ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,975, issued on May 5, was assigned to TELEPLAN FORSBERG Ltd. (Lancaster, Great Britain).
"Targeting" was invented by Charles Forsberg (Lancaster, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A targeting method comprising the steps of determining a bearing to a target from an observer using first and second independent techniques; comparing the bearings as determined by the first and second independent techniques and determining whether the bearings are accurate; and if the bearing is deemed to be accurate; measuring a range from the observer to the target; and calculating the position the target based on the verified bearing and range ...