Auto-correcting bow sight
DCFirst Claim
1. An auto-correcting bow sight, comprising:
- a range finder supported on a bow incorporating the auto-correcting bow sight, the range finder determining a range to a target;
an inclinometer supported on the bow and determining an angle of inclination of the bow;
a processor supported on the bow and receiving information from the range finder and the inclinometer relating to the range to target and the angle of inclination of the bow, respectively;
multiple aim indicators being operably connected to the processor, wherein the processor controls which of the multiple aim indicators is displayed at a given time based on at least one of (i) the range to target, and (ii) the angle of inclination of the bow, information; and
a manually actuated input device that is operably connected to the processor and that can be actuated for beginning an evaluation by the processor that determines which of the multiple aim indicators to display based on the at least one of the range to target and the angle of inclination of the bow, and wherein the manually actuated input device is arranged upon the bow to allow actuation of the input device by an archer when the bow is in a fully drawn position.
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Abstract
A bow sight automatically corrects and compensates for various dynamically changing aiming, shooting, and/or environmental conditions. The bow sight can perform situation-specific aim evaluations and corrections to correct or compensate for situation-specific shooting and environmental factors, at a given time and on a per-shot basis. The bow sight includes integrated sensor-type devices, such as a range finder, an inclinometer, and an anemometer, which detects values of situation-specific shooting and environmental factors and communicates such detected values with a processor or other control device. The processor uses the situational specific data, as well as bow and arrow performance data, and data from shot calibrations, to calculate precise vertical and horizontal aim compensations required to accurately hit the desired target point. The bow sight displays a new crosshair, dot, or multiple dot set, to direct the archer to a situation-specific aiming point for the most accurate shot under those particular circumstances.
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26 Claims
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1. An auto-correcting bow sight, comprising:
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a range finder supported on a bow incorporating the auto-correcting bow sight, the range finder determining a range to a target; an inclinometer supported on the bow and determining an angle of inclination of the bow; a processor supported on the bow and receiving information from the range finder and the inclinometer relating to the range to target and the angle of inclination of the bow, respectively; multiple aim indicators being operably connected to the processor, wherein the processor controls which of the multiple aim indicators is displayed at a given time based on at least one of (i) the range to target, and (ii) the angle of inclination of the bow, information; and a manually actuated input device that is operably connected to the processor and that can be actuated for beginning an evaluation by the processor that determines which of the multiple aim indicators to display based on the at least one of the range to target and the angle of inclination of the bow, and wherein the manually actuated input device is arranged upon the bow to allow actuation of the input device by an archer when the bow is in a fully drawn position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of displaying an aim indicator in a bow sight to compensate for situation-specific shooting factors, the method comprising:
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evaluating a shooting distance defined between a bow and a target; evaluating a vertical shooting angle of the bow; and determining a precise aiming position based on the shooting distance and the vertical shooting angle of the bow; displaying an aim indicator at the determined precise aiming position so as to compensate for the vertical shooting angle of the bow in a manner that allows an archer to take dead aim at the target with the aim indicator that is displayed at the precise aiming position; and fully drawing the bow and, while the bow is in a fully drawn position, manually actuating an input device that initiates at least one of the steps of evaluating the shooting distance, evaluating the vertical shooting angle, and determining the precise aiming position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An auto-correcting bow sight, comprising:
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a sensor system that is mounted to a bow and that is configured to determine both of a range to a target and an angle of inclination of the bow; and multiple aim indicators that are mounted on the bow and are operably connected to the sensor system so that the ones of the multiple aim indicators can be selectively displayed based at least in part on both of the range to target and the angle of inclination of the bow; and a manually actuated input device that is operably connected to the sensor system and that is configured so that actuating the input device can initiate an evaluation of which ones of the multiple aim indicators can be selectively displayed based at least in part on both of the range to target and the angle of inclination of the bow, wherein the input device is configured to allow actuation of the input device by an archer when the bow is in a fully drawn position so as to permit the initiation of the evaluation while the bow is in the fully drawn position. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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