Aircraft antiterrorist security system

• US 6,793,179 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2002
• Issued: 09/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John James Daniels
• Original Assignee: John James Daniels
• Inventors: Daniels, John James
• Primary Examiner(s): Eldred, J. Woodrow
• Application Number:
  US10/242,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20040051001A1
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• Field of Search: 244/118.5, 244/1.R, 340/945, 340/541
• US Class Current: 244/118.5
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 1/1469 Doors between cockpit and cabin
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 13/20 using radiated signals
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 13/00 Arrangements or adaptations of air-treatment apparatus for aircraft crew or passengers, or freight space , or structural parts of the aircraft treatment rooms with artificial climate for medical purposes A61G10/02; respiratory apparatus in general A62B; for vehicles in general B60H
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0034 by ground-control override
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0042 by spraying or injecting chemicals

Abstract

An aircraft antiterrorist security system is provided. An intrusion resistant door system separates a pilot cockpit area from a passenger area on an aircraft. A remotely activatable personnel incapacitating system is provided that is effective for incapacitating personnel located within the passenger area. A remote control system is provided that is effective for remotely activating the personnel incapacitating system. The remote control system may comprise a manually activatable actuator located in the pilot cockpit area. In addition, or alternatively, the remote control system may comprise a wirelessly activatable mechanism for receiving control signals from a ground-based location for remotely activating the personnel incapacitating system. Alternatively or additionally, the remote control system may comprise a passenger-activatable mechanism for enabling passengers to activate the personnel incapacitating system. The passenger-activatable mechanism may require one or more simultaneous individual passenger activation.

Claims

1. An aircraft antiterrorist security system, comprising:

A remotely activatable personnel incapacitating system effective for incapacitating personnel located within the passenger area;

A remote control system effective for remotely activating the personnel incapacitating system, the remote control system comprising a wirelessly activatable mechanism for receiving control signals activated by ground-based personnel for remotely activating the personnel incapacitating system.

2. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 1;

wherein the remote control system further comprises an manually activatable actuator located in the pilot cockpit area and means for activating the personnel incapacitating system only when activation of the manually activatable actuator is followed by the reception of control signals activated by ground-based peronnel.

3. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 1;

wherein the remote control system further comprises a passenger-activatable mechanism for enabling passengers to activate the personnel incapacitating system and means for activating the personnel incapacitating system only when activation of the passenger-activable mechanism is followed by the reception of control signals from the ground-based location for remotely activating the personnel incapacitating system.

4. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 1;

wherein the wirelessly activatable mechanism requires two or more simultaneous individual activations by the ground-based personnel.

5. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 1;

wherein the personnel incapacitating system includes at least one of a system for filling the passenger area with an incapacitating gas such as tear gas, nitrous oxide, a system for spraying the passenger area with a movement inhibiting material, a system for introducing sound frequencies into the passenger area effective to reduce the capacity for harm by personnel.

6. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 1;

further comprising an intrusion resistant door separating a pilot cockpit area from the passenger area, the intrusion resistant door includes a remotely activatable lock controllable via control signals generated by remote control devices under the control of at least one of a pilot of the aircraft, a crew member of the aircraft, two or more simultaneously acting passengers, and a wirelessly transmitted signal generated by a ground-based system.

19. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 1;

wherein the remote control system further comprises a wirelessly activatable mechanism for receiving control signals from a ground-based location for remotely activating the personnel incapacitating system.

7. An aircraft antiterrorist security system, comprising:

A remotely activatable personnel incapacitating system effective for incapacitating personnel located within the passenger area, the personnel incapacitating system comprising a movement inhibiting material; and

A remote control system effective for remotely activating the personnel incapacitating system.

8. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 7;

wherein the remote control system comprises an manually activatable actuator located in the pilot cockpit area.

9. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 7;

wherein the remote control system comprises a wirelessly activatable mechanism for receiving control signals from a ground-based location for remotely activating the personnel incapacitating system.

10. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 7;

wherein the remote control system comprises a passenger-activatable mechanism for enabling passengers to activate the personnel incapacitating system.

11. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 10;

wherein the passenger-activatable mechanism requires one or more simultaneous individual passenger activation.

12. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 7;

wherein the personnel incapacitating system further includes at least one of a system for filling the passenger area with an incapacitating gas such as tear gas, nitrous oxide, or the like, a system for introducing sound frequencies into the passenger area effective to reduce the capacity for harm by personnel.

13. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 7;

further comprising an intrusion resistant door including a remotely activatable lock controllable via control signals generated by remote control devices under the control of at least one of a pilot of the aircraft, a crew member of the aircraft, two or more simultaneously acting passengers, and a wirelessly transmitted signal generated by a ground-based system.

14. An aircraft antiterrorist security system, comprising:

A remotely activatable personnel incapacitating system effective for incapacitating personnel located within the passenger area;

A remote control system effective for remotely activating the personnel incapacitating system;

the remote control system comprises a passenger-activatable mechanism for enabling passengers to activate the personnel incapacitating system;

the passenger-activable mechanism requiring two or more substantially simultaneous individual passenger activations.

15. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 14;

wherein the remote control system includes means for activating the personnel incapacitating system only when two or more substantially simultaneous individual passenger occur within a predetermined time window of activation.

16. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 14;

further comprising means for identifying the passengers who activate the two more substantially simultaneous individual passenger activations.

17. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 14;

wherein the personnel incapacitating system includes at least one of a system for filling the passenger area with an incapacitating gas such as tear gas, nitrous oxide, or the like, a system for spraying the passenger area with a movement inhibiting material such as a sticky material, expanding foam or the like, a system for introducing sound frequencies into the passenger area effective to reduce the capacity for harm by personnel.

18. An aircraft antiterrorist security system according to claim 14;

wherein the remote control system further comprises an manually activatable actuator located in the pilot cockpit area and means for activating the personnel incapacitating system only when activation of the manually activatable actuator occurs following the one or more individual passenger activations.