ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,256, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to EXAIL (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France).

"Sighting system comprising a sighting device that can be oriented relative to a base, the system being capable of implementing a simple and rapid on-site calibration method" was invented by Guillaume Vallee (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France) and Bruno Crepy (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a sighting system including a sighting device orientable with respect to a base, adapted to implement a simple and fast on-site calibration method. The sighting system includes for that purpose a cradle holding to the base a sigh...