Patent ID: 7516571

Claim:
A range compensating scope assembly, comprising: an erect image telescope mounted upon an axially extending surface associated with a projectile firing device, said telescope including a housing with a series of spaced apart lenses, a reticle display field being disposed along an optical path established within said telescope and which is viewable by a user; a laser range-finding scope housed within a component in parallel disposed fashion relative to said erect image telescope, said range-finding scope incorporating a microprocessor and timer in operative communication with a pulse generator, infrared laser projector, and a detector; and a microprocessor generated signal communicating to a prism located along said telescope optical path and, in combination with a display driver located in proximity to said prism and further including at least one mirror and a display lens located between said display driver and prism for projecting light and creating a new focal plane not situated between said spaced apart lenses, establishing a horizontally projected targeting display image upon said reticle display field representing a corrected aimpoint.