Patents Assigned to Axon Enterprise, Inc.
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Patent number: 11568233Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure increase the technical utility of a recording device and local recording device system by enabling a recording device to use a machine learning model to process media content received from a separate recording device. This allows a machine learning model to be used to process media content at a local system without a remote network connection or independent of whether a remote computing system is available over a network connection. Many embodiments eliminate the need for a separate computing device altogether for purposes of using a machine learning model. Embodiments of the present disclosure also decrease the time required to complete processing of a media file by processing the media file in parallel among multiple recording devices and/or by eliminating time associated with uploading a media file to cloud-based system and receiving one or more output values back from the cloud-based system.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Axon Enterprise Inc.Inventor: Daniel Ladvocat Cintra
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Patent number: 11566874Abstract: A bumper for preventing a forward portion of an electrode from penetrating a target comprises a rearward portion and an expandable portion. The rearward portion is configured to couple the bumper to a forward portion of an electrode. The expandable portion may comprise a plurality of members. The expandable portion is configured to transition from a collapsed state to an expanded state after being launched toward a target. The expanded state comprises a greater contact area than the contact area of the collapsed state. The greater contact area of the expanded state is configured to distribute a force of impact on the target to prevent penetration into the target. The transition from the collapsed state to the expanded state may be configured to increase a duration of impact with the target, thereby reducing a force of impact on the target to prevent penetration into the target.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Dubravko Zekanovic, Oleg Nemtyshkin
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Patent number: 11564481Abstract: A coupler for removeable coupling an object to a support. The coupler includes a cover, a ring, and a base. The cover couples to the support. The ring includes a first arm, a second arm, a third arm, a fourth arm, a first stop, and a second stop. Each arm of the ring is formed of a resilient material. The ring is positioned in a cavity of the cover. The base couples to the accessory. The base cooperates with the cover and the ring to couple to the cover and to rotate from a decoupled position to an intermediate position and further to a clocked position.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. Hanchett, John W. Wilson, Nathan A. Patulski, William J. Soper
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Patent number: 11553041Abstract: A recording system may use the information stored in a list to determine whether to receive and/or respond to messages transmitted by notice systems. The source of the information for the list includes a server and/or the recording system itself. A server that provides the list may use data provided by an agency to determine a relationship between a people, recording devices and notice systems. The associations between people, recording devices and notice devices may be used to determine what information is in the list. A recording device that forms the list may receive messages from any notice system, detect the session identifier, store the session identifiers from received messages, and receive and/or respond to messages in accordance with the list formed by the recording system.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. Hanchett, Reinhard J. Gagnon, Rick Wong
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Patent number: 11544078Abstract: Systems involving distributed control functions are described herein. Each member or device within the system has responsibility for controlling part of the system's behavior, and includes logic to determine what action, if any, will follow as a response to determining information or receiving information from other members or devices within the system. A change of status of one member of a system may provide a basis for action by another member of the system. Status may be the result of sensing a condition of the environment, sensing the condition of a component, receiving the output of a conventional sensor, and/or sensing the condition of a link between components. In some embodiments, action taken by a member of the system may include collecting data during law enforcement activities.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Wagner, Mark A. Hanchett, Aaron J. Kloc, Tyler J. Conant
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Patent number: 11530903Abstract: A short-range conducted electrical weapon (“conducted electrical weapon”) may be configured to deploy electrodes having a minimum spacing when coupled to a target at short-range. The conducted electrical weapon may comprise a housing. The housing may comprise a target end opposite a grip end. The grip end may be configured to removably receive a cartridge. The cartridge may house two or more electrodes. The target end may comprise one or more activation buttons or terminals. In response to the activation buttons or terminals being activated, the electrodes may be launched from the cartridge in the grip end. The electrodes may be disposed in the cartridge at an obtuse angle relative to the placement of the opposite electrode. The obtuse angle may enable the electrodes to be deployed effectively at short range.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Liam Quinn Burke, Anne Peabody Pratt
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Patent number: 11532170Abstract: System and methods are disclosed for capturing license plate (LP) information of a vehicle in relative motion to a camera device. In one example, the camera system detects the LP in multiple frames, then aligns and geometrically rectifies the image of the LP by scaling, warping, rotating, and/or performing other functions on the images. The camera system may optimize capturing of the LP information by executing a temporal noise filter on the aligned, geometrically rectified images to generate a composite image of the LP for optical character recognition. In some examples, the camera device may include an image sensor, such as a high dynamic range (HDR) sensor, modified to set long and short exposures of the HDR sensor to capture frames of a vehicle's LP, but without consolidating the images into a composite image. The camera system may set optimal exposure settings based on detected relative speed of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Juha Alakarhu, Jesse Hakanen, Matti Suksi
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Patent number: 11510044Abstract: A method for communicating among responders from a plurality of responder agencies includes determining that responders from two responder agencies are located at an event or location. Each of the responders from the two responder agencies has a computing device that is configured to communicate with the other computing device of the responders. Authorization is received from the two responder agencies to permit direct communication between responders from the two responder agencies. A communication link is established between the computing devices of the responders of the two responder agencies in response to determining that the responders from the two responder agencies are located at the event or location and in response to receiving the authorization. The communication link permits direct communication between the responders of the two responder agencies.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Bohlander, Raymond T. Fortna, Anthony G. Huang, Jeffrey P. Jolma, Julianne C. Weiss, Aerianna K. Deluca
