Wirelessly conducted electronic weapon

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10989503-B2
Application number	US-201916458416-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2019
Priority date	May 26, 2015
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

An electroshock system wirelessly delivers a shock to a subject. The electroshock system may include a launcher, a wireless projectile, a power source, and a wireless power transmitter. The launcher is configured to be grasped by a user. The wireless projectile is configured to detach from the launcher and adhere to a subject. The power source contributes power for the administration of a shock to the subject. The wireless power transmitter delivers said contributed power to the wireless projectile while the wireless projectile is detached from the launcher. The power source and the wireless transmitter may be co-located with the launcher, or may be separate (such as secured to a person or within a vehicle).

First claim

Having thus described various embodiments of the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following:

1. A projectile configured for use with a controller of a wireless electroshock weapon, comprising:
an adhering segment comprising at least two probes for attaching to at least one of a subject's clothes and skin and administering a shock to the subject;
an antenna for wireless two-way communication between the projectile and the controller;
a circuit board having a power extraction circuit for generating power from a shock energy for administering the shock;
at least one processing element in communication with the antenna;
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing element perform a method of delivering a shock to the subject via the at least two probes, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a signal from a controller via the antenna, wherein the signal comprises shock information;
sending shock energy to the subject based at least in part on the shock information; and
activating at least one of an audible alert and a visual alert based on the shock information.

2. The projectile of claim 1 , wherein the shock information is a duration for the shock.

3. The projectile of claim 1 , wherein the shock information is an intensity level for the shock.

4. The projectile of claim 1 , wherein the shock information is a start time for the shock.

5. The projectile of claim 1 , the method further comprising sending a status message to a controller.

6. The projectile of claim 5 , wherein the status message is indicative of an adherence of the projectile to the subject.

7. The projectile of claim 5 , wherein the status message is indicative of a power level of the shock energy at the projectile.

8. The projectile of claim 5 ,
wherein the projectile has a unique projectile identifier,
wherein the status message includes the unique projectile identifier.

9. The projectile of claim 5 , wherein the shock information is determined at least in part based upon the status message.

10. The projectile of claim 1 , wherein the visual alert is a light.

11. A projectile configured for use with a controller of a wireless electroshock weapon, comprising:
an adhering segment comprising at least two probes for adhering the projectile to a subject;
a receiving antenna for wireless two-way communication between the projectile and the controller,
a receiving antenna for wireless two-way communication between the projectile and the controller, configured to wirelessly receive shock energy;
a circuit board having a power extraction circuit for generating power from the shock energy for the administration of the shock, utilizing far-field RF power extraction to deliver electrical energy;
at least one processing element in communication with the receiving antenna; and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing element perform a method of delivering a shock to the subject via the at least two probes, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a signal from the controller via the receiving antenna, wherein the signal comprises shock information; and
sending shock energy to the subject based at least in part on the shock information.

12. A wireless electroshock weapon comprising:
a controller having a first antenna; and
a projectile including:
a second antenna configured for wireless two-way communication between the projectile and the controller;
an adhering segment comprising at least two probes for attaching to at least one of a subject's clothes and skin and administering a shock to the subject;
a circuit board having a power extraction circuit for generating power from a shock energy for administering the shock;
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processing element perform a method of shocking the subject, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving shock information from the controller via the second antenna;
sending a status message to the controller;
controlling delivery of shock energy to the subject based at least in part on the shock information; and
activating at least one of an audible alert and a visual alert based on the shock information.

13. The wireless electroshock weapon of claim 12 , wherein the shock information is a duration for the shock.

14. The wireless electroshock weapon of claim 12 , wherein the shock information is an intensity level for the shock.

15. The wireless electroshock weapon of claim 12 , wherein the shock information is a start time for the shock.

16. The wireless electroshock weapon of claim 12 , wherein the status message is indicative of an adherence of the projectile to the subject.

17. The wireless electroshock weapon of claim 12 , wherein the status message is indicative of a power level of the shock energy at the projectile.

18. The wireless electroshock weapon of claim 12 ,
wherein the projectile has a unique projectile identifier,
wherein the status message includes the unique projectile identifier.

19. The projectile of claim 12 , wherein the visual alert is a light.

Assignees

• Digital Ally Inc

Inventors

• Phillips Steven L
• Han Peng
• Ross Stanton E
• Farnham Iv James W

Classifications

• F41A17/063

  comprising a transponder · CPC title

• F41F7/00

  Launching-apparatus for projecting missiles or projectiles otherwise than from barrels, {e.g. using spigots}(F41F3/04 takes precedence; {centrifugal sling apparatus F41B3/04}) · CPC title

• F41B11/80

  specially adapted for particular purposes · CPC title

• F41H13/0031 Primary

  for remote electrical discharge by means of a wireless projectile · CPC title