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Systems and methods for electrodes for insulative electronic weaponry

  • US 8,587,918 B2
  • Filed: 07/23/2010
  • Issued: 11/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A deployment unit for use with an electronic weapon, the deployment unit providing a current from a signal generator of the electronic weapon through tissue of a human or animal target, the current for inhibiting voluntary movement by the target, the deployment unit comprising:

  • a housing;

    an interface that couples the housing to the signal generator, the interface for receiving the current;

    a filament that conducts the current, the filament stored in the housing prior to deployment, the filament coupled to the interface for receiving the current;

    an electrode stored in the housing prior to deployment; and

    a propellant that in operation propels the electrode away from the housing to deploy the filament toward the target;

    wherein the electrode comprisesa binding and deploying structure mechanically coupled to the filament to deploy the filament from the housing; and

    a coupling and diffusing structure comprising a shaft and a tip, the coupling and diffusing structure mechanically coupled to the binding and deploying structure, the coupling and diffusing structure capable of activating the tip for a first portion of the current at a first activation voltage and capable of activating at least a portion of the shaft for a second portion of the current at a second activation voltage less than the first activation voltage.

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