Illumination apparatus implementing non-lethal weapon
First Claim
1. An illumination apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of illumination sources, wherein enabled illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources illuminate at one or more wavelengths;
a housing, wherein the housing further includes a forward portion carrying the plurality of illumination sources;
a controller, carried within the housing and coupled to the plurality of illumination sources, operable to selectively enable one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources, and wherein the controller is operable in a plurality of modes, each mode of the plurality of modes enabling for activation a selected one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources;
an activation device, carried by the housing and coupled to the plurality of illumination sources, operable to activate illumination of one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources enabled for activation in a current mode of the controller from among the plurality of modes;
means for modulating enabled illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources at a plurality of frequencies in a selected mode of the controller from among the plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of frequencies includes a first frequency (f1) modulated at a second frequency (f2), wherein f2 is swept over a range of frequencies between a first minimum frequency (f2min) and a first maximum frequency (f2max) at a rate determined by a third frequency (f3), wherein f3 is swept over a range of frequencies between a second minimum frequency (f3min) and a second maximum frequency (f3max).
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Abstract
A weapon accessory integrates multiple illumination sources and a mechanism for dispensing a chemical irritant within a single housing for attachment as a fore grip to a firearm. The weapon accessory has selectable microprocessor-controlled multi-modes of operation for providing illumination, sighting or target debilitation. Switches on the outside of the housing enable user setting and control of the multiple modes of operation, which include one or a combination of (i) activating high intensity light emitting diodes (LEDs) to illuminate an object or human subject with either visible or infrared light, (ii) activating a visible or infrared laser for sighting a target, (iii) activating a frequency modulation mode that alternates pulsing white and blue LEDs at three superimposed frequencies to temporarily disable, distract and degrade the vision of a human subject, and (iv) activating the chemical irritant dispenser.
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20 Claims
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1. An illumination apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of illumination sources, wherein enabled illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources illuminate at one or more wavelengths; a housing, wherein the housing further includes a forward portion carrying the plurality of illumination sources; a controller, carried within the housing and coupled to the plurality of illumination sources, operable to selectively enable one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources, and wherein the controller is operable in a plurality of modes, each mode of the plurality of modes enabling for activation a selected one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources; an activation device, carried by the housing and coupled to the plurality of illumination sources, operable to activate illumination of one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources enabled for activation in a current mode of the controller from among the plurality of modes; means for modulating enabled illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources at a plurality of frequencies in a selected mode of the controller from among the plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of frequencies includes a first frequency (f1) modulated at a second frequency (f2), wherein f2 is swept over a range of frequencies between a first minimum frequency (f2min) and a first maximum frequency (f2max) at a rate determined by a third frequency (f3), wherein f3 is swept over a range of frequencies between a second minimum frequency (f3min) and a second maximum frequency (f3max). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling an illumination apparatus comprising:
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selecting a particular mode of operation of a controller housed in the illumination apparatus from among a plurality of modes; selectively enabling one or more illumination sources of a plurality of illumination sources within the illumination apparatus corresponding to the selected mode of operation, in response to the particular mode of operation of the controller being selected; and activating illumination from the enabled one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources in response to a user input, wherein activating illumination includes modulating enabled one or more illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources at a plurality of frequencies in the selected mode of operation of the controller from among the plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of frequencies are swept over a range of frequencies during illumination of the one or more enabled illumination sources, wherein the plurality of frequencies includes a first frequency (f1) modulated at a second frequency (f2), wherein f2 is swept over a range of frequencies between a first minimum frequency (f2min) and a first maximum frequency (f2max) at a rate determined by a third frequency (f3), wherein f3 is swept over a range of frequencies between a second minimum frequency (f3min) and a second maximum frequency (f3max). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An illumination apparatus comprising:
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a housing; an activation device carried by the housing that generates a signal indicating activation; one or more illumination sources carried by the housing and operable by a user for illuminating a target; and a controller, carried within the housing and coupled to the one or more illumination sources and the activation device for receiving the signal, for simultaneously modulating the one or more illumination sources at a plurality of frequencies in a selected mode of the controller, wherein the controller modulates the one or more illumination sources at a plurality of frequencies in a selected mode of operation of the controller from among a plurality of modes in response to the signal from the activation device, wherein the plurality of frequencies includes a first frequency (f1) modulated at a second frequency (f2), wherein f2 is swept over a range of frequencies between a first minimum frequency (f2min) and a first maximum frequency (f2max) at a rate determined by a third frequency (f3), wherein f3 is swept over a range of frequencies between a second minimum frequency (f3min) and a second maximum frequency (f3max). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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