Reticle for a gunsight or other projectile weapon aiming device
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This application is related to a U.S. Provisional Patent Application titled “Ballistic Reticle for Projectile Weapon Aiming Systems and Method of Aiming,” filed Nov. 4, 2003 and U.S. Nonprovisional Patent Application No. 10/933,856, filed Sep. 3, 2004, claiming the benefit of said provisional application.
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FIG. 1 is a view of a reticle for a gunsight or other projectile weapon aiming device, as viewed through an eyepiece end of a riflescope or other projectile weapon aiming device; and,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing of an environment of use for the reticle of FIG. 1.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, the dashed lines indicate environmental features that form no part of the claimed invention. The copyright notice in FIG. 1 forms no part of the claimed invention.
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for a reticle for a gunsight or other projectile weapon aiming device, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 4, 2003
Date of Patent: Jun 21, 2005
Assignee: Leupold & Stevens, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Steven R. Timm (Milwaukie, OR), Serge Zaderey (Beaverton, OR), Gary R. Williams (West Linn, OR), Victoria J. Peters (Forest Grove, OR), Laura Peter (Vancouver, WA), Tim Lesser (Beaverton, OR), Tim L. O'Connor (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Melanie Levy
Attorney: Stoel Rives LLP
Application Number: 29/193,335