Hand-held stun gun for incapacitating a human target
US6636412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05C1/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand-held stun gun incapacitates a human target by generating a series of powerful electrical output pulses across first and second spaced apart output terminals in response to closure of a trigger. A battery power supply includes an electronic switch, an energy storage capacitor and a transformer for converting low voltage, direct current into a series of high voltage output pulses across the first and second output terminals. Each output pulse includes a pulse energy of from 0.9 joules to 10 joules. The series of output current pulses have an RMS current flow of from 100 milliamps to 500 milliamps when the first and second output terminals are applied to a human target.
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