Deployable bullets having high voltage electrodes

• US 7,234,399 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2005
• Issued: 06/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Omnitek Partners LLC
• Original Assignee: Omnitek Partners LLC
• Inventors: Rastegar, Jahangir S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chambers; Troy
• Application Number:
  US11/290,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20070101891A1
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 102/502, 102/400, 89/11.1, 604/130
• US Class Current: 102/502
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 2/00 Reflecting targets, e.g. radar-reflector targets; Active targets transmitting electromagnetic or acoustic waves
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 10/14 using fins spread or deployed after launch, e.g. after leaving the barrel
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/34 expanding before or on impact, i.e. of dumdum or mushroom type
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/46 for dispensing gases, vapours, powders or chemically-reactive substances F42B12/70 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for non-lethal crowd and personal protection. The method includes: firing non-lethal bullets towards a person; and deploying portions on the non-lethal bullets prior to impacting the person to decrease its impact pressure on the person.

Claims

1. A method for non-lethal crowd and personal protection, the method comprising:

firing one or more non-lethal bullets towards a person;

deploying portions on the one or more non-lethal bullets prior to impacting the person to decrease its impact pressure on the person; and

delivering high voltage to the person by electrodes which are exposed by the deployment of the portions.

2. A bullet comprising:

a shell;

deployable portions housed in or integral with the shell;

means for deploying the portions prior to impacting the person to increase the footprint of the bullet; and

means for delivering high voltage by electrodes that are exposed by the deployment of the portions.