Stun Device Testing Apparatus and Methods
First Claim
1. A method of testing an electric discharge stun device, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a stun device to be tested;
absorbing a discharge from the stun device into a tester, the discharge comprising a discharge characteristic; and
comparing automatically the discharge characteristic to information comprising at least one of (a) a previous corresponding characteristic associated with a previous discharge of the stun device and (b) a known corresponding characteristic associated with a discharge of at least one other stun device,wherein the discharge characteristic, the previous corresponding characteristic, and the known corresponding characteristic each comprise at least one of a waveform, an amplitude, a duration, a current, a voltage, an energy, and a temperature.
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Abstract
A method of testing an electric discharge stun device includes the steps of identifying a stun device to be tested and absorbing a discharge from the stun device into a tester. The discharge is characterized by a discharge characteristic that is then compared automatically to information such as (a) a previous corresponding characteristic associated with a previous discharge of the stun device or (b) a corresponding characteristic associated with a prior discharge of at least one other stun device. The characteristic can be a waveform, a peak voltage, duration, current, joule, and temperature.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of testing an electric discharge stun device, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a stun device to be tested; absorbing a discharge from the stun device into a tester, the discharge comprising a discharge characteristic; and comparing automatically the discharge characteristic to information comprising at least one of (a) a previous corresponding characteristic associated with a previous discharge of the stun device and (b) a known corresponding characteristic associated with a discharge of at least one other stun device, wherein the discharge characteristic, the previous corresponding characteristic, and the known corresponding characteristic each comprise at least one of a waveform, an amplitude, a duration, a current, a voltage, an energy, and a temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of ensuring proper operation of a stun device prior to a subsequent discharge against a mammalian target, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a stun device to be tested; absorbing a discharge from the stun device into a tester; and authorizing the subsequent discharge based at least in part on a successful comparison of a discharge characteristic associated with the discharge to information comprising at least one of (a) a previous corresponding characteristic associated with a previous discharge of the stun device and (b) a known corresponding characteristic associated with a discharge of at least one stun device, wherein the discharge characteristic, the previous corresponding characteristic, and the known corresponding characteristic each comprise at least one of a waveform, an amplitude, a duration, a current, a voltage, an energy, and a temperature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tester for testing an electric discharge stun device, the tester comprising:
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a stun device contact element for receiving a discharge from a stun device; a circuit connected to the contact element; a first storage medium for storing information corresponding to at least one of the stun device and the discharge from the stun device; a second storage medium for storing information regarding a known electrical discharge, wherein the information in the first storage medium and the second storage medium comprises at least one of a waveform, an amplitude, a duration, a current, a voltage, an energy, and a temperature; a processor connected to the circuit for comparing information in the first storage medium to information in the second storage medium; and a stun device identification element connected to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of determining a biological response to an electrical discharge from a stun device, the method comprising the steps of:
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absorbing the electrical discharge from the stun device into a tester, the discharge comprising a discharge characteristic; comparing automatically the discharge characteristic to a corresponding discharge characteristic associated with a known electrical discharge, wherein the discharge characteristic comprises at least one of a waveform, an amplitude, a duration, a current, a voltage, an energy, and a temperature; and determining automatically an expected biological response based at least in part on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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