Dual operating mode electronic disabling device for generating a time-sequenced, shaped voltage output waveform
DCFirst Claim
1. An electronic device having a first high voltage transformer for creating an arc and a second transformer with a lower output voltage to maintain current across the arc to disable a subject.
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Abstract
An electronic disabling device includes first and second electrodes positionable to establish first and second spaced apart contact points on a target having a high impedance air gap existing between at least one of the electrodes and the target. The power supply generates a first high voltage, short duration output across the first and second electrodes during a first time interval to ionize air within the air gap to thereby reduce the high impedance across the air gap to a lower impedance to enable current flow across the air gap at a lower voltage level. The power supply next generates a second lower voltage, longer duration output across the first and second electrodes during a second time interval to maintain the current flow across the first and second electrodes and between the first and second contact points on the target to enable the current flow through the target to cause involuntary muscle contractions to thereby immobilize the target.
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40 Claims
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1. An electronic device having a first high voltage transformer for creating an arc and a second transformer with a lower output voltage to maintain current across the arc to disable a subject.
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2. A dual operating mode electronic disabling device for immobilizing a target comprising:
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a. first and second electrodes positionable to establish first and second spaced apart contact points on the target wherein a high impedance air gap may exist between at least one of the electrodes and the target; and b. a power supply for operating in a first mode to generate a first high voltage, short duration output across the first and second electrodes during a first time interval to ionize the air within the air gap to thereby reduce the high impedance across the air gap to a lower impedance to enable current flow across the air gap at a lower voltage level and for subsequently operating in a second mode to generate a second lower voltage output across the first and second electrodes during a second time interval to maintain the current flow across the first and second electrodes and between the first and second contact points on the target to enable the current flow through the target to cause involuntary muscle contractions to thereby immobilize the target.
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3. A dual operating mode electronic disabling device for immobilizing a target comprising:
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a. first and second electrodes positionable to establish first and second spaced apart contact points on the target wherein a high impedance air gap may exist between at least one of the electrodes and the target; b. a high voltage power supply for generating an output voltage; and c. a high voltage power output circuit which generates a first high voltage output across the first and second electrodes to ionize the air within the air gap thereby reducing the high impedance across the air gap to a lower impedance to enable current flow across the air gap at a lower voltage level and for subsequently enabling a second lower voltage output to cause current to flow across the first and second electrodes and between the first and second contact points on the target allowing current flow through the target thereby producing involuntary muscle contractions and immobilizing the target.
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4. A dual operating mode electronic disabling device for immobilizing a target comprising:
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a. first and second electrodes positionable to establish first and second spaced apart contact points on the target wherein a high impedance air gap may exist between at least one of the electrodes and the target; b. a high voltage power supply for generating an output voltage; and c. a switchable output circuit for the high voltage power supply for switching into and operating in a first output circuit configuration to generate a first high voltage output across the first and second electrodes during a first time interval to ionize the air within the air gap and reduce the high impedance across the air gap to a lower impedance to enable current flow across the air gap at a lower voltage level and for subsequently switching into and operating in a second output circuit configuration to generate a second lower voltage output across the first and second electrodes during a second time interval to maintain the current flow across the first and second electrodes and between the first and second contact points on the target allowing current flow through the target thereby producing involuntary muscle contractions and immobilizing the target. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A dual operating mode electronic disabling device for immobilizing a target comprising:
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a. first and second electrodes positionable to establish first and second spaced apart contact points on the target wherein a high impedance air gap may exist between at least one of the electrodes and the target; b. a high voltage power supply having a voltage conversion stage for receiving a low voltage DC input and for generating at an output terminal a substantially increased DC output voltage; c. a high voltage output circuit coupled to the voltage conversion stage output terminal for generating a high voltage output across the first and second electrodes during a time interval T2–
T3; andd. a low voltage output circuit coupled to the voltage conversion stage output terminal for generating a lower voltage output across the first and second electrodes during a time interval T2–
T3. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for selectively operating an electronic disabling device in first and second modes to immobilize a target, comprising the steps of:
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a. simultaneously directing a charging current to first and second energy storage capacitors during a first time interval; b. sensing the voltage on the first energy storage capacitor and connecting the first energy storage capacitor to a voltage multiplier when the first energy storage capacitor voltage exceeds a first voltage threshold; c. discharging the first energy storage capacitor through the voltage multiplier during a second time interval to generate a multiplied output voltage across first and second output electrodes while positioning the output electrodes in proximity to the target to establish first and second spaced apart intended contact points on the target wherein a high impedance air gap may exist between at least one of the electrodes and the target; d. establishing a current flow between the first and second electrodes to create a reduced impedance ionized pathway across the air gap to thereby reduce the high impedance previously existing across the air gap to a substantially lower impedance; and e. sensing the voltage applied across the first and second electrodes as the first energy storage capacitor is discharging and connecting the second energy storage capacitor across the first and second electrodes to discharge current through the reduced impedance ionized pathway established across the air gap to maintain the current flow between the first and second electrodes during a third time interval. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for immobilizing the muscles of a target, comprising the steps of:
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a. providing first and second electrodes positionable to establish first and second spaced apart contact points on the target wherein a high impedance air gap may exist between at least one of the electrodes and the target; b. applying a first high voltage, short duration output across the first and second electrodes during a first time interval to ionize the air within the air gap to thereby reduce the high impedance across the air gap to a lower impedance to enable current to flow across the air gap at a lower voltage level; and c. subsequently applying a second lower voltage output across the first and second electrodes during a second time interval to maintain the current flow across the first and second electrodes and between the first and second contact points on the target to enable the current flow through the target to cause involuntary muscle contractions to thereby immobilize the target.
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