ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,745, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to LEUPOLD & STEVENS INC. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Toolless knob assembly for optical device" was invented by Gustin Pachta (Beaverton, Ore.) and Mitchell Gross (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments described herein may include a rotatable assembly including a rotatable knob, the rotatable assembly further including: a collet or other body having capturing member(s) to at least partially surround or flank a spindle; and a grippable device usable to move the collet relative to the spindle to disengage the capturing member(s) from the spindle; wherein the knob and the spindl...