Phillip Howe

US Patent:

6678987, Jan 20, 2004

Filed:

Jan 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/038128

Inventors:

Phillip D. Howe - Fort Collins CO

Assignee:

North Pass, Ltd. - Fort Collins CO

International Classification:

F41G 132

US Classification:

42132, 42133

Abstract:

A gun sight system includes a front sight and a rear sight providing high shot accuracy and immediate target acquisition. Each sight having light-gathering means functions dependently defining a highly visible aiming point. An elongated light-gathering plastic rod retained on a front sight base member includes a triangular viewing surface. An oval-shaped light-gathering plastic rod, retained within a rear sight housing, includes two triangular shaped viewing surfaces disposed in a V-shaped void of the housing. From a users perspective three lighted triangular shaped viewing ends of the light-gathering means define an aiming point and provide immediate target acquisition.

US Patent:

6684551, Feb 3, 2004

Filed:

Jul 18, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/199688

Inventors:

Phillip D. Howe - Fort Collins CO

Assignee:

North Pass, Ltd. - Fort Collins CO

International Classification:

F41G 132

US Classification:

42132

Abstract:

A gun sight system includes a front sight and a rear sight providing high shot accuracy and immediate target acquisition. Each sight having light-gathering means functions dependently defining a highly visible aiming point. An elongated light-gathering plastic rod retained on a front sight base member includes a triangular viewing surface. An oval-shaped light-gathering plastic rod, retained within a rear sight housing, includes two triangular shaped viewing surfaces disposed in a V-shaped void of the housing. From a users perspective three lighted triangular shaped viewing ends of the light-gathering means define an aiming point and provide immediate target acquisition. Multi-colored light-gathering means and the creation of hot-spots further improve the present gun sight system.

US Patent:

6860056, Mar 1, 2005

Filed:

May 21, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/443529

Inventors:

Phillip D. Howe - Fort Collins CO, US

Assignee:

North Pass, Ltd. - Fort Collins CO

International Classification:

F41G001/32

US Classification:

42132

Abstract:

A gun sight system includes a front sight and a rear sight providing high shot accuracy and immediate target acquisition. Each sight having light-gathering means functions dependently defining a highly visible aiming point. An elongated light-gathering plastic rod retained on a front sight base member includes a triangular viewing surface. An oval-shaped light-gathering plastic rod, retained within a rear sight housing, includes two triangular shaped viewing surfaces disposed in a V-shaped void of the housing. From a user's perspective three lighted triangular shaped viewing ends of the light-gathering means define an aiming point and provide immediate target acquisition. Multi-colored light-gathering means and the creation of hot-spots further improve the present gun sight system.

US Patent:

7908783, Mar 22, 2011

Filed:

Oct 1, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/243331

Inventors:

Phillip D. Howe - Fort Collins CO, US
Richard A. Moore - Fort Collins CO, US

International Classification:

F41G 1/32

US Classification:

42145, 42144, 42132

Abstract:

An aiming sight has a base, two oppositely facing light emitting elements on the base, a pivot upon which the base rotates, a detent that holds the base at selected positions, and a spring, magnet or other structure that presses the sight towards the aimed device upon which the sight is mounted. The sight is selectively rotated so that one of the light emitting elements faces the user for aiming, without removing the sight or the light emitting elements from the aimed device.

US Patent:

8438775, May 14, 2013

Filed:

Jun 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/134524

Inventors:

Phillip D. Howe - Fort Collins CO, US
Richard A. Moore - Fort Collins CO, US
Richard K. Herndon - Fort Collins CO, US

Assignee:

North Pass, Ltd. - Fort Collins CO

International Classification:

F41G 1/16
F41G 1/02

US Classification:

42112, 42111

Abstract:

A weapon sight removably mountable on a weapon provides a plurality of weapon sight segments coupled in end to end linear relation including a front weapon sight segment configured to receive a front sight and a rear weapon sight segment configured to receive a rear sight which disposes the front sight at a fixed distance from the rear sight allowing alignment of the front sight with the rear sight to aim the weapon at a target.

US Patent:

20060123687, Jun 15, 2006

Filed:

Dec 14, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/011924

Inventors:

Phillip Howe - Fort Collins CO, US
Richard Moore - Fort Collins CO, US

International Classification:

F41G 1/00

US Classification:

042145000

Abstract:

An aiming sight has a base, light gathering rod on the base and a lens on the base to the rear of the light gathering rod. Light emitted from the back end of the light gathering rod is redirected be the lens to converge near the shooting eye and is not visible to the other eye. Side walls or a lens tube on the base block direct sight of the back end of the light gathering rod by the other eye. The distance from the back end of the light gathering rod to the lens is adjustable. The lens can be round, triangular or any other shape.

US Patent:

20110107650, May 12, 2011

Filed:

Jul 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/844911

Inventors:

Phillip D. Howe - Fort Collins CO, US
Richard A. Moore - Fort Collins CO, US

Assignee:

NORTH PASS, LTD. - Fort Collins CO

International Classification:

F41G 1/32

US Classification:

42132

Abstract:

An aiming sight has a base, at least one light emitting element on the base, and a clear cover over the light emitting element. The light emitting element is made of light gathering plastic combined with self-luminous microspheres. When ambient light is present, the light emitting element functions as a light gathering rod that emits light from the back end. When no light is present, the light emitting element is self-luminous.

US Patent:

20120151817, Jun 21, 2012

Filed:

Sep 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/200628

Inventors:

Phillip D. Howe - Fort Collins CO, US
Richard A. Moore - Fort Collins CO, US
Richard K. Herndon - Fort Collins CO, US

International Classification:

F41G 1/00

US Classification:

42132

Abstract:

A light emission assembly for weapon sights which provides a viewable illuminated aiming indicia of substantially fixed area and uniform brightness regardless of the ambient light conditions.