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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Matthew Flint Kepler, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas Richard Hammond, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Flint Kepler, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas Richard Hammond, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
TrackingPoint, Inc., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rifle scope includes at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data corresponding to at least one of a barrel of a firearm and an appendage coupled to the barrel. The rifle scope further includes a controller coupled to the at least one optical sensor and configured to determine an angular position of the barrel in response to capturing the optical data. The controller is configured to automatically determine an alignment of the rifle scope relative to the barrel in response to determining the angular position.