Non-lethal personal defense device
First Claim
1. A personal defense device that may be carried by a user, comprising:
- a housing;
a nozzle having a discharge orifice;
a control valve coupled to said nozzle;
a pressurized source containing a bio-active agent and coupled to said nozzle;
a rangefinder for determining a range to a target;
a trigger mechanism for activating firing of the device; and
a firing controller responsive to activation of said trigger mechanism and to the range to the target determined by said rangefinder for operating said control valve to discharge an aerosol plume of the bio-active agent through said nozzle.
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Abstract
A non-lethal personal defense device that may be carried by a user includes a housing, a nozzle having a discharge orifice, a control valve coupled to the nozzle, a pressurized source containing a bio-active agent and coupled to the nozzle, a rangefinder for determining a range to a target, a trigger mechanism for activating firing of the device and a firing controller. The firing controller operates the control valve to discharge an aerosol plume of the bio-active agent through the nozzle in response to activation of the trigger mechanism and in response to the range determined by the rangefinder. The nozzle may include a spray orifice for discharging a pulsed aerosol spray plume at relatively long range and a mist orifice for discharging a pulsed mist aerosol plume at relatively short range. The pulse parameters are varied in response to the sensed range to the attacker. The personal defense device may optionally include a one or more cameras and a wireless communication link for transmitting status information, images and audio to a monitoring station.
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56 Claims
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1. A personal defense device that may be carried by a user, comprising:
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a housing;
a nozzle having a discharge orifice;
a control valve coupled to said nozzle;
a pressurized source containing a bio-active agent and coupled to said nozzle;
a rangefinder for determining a range to a target;
a trigger mechanism for activating firing of the device; and
a firing controller responsive to activation of said trigger mechanism and to the range to the target determined by said rangefinder for operating said control valve to discharge an aerosol plume of the bio-active agent through said nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A security system, comprising:
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a personal defense device comprising a housing, a nozzle having a discharge orifice, a pressurized source containing a bio-active agent and coupled to said nozzle, a trigger mechanism for activating firing of the device in response to activation of said trigger mechanism, wherein an aerosol plume of the bio-active agent is discharged through said nozzle;
a gimbal assembly for mounting said personal defense device in a selected location, said gimbal assembly including means for rotating and tilting said personal defense device; and
a monitoring station for controlling said gimbal assembly and said personal defense device.
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46. A personal defense device that may be carried by a user, comprising:
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a housing;
a nozzle having a mist orifice for discharging a pulsed mist aerosol plume and a spray orifice for discharging a spray aerosol plume;
a control valve coupled to said nozzle;
a pressurized source containing a bio-active agent and coupled to said nozzle;
a rangefinder for determining a range to a target;
a trigger mechanism for activating firing of the device; and
a firing controller responsive to activation of said trigger mechanism and to the range to the target determined by said rangefinder for operating said control valve to connect said mist orifice to said source for discharging a pulsed mist aerosol plume when the range to the target is relatively short and to connect said spray orifice to said source for discharging a spray aerosol plume when the range to the target is relatively long. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A personal defense device that may be carried by a user, comprising:
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a housing;
a nozzle having a discharge orifice;
a pressurized source containing a bio-active agent and coupled to said nozzle;
a trigger mechanism for activating firing of the device in response to activation of said trigger mechanism, wherein an aerosol plume of the bio-active agent is discharged through said nozzle; and
a wireless communication link for communicating with a monitoring station in response to activation of the trigger mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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