Methods and apparatus for a conducted electrical weapon
US10015871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01T23/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes to provide a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The current may ionize air in a gap. A gap may occur between terminals at a face of the CEW and/or between the electrodes positioned near target tissue. A CEW may include a detector to detect ionization of air in a gap. A CEW may use information related to detecting ionization to determine a location where the ionization occurred. Information regarding location of ionization may be used to determine whether the current was delivered through the target via the electrodes.
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