ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,946, issued on July 1, was assigned to Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG (Austria).
"Binocular focusing device and rotational limit" was invented by Peter Ottl (Mils, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The technology generally 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. An axially displaceable focusing means is arranged in each one of the two tubes, and a common focusing device for displacing the focusing means is formed. The focusing device includes a housing and a focusing knob rotatable about a rotational...