(19)
(11) EP 3 580 518 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
16.07.2025 Bulletin 2025/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
31.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/31

(21) Application number: 18750710.8

(22) Date of filing: 08.02.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F41G 1/32(2006.01)
G02B 27/34(2006.01)
 F41G 1/34(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G02B 27/34; F41G 1/345
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2018/017386
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/148384 (16.08.2018 Gazette 2018/33)

(54)

LASER DIODE RETICULE ILLUMINATION

LASERDIODENRETIKELBELEUCHTUNG

ÉCLAIRAGE DE RÉTICULE À DIODE LASER

(84) Designated Contracting States:
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

(30) Priority: 09.02.2017 US 201762456858 P
07.02.2018 US 201815890761

(43) Date of publication of application:
18.12.2019 Bulletin 2019/51

(73) Proprietor: Lightforce USA, Inc., D/B/A/ Nightforce Optics
Orofino, ID 83544 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BELLAH, Brian J.
    Orofino, ID 83544 (US)
  • BEAUREGARD, Chad D.
    Orofino, ID 83544 (US)

(74) Representative: Schlotter, Alexander Carolus Paul 
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Zweibrückenstrasse 5-7
80331 München
80331 München (DE)


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