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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
May. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey B Hargrove, Bancroft, MI (US);
John E Briggs, Morrice, MI (US);
William G Wickham, Perry, MI (US);
Assignee:
Browning, Morgan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G / ; G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356-313 ; 33265 ; 124 87 ;
Abstract
A rangefinder includes an angle sensitive transducer and a programmed data processor to calculate the distance to a target. In one embodiment, the rangefinder also includes a point-to-point measuring device. Another embodiment provides a linear actuator to selectively move a sight indicator vertically. A yet additional embodiment includes a liquid crystal display which displays information to the user.