Granted Patent B2

US 12,468,168 · App. 17/678,639 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Inventors: Samuel Hamilton (Barneveld, WI); Calen Havens (Barneveld, WI); Ian Klemm (Barneveld, WI); Tom Cody (Barneveld, WI); Craig Schultz (Barneveld, WI); Garrison Bollig (Barneveld, WI); Andy Carlson (Barneveld, WI); William Lowry (Barneveld, WI); Cory Taylor (Barneveld, WI); Tim Rue (Barneveld, WI); Alexander Lewis (Barneveld, WI)

Assignee: Sheltered Wings, Inc.

G02B27/32F41G1/38

Abstract

Claims (19)

1 . A reticle comprising: a primary marking feature and a center, the primary marking feature having a first marking, a second marking and a third marking, wherein the first marking, the second marking, and the third marking are etched with a crosshatch pattern to generate voids, and further wherein the primary marking feature appears as a solid marking at a low magnification setting of a viewing optic, and translucent at a high magnification setting of a viewing optic.

2 . The reticle of claim 1 further including an additional element selected from the group consisting of center dot, crosshairs, range estimation feature, drop estimation feature, wind point-of-impact estimation feature, moving target point-of-impact feature, and combinations thereof.

3 . The reticle of claim 2 , wherein the additional element is not translucent.

4 . The reticle of claim 2 , wherein the additional element is translucent.

5 . The reticle of claim 1 , wherein the amount of light passing through the primary marking feature is from less than 100% to greater than or equal to 60%.

6 . The reticle of claim 5 , wherein the amount of light passing through the primary marking feature is from less than or equal to 96% to greater than or equal to 66%.

7 . The reticle of claim 6 , wherein the amount of light passing through the primary marking feature is from less than or equal to 88% to greater than or equal to 74%.

8 . A viewing optic comprising the reticle of claim 1 .

9 . The viewing optic of claim 8 , wherein the viewing optic is a gunsight.

10 . A viewing optic comprising:

a housing;

an objective lens assembly mounted within a first end of the housing;

an ocular lens assembly mounted within a second end of the housing;

one or more optical components mounted within the housing between the objective lens assembly and ocular lens assembly; and

a reticle comprising a primary marking feature and a center, the primary marking feature having a first marking, a second marking and a third marking, wherein the first marking, the second marking, and the third marking are etched with a crosshatch pattern to generate voids, and further wherein the primary marking feature appears as a solid marking at a low magnification setting of the viewing optic, and translucent at a high magnification setting of the viewing optic.

11 . The viewing optic of claim 10 , wherein the reticle is located at a first focal plane.

12 . The viewing optic of claim 10 , wherein the reticle is located at a second focal plane.

13 . The viewing optic of claim 10 , wherein the amount of light passing through the primary marking feature of the reticle is from less than 100% to greater than or equal to 60%.

14 . The viewing optic of claim 13 , wherein the amount of light passing through the primary marking feature of the reticle is from less than or equal to 88% to greater than or equal to 74%.

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