ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,604, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Outlier IP LLC (Rockwall, Texas).

"Density altitude reticle" was invented by Michael Derek Benedict (Rockwall, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reticle includes a crosshair, a ranging section, and a targeting section. The ranging section includes a plurality of target height chevrons and a target shoulder width guide. The targeting section includes a plurality of center mass ballistic solution chevrons, a plurality of known length (KL) box shoulder bars, a plurality of KL upper torso bars, a density altitude guide, and a wind compensation guide."

The patent was filed on July 19, 2022, un...