US 12,253,332 B2
Digital reticle system
Andrew W. York, Portland, OR (US); Gregory Scott Smith, Canton, GA (US); Richard Bradley Brumfield, Athens, AL (US); and Joseph Fruechtel, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to SIG SAUER, INC., Newington, NH (US)
Filed by Sig Sauer, Inc., Newington, NH (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/213,736.
Application 17/127,771 is a division of application No. 16/158,062, filed on Oct. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,907,934, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 18/213,736 is a continuation of application No. 17/706,497, filed on Mar. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,725,908.
Application 17/706,497 is a continuation of application No. 17/127,771, filed on Dec. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,287,218, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/571,173, filed on Oct. 11, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0068781 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F41G 1/38 (2006.01); F41G 1/34 (2006.01); F41G 1/473 (2006.01); G01S 19/01 (2010.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); F41G 3/06 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01)
CPC F41G 1/473 (2013.01) [F41G 1/345 (2013.01); F41G 1/38 (2013.01); G01S 19/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); F41G 3/06 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic aiming system, comprising:
an electro-mechanical reticle having a plurality of electrically powered holdover indicators disposed on a primary crosshair of the reticle, the holdover indicators configured to be individually selected and energized to a visible state;
a rangefinder configured to generate range data;
a computing device configured to generate ballistics data; and
a processor configured to:
receive the range data and ballistics data,
select, based at least in part on either or both of the range data and ballistics data, one or more of the holdover indicators, and
energize the selected holdover indicator or indicators to the visible state.