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Determining a distance between a conducted electrical weapon and an electrode using sound

US11686558B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 2021
Grant dateJun 27, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05C1/04
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from one or more cartridges to provide a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may detect when the electrodes launched from the cartridges may provide the current through more than one target. The CEW may detect when electrodes launched from the cartridges may provide the current through the same target. The CEW may set the pulse rate of the current based on detecting the launch of electrodes from one or more cartridges, detecting that electrodes may provide the current through two or more targets, and/or detecting that two or more pairs of electrodes may deliver the current through the same target.

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