Systems and methods for electronic weaponry with deployment unit detection
US7631452B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05C1/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A launch device, according to various aspects of the present invention, stuns a target. The launch device includes a detector and a processing circuit. The detector detects indicia from a provided deployment unit. The deployment unit deploys an electrode to stun the target. The processing circuit performs a function of the launch device in accordance with the indicia. A method, according to various aspects of the present invention, is performed by a launch device that stuns a target. The method includes in any practical order: (a) detecting indicia from a deployment unit that deploys an electrode to stun the target; and (b) performing a function of the launch device in accordance with the indicia.
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