METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING FIRING OF A WEAPON IN A LOCALIZED AREA

• US 20160138881A1
• Filed: 01/21/2016
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Terry Ladell Travis
• Original Assignee: Terry Ladell Travis
• Inventors: Travis, Terry Ladell
• Application Number:
  US15/002,642
• Publication Number:
  US 20160138881A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/06 Electric or electromechanical safeties F41A17/04, F41A17/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/063 comprising a transponder
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/46 Trigger safeties, i.e. means for preventing trigger movement F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence

Abstract

A method and system for preventing the firing of a gun comprises a component on the gun for preventing the gun from being fired, for example, preventing the trigger from being pulled when the gun is in an area that has a wireless power sending source configured to send power to the component for firing prevention. There is no need for a battery on the gun or the transfer of any information between the component and the wireless power sending source, the power being emitted from the source and received by the component controls the firing capability.

Claims

1. A gun shield system that will block functioning of a firearm that has passed within a specified distance from a wireless power unit comprising:

a) a trigger mechanism that includes a wireless power receiver and an activated trigger blocking device;

b) a control system to monitor system diagnostics for at least monitoring activation of the trigger blocking device, and optionally a back up power supply; and

c) a plurality of wireless power sending units to provide power to the wireless power receiver for activation of the trigger blocking device.

2. A method of protecting an area from discharge of a gun comprising:

providing a trigger blocking device on the gun that prevents a trigger of the gun from being pulled when the trigger blocking device is activated,

providing a plurality of wireless power sending units in the area, power sent by the wireless power sending units capable of activating the trigger blocking device and preventing the trigger from being pulled, wherein the gun will be prevented from firing without the need for an onboard battery.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the activating of the trigger blocking device only occurs when the gun is in the range of the wireless power sending units and when the gun is outside the range, the gun trigger can be pulled and/or activation of a firing cycle blocking occurs without any information exchange between the gun and the wireless power supply units and/or there are no codes that are read, received, or transferred between the wireless power sending units and the trigger blocking device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the activating of the trigger blocking device prevents the trigger of the gun from being pulled until the trigger blocking device is either replaced, reset or changed to allow it to again be activated.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the locking of a gun trigger is monitored for reporting to authorities.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein a back up power unit or back up wireless power sending unit is supplied with the wireless power sending units.

7. A system for protecting an area from discharge of a gun comprising:

a trigger blocking device on the gun that prevents the trigger from being pulled when the trigger blocking device is activated,

means for activating the trigger blocking device to prevent the trigger from being pulled.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the activating means is a plurality of wireless power sending device located in the area.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising a control to monitor the activating of the trigger blocking to record trigger blocking events for reporting.

10. The system of claim 7, further comprising a back up power supply for the means for activating and/or a back up activating means and optionally a control to monitor the back up power supply and back up activating means.