CPC title

• F41G1/473

  for lead-indicating or range-finding, e.g. for use with rifles or shotguns · CPC title

• G02B27/40

  Optical focusing aids · CPC title

• F41G1/38 Primary

  Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance (telescopic sights in general G02B); Supports or mountings therefor · CPC title

• F41G11/00

  Details of sighting or aiming apparatus; Accessories {(tools for adjustment of sights F41G1/545)} · CPC title