Self-defense system

• US 8,854,789 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2011
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Crandall Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Jerry Alan Crandall
• Inventors: Crandall, Jerry Alan
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAI, TIEN HUNG
• Application Number:
  US13/181,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20130016449A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,183 Days
• Field of Search: 361/230, 361/232
• US Class Current: 361/232
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 15/04 with electric stunning-means ejecting electrically charged liquid jets F41B9/00; electric shock creating harpoons F42B30/14; electric circuits or apparatus for killing or stunning H05C
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/0012 Electrical discharge weapons, e.g. for stunning
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/0018 for nearby electrical discharge, i.e. the electrodes being positioned on the device and the device brought manually or otherwise into contact with a nearby target batons with electric discharge capability F41B15/04; electric shock devices for animals A01K15/02
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/0025 for remote electrical discharge via conducting wires, e.g. via wire-tethered electrodes shot at a target
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/0081 the high-energy beam being acoustic, e.g. sonic, infrasonic or ultrasonic
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 9/10 Hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellant gases or chemicals
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/00 Electric signal transmission systems G08C17/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

In an embodiment, a self-defense system is disclosed. The self-defense system may include or comprise a material sized to conform to an appendage, and a defense unit coupled with the material and positioned to initiate a defense event in response to an input.

Claims

1. A self-defense system comprising:

a material sized to conform to an appendage;

a pressure sensor unit integrated with a wireless transmitter, said pressure sensor unit configured to generate a pressure input signal; and

a defense unit coupled with said material, said defense unit integrated with a wireless receiver configured to wirelessly receive said pressure input signal from said wireless transmitter, and said defense unit configured to initiate a defense event based on said pressure input signal.

2. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

a comparator communicatively associated with said defense unit, said comparator configured to conduct a comparison of two electronic signals and generate an execution signal based on said comparison, and said defense unit configured to initiate defense event based on said execution signal.

3. The self-defense system of claim 2, wherein said defense unit comprises:

a number of projector units each configured to project a substance based on said execution signal; and

/or

a number of conductive energy devices each comprising two electrodes and configured to generate a voltage differential between said electrodes based on said execution signal.

4. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more armor units coupled with said material and sized to conform to a shape of said appendage.

5. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more pressure sensors communicatively associated with said pressure sensor unit, each of said one or more pressure sensors configured to sense an applied pressure and generate a pressure input signal based on said applied pressure, and each of said one or more pressure input signals having a signal amplitude; and

a comparator communicatively associated with said one or more pressure sensors, said comparator configured to compare said one more pressure input signals with a threshold voltage and generate an automatic execution signal in response to an absolute value or magnitude of at least one of said one or more signal amplitudes being above an absolute value or magnitude of said threshold voltage, and said defense unit configured to initiate said defense event based on said automatic execution signal.

6. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

a cardio unit configured to generate a heart rate input signal in response to a detected heart rate being above a heart rate threshold; and

a signal generator communicatively associated with said pressure sensor and cardio units, said signal generator configured to generate an automatic execution signal based on said pressure and heart rate input signals, and said defense unit configured to initiate said defense event based on said automatic execution signal.

7. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

an audio input unit configured to generate an audio input signal in response to detected audio data corresponding to a preselected audio cue; and

a signal generator communicatively associated with said pressure sensor and audio input units, said signal generator configured to generate an automatic execution signal based on said pressure and audio input signals, and said defense unit configured to initiate said defense event based on said automatic execution signal.

8. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

a manual selector communicatively associated with said defense unit and configured to generate a manual execution signal in response to a selection of said manual selector, said defense unit configured to initiate said defense event based on said manual execution signal.

9. The self-defense system of claim 1, wherein said defense unit comprises:

a conductive energy device comprising two electrodes, said conductive energy device configured to generate a voltage differential between said electrodes based on said pressure input signal.

10. The self-defense system of claim 1, wherein said defense unit comprises:

a projector unit configured to project a substance based on said pressure input signal.

11. The self-defense system of claim 10, further comprising:

a container sized to contain said substance under pressure;

a nozzle sized to engage with said container and release a first amount of said substance from said container in response to a force being applied to said nozzle or container in a preselected direction and above a preselected magnitude;

a force applicator positioned to;

i. apply said force to said nozzle or container in said preselected direction and above said preselected magnitude in response to an engagement signal such that said first amount of said substance is released from said container, and

ii. decrease a magnitude of said force below said preselected magnitude in response to a disengagement signal such that a release of a second amount of said substance from said container is prevented; and

a controller unit communicatively associated with said force applicator and positioned to generate said engagement and disengagement signals based on said pressure input signal.

12. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

an audio input unit communicatively associated with said pressure sensor unit, said audio input unit configured to capture audio data as a result of said pressure input signal.

13. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

an image input unit communicatively associated with said pressure sensor unit, said image input unit configured to capture image data as a result of said pressure input signal.

14. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

a video input unit communicatively associated with said pressure sensor unit, said video input unit configured to capture video data as a result of said pressure input signal.

15. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

a geolocation unit communicatively associated with said pressure sensor unit, said geolocation unit configured to sense geolocation data as a result of said pressure input signal.

16. The self-defense system of claim 1, further comprising:

an audio output unit communicatively associated with said pressure sensor unit, said audio output unit configured to access preselected audio data based on said pressure input signal, and said audio output unit further configured to generate and output and audio signal based on or associated with said preselected audio data.

17. A self-defense system comprising:

a material sized to conform to an appendage;

a pressure sensor unit integrated with a wireless transmitter, said pressure sensor unit configured to generate a pressure input signal;

a manual selector configured to generate a manual execution signal; and

a defense unit coupled with said material and communicatively associated with said manual selector, said defense unit integrated with a wireless receiver configured to wirelessly receive said pressure input signal from said wireless transmitter, and said defense unit configured to initiate a defense event in response to either of said pressure input and manual execution signals.