Smart weapon

• US 6,449,892 B1
• Filed: 06/18/2001
• Issued: 09/17/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: XYBERNAUT CORPORATION
• Inventors: Jenkins, Michael D.
• Primary Examiner(s): ELDRED, JOHN W
• Application Number:
  US09/883,877
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: 89/410.1, 89/410.2, 89/410.3, 89/410.6, 89/410.7, 89/410.8, 89/411.7, 89/11.1, 89/11, 42/10.1, 421/11, 421/06
• US Class Current: 42/1.01
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/066 having means for recognizing biometric parameters, e.g. voice control, finger print or palm print control
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 35/00 Accessories or details not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/46 for particular applications

Abstract

There is described a smart weapon system including a weapon which serves as an enclosure to a transferable core computer. The computer provides the operator of the weapon the advantages of having an integrated computer/communications platform contained within the weapon and thus reducing the burden placed on the operator to carry multiple and distinct computer/communication devices.

Claims

1. A shoulder mountable weapon system comprising:

a weapon capable of being shoulder fired including a stock, said stock enclosing and in electrical contact with a transferable core computer and physically encases said core computer;

a barrel attached to said stock, said barrel adapted to fire projectiles from said weapon;

said weapon operable to fire projectiles when said core computer is not docked in said stock.

2. The weapon system of claim 1, further comprising a GPS receiver integral to the weapon.

3. The weapon system of claim 1, further comprising a laser rangefinder integral to the weapon.

4. The weapon system of claim 1, therein the weapon is selected from the group consisting of a rifle, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, and mixtures thereof.

5. A portable weapon comprising means to discharge projectiles therefrom, a core enclosure positioned in said weapon and a core computer removably positioned in said enclosure, said core computer having means to be used in enclosures other than said weapon, said core computer not functional as a computer unless it is in electrical connection with a suitable enclosure, said core computer having the components of general purpose computer encased in a completely closed housing wherein said components cannot be replaced, tampered with or removed from said housing, wherein the portable weapon is operative as a weapon without the core computer being docked in the weapon.

6. The portable weapon of claim 5, further comprising a GPS receiver integral to the weapon.

7. The portable weapon of claim 5, further comprising a laser rangefinder integral to the weapon.

8. The portable weapon of claim 5, wherein the weapon is selected from the group consisting of a rifle, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, and mixtures thereof.