Stun device testing apparatus and methods
AssigneeAegis Industries, Inc.
InventorsStephen Burns, Bruno D.V. Marino, Kenneth J. Stethem
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Abstract
A method of testing an electric discharge stun device includes the steps of identifying a stun device to be tested and absorbing a discharge from the stun device into a tester. The discharge is characterized by a discharge characteristic that is then compared automatically to information such as (a) a previous corresponding characteristic associated with a previous discharge of the stun device or (b) a corresponding characteristic associated with a prior discharge of at least one other stun device. The characteristic can be a waveform, a peak voltage, duration, current, joule, and temperature.
Claims18
A method of testing an electric discharge stun device, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a stun device to be tested;
- absorbing a discharge from the stun device into a tester, the discharge comprising a discharge characteristic;
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- comparing automatically the discharge characteristic to information comprising at least one of (a) a previous corresponding characteristic associated with a previous discharge of the stun device and (b) a known corresponding characteristic associated with a discharge of at least one other stun device,
- wherein the discharge characteristic, the previous corresponding characteristic, and the known corresponding characteristic each comprise at least one of a waveform, an amplitude, a duration, a current, a voltage, an energy, and a temperature.
A method of ensuring proper operation of a stun device prior to a subsequent discharge against a mammalian target, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a stun device to be tested;
- absorbing a discharge from the stun device into a tester;
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- authorizing the subsequent discharge based at least in part on a successful comparison of a discharge characteristic associated with the discharge to information comprising at least one of (a) a previous corresponding characteristic associated with a previous discharge of the stun device and (b) a known corresponding characteristic associated with a discharge of at least one stun device,
- wherein the discharge characteristic, the previous corresponding characteristic, and the known corresponding characteristic each comprise at least one of a waveform, an amplitude, a duration, a current, a voltage, an energy, and a temperature.
A tester for testing an electric discharge stun device, the tester comprising:
- a stun device contact element for receiving a discharge from a stun device;
- a circuit connected to the contact element;
- a first storage medium for storing information corresponding to at least one of the stun device and the discharge from the stun device;
- a second storage medium for storing information regarding a known electrical discharge, wherein the information in the first storage medium and the second storage medium comprises at least one of a waveform, an amplitude, a duration, a current, a voltage, an energy, and a temperature;
- a processor connected to the circuit for comparing information in the first storage medium to information in the second storage medium;
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- a stun device identification element connected to the processor.
A method of determining a biological response to an electrical discharge from a stun device, the method comprising the steps of:
- absorbing the electrical discharge from the stun device into a tester, the discharge comprising a discharge characteristic;
- comparing automatically the discharge characteristic to a corresponding discharge characteristic associated with a known electrical discharge, wherein the discharge characteristic comprises at least one of a waveform, an amplitude, a duration, a current, a voltage, an energy, and a temperature;
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- determining automatically an expected biological response based at least in part on the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.