Global Patent Index - EP 3660442 B1

EP 3660442 B1 20210908 - ILLUMINATED WEAPON SIGHT

Title (en)

ILLUMINATED WEAPON SIGHT

Title (de)

BELEUCHTETES WAFFENVISIER

Title (fr)

VISEUR D'ARME ÉCLAIRÉ

Publication

EP 3660442 B1 20210908 (EN)

Application

EP 19175962 A 20190522

Priority

US 201816202123 A 20181128

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3660442A1] A sighting system for use with firearms, including an LED light, a power source for powering the LED light, a circuit that receives current from the power source and provides current to the LED light, wherein the current provided to the LED light is lower than 1% of a minimum forward current listed for the LED light by the LED light manufacturer and responsive to the current the LED light provides light that is visible at least in a dark environment, a housing for encasing the LED light, power source and circuit to act as an independent unit; wherein the housing is designed to be retrofit entirely on top of the firearm, so that in dim light a user is guided by light from the LED light to align the firearm toward a target.

IPC 8 full level

F41G 1/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP IL)

F41G 1/01 (2013.01 - IL); F41G 1/02 (2013.01 - IL); F41G 1/10 (2013.01 - IL); F41G 1/345 (2013.01 - EP IL)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3660442 A1 20200603; EP 3660442 B1 20210908; IL 270468 A 20200531; IL 270468 B1 20230301; IL 270468 B2 20230701

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19175962 A 20190522; IL 27046819 A 20191106