Reflex sight with ultraviolet-sensitive lens and shroud
AssigneeStrike IP, LLC
InventorsShanyao Lee, Felix Danishwara
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Abstract
An apparatus implementable on a firearm includes a lens, a light source, a control unit coupled to control the light source to project an image of an aim point onto the lens, and a housing structure that houses the lens, the light source, and the control unit, with a portion of the housing structure forming a shroud that surrounds the lens. The lens includes an ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive lens that darkens responsive to sensing a UV light. Alternatively, or additionally, the shroud is sensitive to the UV light and a color of the shroud darkens responsive to sensing the UV light.
Claims20
An apparatus implementable on a firearm, comprising:
- an ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive lens;
- a light source;
- a control unit coupled to control the light source to project an image of an aim point onto the lens;
- a housing structure that houses the lens, the light source, and the control unit, wherein the lens darkens responsive to sensing a UV light, wherein a portion of the housing structure forms a shroud portion that surrounds the lens, and
- wherein only the shroud portion is sensitive to the UV light and a color of the shroud portion changes responsive to sensing the UV light.
An apparatus implementable on a firearm, comprising:
- a lens;
- a light source;
- a control unit coupled to control the light source to project an image of an aim point onto the lens;
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- a housing structure that houses the lens, the light source, and the control unit, wherein a portion of the housing structure forms a shroud portion that surrounds the lens, and wherein only the shroud portion is sensitive to an ultraviolet (UV) light and a color of the shroud portion changes darkens responsive to sensing the UV light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.