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Systems and methods for immobilization

An electrode and tethering technology, applied in the direction of warheads, ammunition, projectiles, etc., can solve problems such as the cost, reliability, range and effectiveness improvement of non-energy weapons, enhanced self-defense, low accuracy, etc., to achieve high effectiveness, low The effect of complexity, high reliability

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-15
TASER INT INC
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Accuracy of hitting targets with such arrays is lower than with the other technologies mentioned above
[0016] Further improvements in cost, reliability, range and effectiveness for energy weapons cannot be achieved without the systems and methods of the present invention
applications of energy weapons will remain limited, hampering law enforcement and failing to provide individuals with enhanced self-defense

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[0043] Systems according to various aspects of the invention deliver stimulation signals to an animal to immobilize the animal (eg, a human). Braking is suitable to be temporary, such as to save the animal from danger, or to impede the movement of the animal in order to impose a more permanent restriction on mobility. The electrodes may come into contact with the animal through the action of the animal itself (eg, the animal moves toward the electrode), by propelling the electrode toward the animal (eg, the electrode is part of a charged projectile), through a deployment mechanism, and / or through gravity. E.g, figure 1 The system 100 of -9 includes a launching device 102 and a magazine 104 . The magazine 104 includes a power source 112 , an aiming device 114 and a propulsion device 116 . Propulsion device 116 includes propulsion activator 118 and propellant 120 . In an alternative implementation, the propellant 120 is part of the magazine 104 .

[0044] Any conventional ma...

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Abstract

An apparatus for immobilizing a target includes electrodes deployed after contact is made between the apparatus and the target. Spacing of deployed electrodes may be more accurate and / or more repeatable for more effective delivery of an immobilizing stimulus signal.

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[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0002] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to co-pending US Application Serial No. 60 / 509,577, filed October 7, 2003, by Patrick Smith et al. [0003] government permission [0004] The present invention may have been derived, in part, in connection with US Government sponsored research. Accordingly, under the terms of Contract No. N00014-02-C-0059 awarded by the Office of Naval Research, the U.S. Government has a paid license to the invention and the right, in limited circumstances, to require the patent owner to license others on reasonable terms . Background technique [0005] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for reducing human or animal mobility using charged projectiles. [0006] Weapons that deliver charged projectiles have been used for self-defense and law enforcement, where the target being struck by the projectile is a human or animal. One convention...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01T23/00F42B5/24F42B8/00F42B10/00F42B12/00F42B12/20F42B12/58F42B12/68
CPCF41H13/0018
Inventor 帕特里克·W.·史密斯马格尼·H.·纳海姆
Owner TASER INT INC