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Non-lethal personal defense device

  • US 6,431,044 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2000
  • Issued: 08/13/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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 nozzles;

    a pressurized source containing a bio-active agent and coupled through said control valve to said nozzle;

    a rangefinder for determining a range to a target;

    a trigger mechanism for activating firing of the device in response to activation of said trigger mechanism;

    a wireless communication link for communicating with a monitoring station in response to activation of the trigger mechanism; 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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