# US 12,181,250 B2 · System and method for producing a DOPE chart > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,181,250 B2 - Document ID: US12181250B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/157,364 - Filed: 2021-01-25 - Published: 2021-06-10 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2014-03-04 - Assignees: Sheltered Wings, Inc. - Applicants: Sheltered Wings, Inc. - Inventors: David M. Hamilton; Dan Schumann - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12181250B2 ## CPC - F41G 3/08: with means for compensating for speed, direction, temperature, pressure, or humidity of the atmosphere (measuring G01) - F41G 1/383: {Protection means therefor} - F41G 1/473: for lead-indicating or range-finding, e.g. for use with rifles or shotguns - F41G: WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING (optical aspects thereof G02B) ## Abstract A cover for use with an optic device to hold and display shooting information. The cover may have resilient retention members that allow a display to be releasably attached and detached from the cover. The display may be made from a single substrate or multiple substrates in order to make the shooting information contained thereon highly visible in a variety of conditions and shooting preferences. The display may further be customized by a user to include desired DOPE information and then printed onto the single or multiple substrates. A system and method for creating custom DOPE charts is also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for producing a DOPE chart for an optical device comprising: providing a configuration interface on a user computer; providing at least one server for storing and processing data for the configuration interface; selecting one of a plurality of available DOPE chart styles; entering at least one desired DOPE value into a DOPE chart configuration table displayed on the configuration interface; and producing a display that includes the DOPE chart, wherein the display is generally round and having a perimeter that includes at least one indent formed into the perimeter, and further wherein the display has a hole in the center; and inserting the display into an optic cover cap, the optic cover cap having a post in the center, wherein the post is configured to fit through the hole in the display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one desired DOPE values are automatically generated from a database of DOPE values. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the database of DOPE values is stored on a server. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further including the step of selecting from at least one graphic to be included on the DOPE chart. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further including the step of generating and displaying a real-time preview of the DOPE chart on the configuration interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the real-time preview is updated using a debounce code. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the real-time preview is updated periodically. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a substrate onto which the DOPE chart is printed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further including the step of entering custom text on the DOPE chart. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further including the step of automatically generating at least one of the DOPE values based on current environmental conditions obtained from an internet based weather database. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the real-time preview is a three dimensional rendering that may be manipulated by a user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further including the step of purchasing the display using an e-commerce system. ### Claim 13 A system of producing a DOPE chart for an optical device comprising; a configuration interface displayed on a user computer; a DOPE chart configuration database connected to the user computer including a plurality of options from which a user may select to create the DOPE chart; and a printer connected to the dope chart configuration database for printing the DOPE chart onto a medium, wherein the medium has a perimeter that includes at least one indent formed into the perimeter, and further wherein the medium has a hole in the center. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13 wherein the DOPE chart configuration database is stored on a server connected to the user computer via the internet. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13 wherein the printer is an engraver. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one indent formed into the perimeter is in the lower right or lower left quadrant of the perimeter. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one indent formed into the perimeter is in the lower right or lower left quadrant of the perimeter.