A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may detect when the electrodes launched from the cartridges may provide the current through more than one target. The CEW may detect when electrodes launched from the cartridges may provide the current through the same target. The CEW may set the pulse rate of the current based on detecting the launch of electrodes from more than one cartridge, detecting that electrodes may provide the current through two or more targets, and/or detecting that two or more pairs of electrodes may deliver the current through the same target.

Ammunition for a conductive energy weapon. A receptacle includes a cavity accessible through each of a first opening in a first face of the receptacle, a second opening in the first face of the receptacle, a third opening in a second face of the receptacle and a fourth opening in a third face of the receptacle. A propellant unit is included within the cavity proximate the second opening and a projectile is included within the cavity proximate the second opening. A housing is coupled to at least the second face and the third face of the receptacle and is further configured to couple to the conductive energy weapon. The propellant unit releases a propellant into the cavity, in a direction substantially opposite the projectile's direction of flight, in response to a trigger pull of the conductive energy weapon, and the cavity directs the propellant in the projectile's direction of flight.

The invention relates to shooting cartridges of non-lethal remote electroshock weapons (DESHO) and to the DESHO for using such cartridges.

Field of the invention is non-lethal remote-action weapon with electric means of damaging biological targets.

The technical result is creation of a shooting cartridge DESHO with an internal source of energy for initiating a propellant charge, and technologically simple samples of DESHO, including multi-charged, insensitive to electrostatic discharges, allowing use thereof under any atmospheric conditions, with the possibility of contact use or demonstration of a damaging electric discharge, DESHO with attached shooting cartridge, and with reduced overall dimensions.

The shooting cartridge has gun barrels with probes and a current conductor located in the probes or cavities for the current lead, a propellant charge and a source or generator of electrical or mechanical energy for initiating the propellant charge driven by means of a DESHO part.

DESHO for use of the cartridge has a housing, a source of electrical energy, a generator of high-voltage damaging pulses, a switch of the generator of high-voltage damaging pulses, pockets for installing cartridges or a magazine or a magwell for several cartridges, an element of action powered by a source or generator of initiating a shooter's shot and a switch for the generator of high-voltage damaging pulses interacting with the element of action.

A remote controlled retractable leg iron device provides a restraint device which can be used by police or any other authority to maintain control of persons while in transport. The device is remote controlled so an operator can control the wearer from a distance. The cuffs are secured to the legs of the wearer and are attached to the housing unit by cables which coil around winch drums within the housing unit. The winch drums rotate freely in a normal operation mode so that the wearer can walk or move with little resistance. In an emergency mode, the device retracts the wire cables into the housing unit so that the wearer's legs are restrained tightly together—removing the lack of resistance and thus stopping the wearer's motion. The emergency mode is activated using the remote control.

Systems and methods for calibrating a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) to provide a predetermined amount of current for each pulse of the stimulus signal. Providing the predetermined amount of current, close thereto, increases the effectiveness of the stimulus signal in impeding locomotion of a human or animal target. The calibration process enables a CEW to calibrate the amount of charge in a pulse of the stimulus signal in the environmental conditions where the tester operates and also in the field where the environmental conditions may be different from the environmental conditions during calibration.

Described embodiments include an electro-shock projectile, a system, and a method. The electro-shock projectile includes a recognition circuit configured to recognize a body portion of a target human authorized for administration of a selected electric shock by electro-shock projectiles. The projectile includes a conductive electrode tip configured to administer the selected electric shock to the recognized body portion of the target human, the electric shock selected to inhibit voluntary movement by the target human. The projectile includes a guidance circuit configured to generate instructions directing the electro-shock projectile along a flight path toward the recognized body portion of the target human. The projectile includes a flight controller configured to operate a directional control surface in response to the generated instructions. The projectile includes a signal generator configured to output the selected electric shock to the conductive electrode tip and through tissue of the target human contacted by the conductive electrode tip.

A method of delivering an electric charge to a remote target with a CEW includes using one or more sensors in communication with the CEW to determine a threat level of a situation and contacting the target with at least one electrode wire discharged from the CEW. The method further includes applying an electric charge along the at least one electrode wire so that electrical charge flows between the CEW and the remote target based upon the determined threat level of the situation.

A conducted electrical weapon may interchangeably receive a plurality of magazines. A magazine may be releasably engaged with a magazine bay of the conducted electrical weapon. Engagement of a magazine with the magazine bay may expose a bottom surface of the magazine. Each magazine may comprise a plurality of firing tubes. A magazine may be configured to launch at least one electrode from at least one firing tube of the plurality of firing tubes. A control circuit may be configured to provide an ignition signal to less than all of the plurality of firing tubes. A first pair of firing tubes may be oriented to achieve a minimum electrode spread at a first range. A second pair of firing tubes may be oriented to achieve a minimum electrode spread at a second range. The plurality of firing tubes may be arranged in an array comprising a column of firing tubes.

A method of delivering charge to a remote target includes pressurizing a reservoir of metallic conductor initially at a temperature below its melting point. The method includes flowing the metallic conductor through an orifice to form a continuous thread with axial velocity, so that a user might direct the axial velocity of the thread to intercept the remote target. The method further includes applying a potential differential along the thread so that electrical current flows between the reservoir and the remote target.

According to one embodiment an electric shock self-defence cartridge is provided that includes a distal body in which one or more application means is housed, and a proximal body in which a wire is housed. The proximal body includes coupling means and electric connection means for being joined with the electric shock self-defence device. Compression means is arranged between the distal body and the proximal body for keeping the distal body shifted towards a rest position. The application means is housed in the distal body, such that in use, when the distal body is in contact with an assailant, the distal body shifts with respect to the proximal body from the rest position towards an actuation position in which the application means projects from the distal body to be adhered to the assailant's body.