# US 2020/0401229 A1 · Wearable self defense apparatus and method of self defense > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401229 A1 - Document ID: US20200401229A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/444,051 - Filed: 2019-06-18 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-18 - Inventors: Troy Francis Dugo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401229A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/017: {Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883)} - 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)} - G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt} - H04B 1/385: {Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - F41H: ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A wearable self-defense apparatus having a body portion configured to be worn on or around a body part of a user includes a high voltage generator configured to generate high voltage electricity for disabling an attacker, a high voltage transmitter electrically coupled to the high voltage generator, a controller configured to control one or more operations of the high voltage generator and a gesture detector operationally coupled to the controller. The gesture detector signals the controller to control the operations of the high voltage generator upon detecting one or more gestures of the user using the body part attached with the wearable self-defense apparatus. Upon receiving the signal from the gesture detector, the controller triggers the high voltage generator to generate high voltage electricity. The high voltage electricity thus generated is transmitted to a target using the high voltage transmitter for temporarily disabling the target. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable self-defense apparatus comprising: a body portion configured to be worn on at least one body part of a user; a high voltage generator configured to be secured to the body portion; a high voltage transmitter electrically coupled to the high voltage generator; a controller configured to control at least one operation of the high voltage generator; and a gesture detector operationally coupled to the controller, wherein the gesture detector, upon detecting at least one gesture using the at least one body part of the user, signals the controller to control the at least one operation of the high voltage generator. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion house the high voltage generator, the high voltage transmitter, the controller and the gesture detector. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion includes at least one adjustable portion to fit to the at least one body part of the user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion is made from at least one non-conductive material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion is in form of a wearable band. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gesture detector is configured to detect the plurality of gestures including: a rotation of an arm and wrist of the user in a first direction to signal the controller to trigger the high voltage generator, wherein the body portion is worn around the arm and wrist of the user; and a rotation of the arm and wrist of the user in a second direction to signal the controller to stop an operation of the high voltage generator. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the high voltage transmitter includes at least one electrical conductor to transfer a high voltage electricity generated by the high voltage generator. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion further houses a fitness tracking module having a plurality of sensors to detect at least one physical activity of the user. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body portion further houses at least one power source coupled to the high voltage generator, the high voltage transmitter, the controller and the gesture detector. ### Claim 10 A method of utilizing a wearable self-defense apparatus worn on at least one body part of a user, the method comprising: detecting, by a gesture detector of the wearable self-defense apparatus, at least one gesture using the at least one body part of the user; generating, by the wearable self-defense apparatus, a high voltage electricity, wherein a process of generating the high voltage electricity within the wearable self-defense apparatus comprises: receiving, by a controller in communication with the gesture detector, a signal from the gesture detector upon detecting at least one gesture, triggering, a high voltage generator by the controller, to generate a high voltage electricity; and transmitting, by the wearable self-defense apparatus, the high voltage electricity generated by the high voltage generator to a target using a high voltage transmitter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the wearable self-defense apparatus houses the gesture detector, the controller, the high voltage generator and the high voltage transmitter in a body portion configured to be worn on the at least one body part of the user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein detecting the at least one gesture using the gesture detector comprises: detecting a rotation of the body part of the user in a first direction to signal the controller to trigger the high voltage generator; and detecting a rotation of the body part of the user in a second direction to signal the controller to stop an operation of the high voltage generator. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting the high voltage electricity to the target is transmitted using at least one electrical conductor electrically coupled to the high voltage transmitter. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the target is identified by the at least one electrical conductor based on a direction of pointing of the wearable self-defense apparatus.