ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,775,158, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to SIG SAUER INC. (Newington, N.H.).
"Locking eyecups" was invented by Anthony J. Cuomo (Wilsonville, Ore.), Joseph T. Fruechtel (Sherwood, Ore.) and Wes R. Noble (McMinnville, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable eyecup for an optical device includes an eyecup slidably coupled with an eyepiece of the optical device, the eyecup having an outer portion and an inner portion and a retainer mechanism structured to restrict motion of the eyecup in a first direction when the locking mechanism is in a locked position."
The patent was filed on Aug. 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/232,793....