ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,987, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG (Austria).
"Binocular and focusing device" was invented by Peter Ottl (Mils, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a binocular having two tubes, which are connected to one another by means of a hinged bridge pivotable about a hinge axis for adjusting the interpupillary distance, wherein an axially displaceable focusing means is arranged in each one of the two tubes, and wherein a common focusing device for displacing the focusing means is formed, wherein the focusing device comprises a housing and a focusing knob rotatable about a rotational ...