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US 11,885,604 B1Granted
Firearm cartridge
OwnerScott Belangerinventor
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Abstract
A firearms cartridge is provided which is equipped with a signal receiver. The signal receiver is operable to disable the firearm when it received a predetermined signal, such as a signal on the electromagnetic spectrum, acoustic signal, and the like. When the signal is not present, the firearm cartridge works like a traditional unrestricted firearm cartridge allowing a firing of the weapon.
Claims13
A firing primer for use in a firearm cartridge comprising:
- a body having a rear wall and a quantity of priming compound within the body;
- a signal receiver within the body adjacent to the rear wall, the signal receiver operable to allow ignition of the quantity of priming compound when not in the presence of a predetermined signal, and operable to prevent ignition of the quantity of priming compound when in the presence of the predetermined signal;
- wherein the signal receiver is positioned on a microchip which is a radio-frequency powered microchip;
- wherein the signal receiver is in communication with a switch;
- and
- wherein the switch is operable to bridge the rear wall of the body to the priming compound when not in the presence of the predetermined signal, and wherein the switch opens to create a physical separation between the rear wall of the body and the priming compound.
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A firearm cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge case;
- a quantity of gunpowder within the cartridge case;
- a bullet at a proximal end of the cartridge case;
- and
- a primer, the primer comprising:
- a body having a rear wall and a quantity of priming compound within the body;
- a signal receiver within the cartridge case, the signal receiver operable to allow ignition of both the quantity of gunpowder and quantity of priming compound when not in the presence of a predetermined signal, and operable to prevent ignition of at least one of the quantity of gunpowder and the quantity of priming compound when in the presence of the predetermined signal;
- wherein the signal receiver is positioned on a microchip which is a radio-frequency powered microchip;
- wherein the signal receiver is in communication with a switch;
- and
- wherein the switch is operable to bridge the rear wall of the body to the priming compound when not in the presence of the predetermined signal, and wherein the switch opens to create a physical separation between the rear wall of the body and the priming compound.
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A facility having restricted firearm usage comprising:
- a facility area;
- a signal transmitter configured to emit a signal covering at least part of the facility area, the signal selected to be a predetermined signal operable to deactivate a cartridge of a firearm having a signal receiver operable to receive the predetermined signal, the cartridge of the firearm operable to fire when not in the presence of the predetermined signal;
- a plurality of firearm cartridges, each of the plurality of firearm cartridges comprising:
- a cartridge case;
- a quantity of gunpowder within the cartridge case;
- a bullet at a proximal end of the cartridge case;
- and
- a primer, the primer comprising:
- a body having a rear wall and a quantity of priming compound within the body;
- a signal receiver within the cartridge case, the signal receiver operable to allow ignition of both the quantity of gunpowder and quantity of priming compound when not in the presence of a predetermined signal, and operable to prevent ignition of at least one of the quantity of gunpowder and the quantity of priming compound when in the presence of the predetermined signal;
- wherein the signal receiver is positioned on a microchip which is a radio-frequency powered microchip;
- wherein the signal receiver is in communication with a switch;
- wherein the switch is operable to bridge the rear wall of the body to the priming compound when not in the presence of the predetermined signal, and wherein the switch opens to create a physical separation between the rear wall of the body and the priming compound;
- and
- wherein the signal transmitter prevents firing of the plurality of firearm cartridges when the signal transmitter is broadcasting the predetermined signal, and allows firing of the plurality of firearm cartridges when the signal transmitter is not broadcasting the predetermined signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.