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US 2006/0137235 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for safe operation of an electronic firearm sight depending upon detected ambient illumination
AssigneeRaytheon Company, a corporation of the state of Delaware
InventorsJames Florence, Clay Towery
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Abstract
A weapon sight can be mounted on a weapon. According to a different aspect of the invention, the sight can detect a level of ambient illumination, and takes a selected action if the detected illumination level is below a selected level.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising a weapon sight that includes:
- structure configured to support said sight on a weapon;
- a detector portion that can detect a level of ambient illumination external to said sight;
- and
- a control portion coupled to said detector portion, said control portion being responsive to said detector portion for taking a selected action when a level of ambient illumination external to said sight is less than a selected level of illumination.
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A method of operating a weapon-mountable sight having a detector portion that can detect a level of ambient illumination external to said sight, comprising:
- using said detector portion to determine a level of ambient illumination external to said sight;
- and
- taking a selected action in response to a determination that a level of ambient illumination external to said sight is less than a selected level of illumination.
An apparatus comprising a weapon sight that includes:
- means for supporting said sight on a weapon;
- detector means for detecting a level of ambient illumination external to said sight;
- and
- control means coupled to said detector means, said control means being responsive to said detector means for taking a selected action when a level of ambient illumination external to said sight is less than a selected level of illumination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.