ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,307, issued on June 30, was assigned to Marsupial Holdings Inc. (Waitsfield, Vt.).

"Direct enhanced view optic" was invented by William Parker (Waitsfield, Vt.) and Michael Strauss (Waitsfield, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holographic display system for attaching to a firearm provides a user with enhanced target acquisition information, such as real time ballistic solutions, fused thermal imaging, extended zoom, and automatic target recognition. The holographic display system may include a waveguide, a light engine, holographic optical element, a casing and a coupler. The holographic optical element is positioned between the ...