Non-lethal projectiles for delivering an inhibiting substance to a living target
US7194960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/50
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Projectile systems are provided herein employing an inhibiting and/or marking substance for impairing/marking a living target, such as a human or animal target. In preferred embodiments, the projectile system includes a generally frangible projectile that is optimally filled to at least about 50%, with the substance to be delivered to the target, such that the substance is radially dispersed into a cloud upon impact. In one implementation, the substance delivered comprises a powdered inhibiting substance, such as a powdered pepper. In one implementation, the powdered inhibiting substance comprises a substance having one or more capsaicinoids.
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