Ammunition and explosives – Projectiles – Nonlethal or deterrent
Patent
1995-12-15
1997-12-16
Tudor, Harold J.
Ammunition and explosives
Projectiles
Nonlethal or deterrent
102293, 102501, 102504, 102517, 89 111, 361232, 361235, F42B 1200
Patent
active
056988150
ABSTRACT:
An electronic projectile (10) for use with a standard cartridge (1). Projectile (10) and cartridge (1) are loaded into standard firearms and fired like a standard bullet. After leaving the barrel of a firearm, plastic sheaths (8L) and (8R) fall away and electrodes (19L) and (19R) extend outward on wires (40L) and (40R). On impact the electrodes penetrate the skin of the target making electrical contact with internal tissue of a target. Within projectile (10) a battery (50) powers internal electronics (30) to charge output capacitors (22) and (24) to high voltage. When the capacitors are fully charged a switch (58) completes the circuit and discharges the capacitors through the target. Switch (58) discharges the capacitors 20 to 100 times per second. These pulses continue for several seconds to incapacitate the target. The polarity of the current is changes once or twice per second to alternate between acidic and basic ions being formed around the electrodes to sterilize the puncture sight. If very-high-energy pulses are used, Switch (58) would also discharge the capacitors several seconds after the initial stun shock to defibrillate the target. Long-term incapacitation is accomplished with a syringe filled with a tranquilizing fluid (37) mounted within a foam rubber tip (34). On impact this fluid is forced into the target through needle (33), with the stun effect of the electrical discharge giving the tranquilizer time to work.
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