A conducted electrical weapon (CEW) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a stimulus signal through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may detect the quality of the electrical coupling (e.g., connection) of pairs of electrodes with the target. In accordance with the quality of the connections, the CEW may provide pulses of a stimulus signal to the various connections between electrode pairs in accordance with a sequence. The sequence may provide pulses at a first maximum pulse rate to any one connection to increase the likelihood of inducing neuromuscular incapacitation (NMI) and to save energy. The sequence may provide pulses to all connections at a second maximum pulse rate to increase the likelihood of inducing NMI and to save energy.

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.

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.

The invention is a weapon/protection system that generates two or more channels of physical medium in which travels an electric current. The current circulates though the channels due to their impedance being lower than that of air. From the generated electrical potential difference resulting at the target, the current can mildly shock, stun or fully paralyze a subject; therefore the device can be used as a weapon or deterrent for entry.

This system incorporates a novel means of converging physical medium onto a controlled point in space. The system may also incorporate methods that modify the medium's viscosity in order to increase the length of continuous laminar in the channel of a jet medium (the jet length without droplet formation or discontinuous breakdown). The aforementioned medium may also be heated gas.

An electroshock system wirelessly delivers a shock to a subject. The electroshock system may include a launcher, a wireless projectile, a power source, and a wireless power transmitter. The launcher is configured to be grasped by a user. The wireless projectile is configured to detach from the launcher and adhere to a subject. The power source contributes power for the administration of a shock to the subject. The wireless power transmitter delivers said contributed power to the wireless projectile while the wireless projectile is detached from the launcher. The power source and the wireless transmitter may be co-located with the launcher, or may be separate (such as secured to a person or within a vehicle).

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.

Apparatus and method for adaptive muscular tetanization (incapacitation) of a human target. An electrical pulse generator outputs a sequence of time-varying electrical pulses. A delivery mechanism applies the electrical pulses to the target using conductive electrodes. A sensor detects a biometric state of the target. An adaptive adjustment circuit adjusts the electrical pulses from the electrical pulse generator responsive to the detected biometric state to maintain a desired level of applied tetanization energy to the target. The system can be a self-contained projectile, a stun-gun arrangement with conductive wires or wireless communication capabilities, a stun baton, etc. An in-line charge limiter circuit can be used to integrate the applied current and modulate the total amount of charge applied. The biometric state can be a target property or response including impedance, muscular pressure, contraction force, contraction rate, blood flow rate, etc.

Disclosed are a long-range electric-pulse bullet and a weapon. The electric-pulse bullet includes a striking module, a circuit module, a connection module and an ejection device. The striking module includes at least a pair of electrodes for launching to a target. The circuit module is for generating a pulse current. The connection module is for electrically connecting the electrodes and the circuit module, and conducting the pulse current to the target through the electrodes. The ejection device is adjacent to the electrodes, and configured to eject and separate the electrodes outwards when the electric-pulse bullet is launched, making a spacing between the electrodes immediately reach at least 100 millimeters.

A cartridge of a non-lethal weapon includes a housing in a launching device and including an internal space, a piercing member on a rear end of the space, a channel through the piercing member to communicate the space with at least one projectile, a metal sleeve at a front end of the space, and internal threads on an inner surface of the sleeve wherein the sleeve, the piercing member, and the housing are formed integrally; a high-pressure air canister in the space; a cap including two front through holes, external threads adjacent to the through holes, an internal primer between the through holes, and at least one spacer between the primer and the air canister wherein the cap is in the sleeve with the external threads and the internal threads secured together; and a first washer sandwiched by and between the cap and the inner surface of the space.

An electronic conditioning device delivers electric shocks correlated with sounds or driven by a signal associated with a sound sequence. The sound sequence can be a few seconds of a recorded human voice, a siren, a single tone, and so forth. A sound generator emits the sound sequence audibly. A power supply is electrically connected to the various components and provides energy to a shock inducer or electrodes embedded in the skin of a target. The device administers voltage spikes and sounds in a coordinated fashion. The conditioning encourages the target to associate certain sounds with the electric shock. Power may be supplied by a battery, a piezoelectric flexible film or movable magnet that converts kinetic motion into electric energy. Preferably, the device is applied to a target by loading the device into a shotgun shell and firing the loaded shell at the target from a rifle, pistol or shotgun.