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US 7,946,284 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for covertly marking targets
AssigneeL3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P.
InventorsMatthew P. DeLaquil, Thomas J. Galli
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Abstract
An apparatus for covertly marking a target includes a housing sized and configured to simulate a portable electronic device; a reservoir positioned in the housing for holding a quantity of miniature markers; and a dispersing mechanism positioned in or on the housing for dispersing the markers onto the target.
Claims21
An apparatus for marking a target, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing sized and configured to simulate a portable electronic device;
- a reservoir positioned in the housing for holding a quantity of miniature markers;
- and
- a dispersing mechanism positioned in or on the housing for dispersing the markers out of the housing and onto the target.
1 more element
An apparatus for marking a target, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing sized and configured to simulate a mobile phone;
- a quantity of miniature markers contained within the housing;
- a nozzle positioned on the housing;
- a propellant for propelling the markers through the nozzle and out of the housing;
- and a trigger for activating the propellant.
2 more elements
A method for marking and tracking a target, the method comprising:
- storing a quantity of miniature markers within a housing sized and configured to simulate a mobile phone;
- dispersing the markers out of the housing and onto the target with a dispersing mechanism contained in or on the housing;
- and tracking the target with an infrared detector capable of detecting presence of the markers on the target.
An apparatus for marking a target, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing sized and configured to simulate a portable electronic device;
- a wireless communication component positioned in the housing for transmitting and receiving wireless communications;
- a quantity of miniature markers contained within the housing;
- a nozzle positioned on the housing;
- a propellant for propelling the markers the nozzle and out of the housing;
- and
- a trigger for activating the propellant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.