US 12,422,222 B2
Weapon system with multi-function single-view scope
David Michael Masarik, Newport Beach, CA (US); Michael Raymond Masarik, Missoula, MT (US); Matthew James Masarik, Newport Beach, CA (US); David Alexander Steinweg, Irvine, CA (US); and Gregory Philip Petersen, Newport Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Maztech Industries, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Maztech Industries, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,598.
Application 17/929,598 is a continuation of application No. 17/178,990, filed on Feb. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,473,874.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/978,718, filed on Feb. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0213312 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. F41G 1/38 (2006.01); F41G 1/16 (2006.01); F41G 1/30 (2006.01); F41G 1/32 (2006.01); F41G 1/34 (2006.01); F41G 1/473 (2006.01); F41G 3/06 (2006.01); F41G 3/08 (2006.01); F41G 3/16 (2006.01); G02B 23/10 (2006.01); G02B 23/12 (2006.01); G02B 23/14 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G03B 29/00 (2021.01); H04N 23/11 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); F41G 1/14 (2006.01); F41G 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/16 (2006.01)
CPC F41G 1/38 (2013.01) [F41G 1/16 (2013.01); F41G 1/30 (2013.01); F41G 1/32 (2013.01); F41G 1/345 (2013.01); F41G 1/473 (2013.01); F41G 3/06 (2013.01); F41G 3/08 (2013.01); F41G 3/165 (2013.01); G02B 23/105 (2013.01); G02B 23/12 (2013.01); G02B 23/14 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G03B 29/00 (2013.01); H04N 23/11 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); F41G 1/14 (2013.01); F41G 3/065 (2013.01); F41G 11/003 (2013.01); G02B 23/16 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rail-mounted firearm accessory capable of providing a plurality of viewing modes through a single viewing window and superimposing symbology on an image displayed via the rail-mounted firearm accessory, the rail-mounted firearm accessory comprising:
a housing comprising a first window configured to admit light and a second window that enables a user to view a target scene, the housing further comprising a first compartment, a second compartment, and a rail mount enabling the housing to attach to a firearm; and
an imaging system having a power source that is positioned in the second compartment separate from electronics of the imaging system, the electronics of the imaging system at least partially housed within the first compartment of the housing, the imaging system configured to process the admitted light and to present the target scene to the user via the second window while omitting a lens in a viewing path between and including the first window and the second window, the imaging system comprising:
a first image source configured to generate a first image for presentation to the user, wherein the first image source generates the first image based at least in part on the admitted light;
a second image source configured to generate a second image for presentation to the user, wherein the second image comprises the symbology; and
a display configured to display the second image superimposed on the first image to the user.