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Patent number: 11494816Abstract: A system for generating and completing a security task is provided. A security task may be generated by the system based on a security task request. A security task acceptance for the security task may be received at the system. The system may validate the security task acceptance for the security task. The system may transmit a security task acceptance notification in response to validating the security task acceptance. The system may verify an identity of a security provider and generate a report associated with the security provider.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Isner, Patrick Madden, Matthew Morstad
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Patent number: 11493618Abstract: The number of pulses of a stimulus signal provided by a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) between launch and establishing an electrical circuit with a human or animal target may be counted to determine the distance between the CEW and the target and the distance between electrodes launched by the CEW toward the target while positioned in or near target tissue.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Magne Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula
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Patent number: 11473879Abstract: A CEW includes a handle and one or more cartridges. A cartridge may cooperate with the handle to launch one or more electrodes. Launched electrodes fly toward the target to couple to the target to provide a stimulus signal through the target to impede locomotion of the target. Prior to launch, detents may retain an electrode in a bore of the cartridge. The bore may be sealed with a door. Launching the electrode may remove the door from the cartridge. The door may couple to the electrode. The door may remain coupled to the electrode during flight and impact of the electrode with the target. The door may cushion the impact of the electrode against the target. Cushioning the impact may reduce the likelihood of injuring the target. Retaining the door coupled to the electrode during flight may improve the flight characteristics of the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Luke Salisbury, Dubravko Zekanovic, Magne Nerheim
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Patent number: 11425653Abstract: A recording device captures information and stores the information in a data store as a data record. The recording device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. A network device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. An activation device transmits a data notification and a network notification. Upon receiving the data notification, the network device activates its high-power wireless interface. Upon receiving the network notification, the recording device activates its high-power wireless interface. The recording device transmits the data record to the network device via its high-power wireless interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Mark A Hanchett, Anthony Huang, Tyler Conant, Marcus William Lee Womack, Nache Shekarri, James Reitz
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Patent number: 11402180Abstract: An actuatable bay conducted electrical weapon comprises a plurality of bays. Each of the bays is configured to releasably receive a deployment unit comprising one or more electrodes. At least one of the bays the plurality of bays is coupled to a body of the conducted electrical weapon via a respective movable member. Each respective movable member is coupled to the body of the conducted electrical weapon by a respective kinematic joint. Responsive to an activation of a control interface, each respective movable member is configured to move about each respective kinematic joint to an expanded position, wherein a distance between each of the bays of the plurality of bays is greater in the expanded position than in a collapsed position. The increased distance is configured to provide a greater initial spread between the one or more electrodes to increase a likelihood of causing NMI in a target.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Luke Salisbury, Patrick W. Smith
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Patent number: 11399159Abstract: A recording system comprises an auxiliary recording device with a first camera and a (primary) recording device with a second camera. The recording device is configured to determine an activation event and to instruct at least one of the first camera to capture a first image or a second camera to capture a second image. Responsive to an image being captured, the recording device receives and stores the captured image. The recording system may comprise a body-worn battery configured to provide power to the recording system. The recording system may comprise a detachable body configured to detachably couple to a main housing body, wherein a camera of the detachable body is configured to capture images when coupled or when detached.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Juha Alakarhu, Mark J. Eastwood, David Mesri, Patrick W. Smith, Nicholas R. Gilmour, Jason Hartford
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Patent number: 11397502Abstract: Systems and methods for redacting information from data records are provided. Data records are recorded by recording devices, including, but not limited to, camera recording devices such as those associated with law-enforcement officers. The data records are stored in an evidence management system. In response to requests for records, including but not limited to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the evidence management system creates redacted versions of the data records. Public access may then be provided to the redacted data records. In some embodiments, automated bulk redaction may be applied to video data records by applying a video filter to the entire visual field of the video information. In some embodiments, access to the redacted data records may be provided via a cloud storage system or via a removable computer-readable storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Khoo, Abraham Alvarez Zayas, Marcus W. L. Womack, James N. Reitz
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Patent number: 11391547Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Eric Goodchild, Gerzain Mata, Magne Nerheim
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Patent number: 11386929Abstract: An incident recorder records original and supplemental incident information using a simplified user interface. A lead incident recorder may request any of several support tasks be accepted by other subsystems configured to Follow. Tactical support tasks may be requested. Communication support tasks may be requested. Collection support tasks may be requested. Collection support tasks may include directives for operation of an incident recorder.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Patrick W. Smith, Nache D. Shekarri, Jasjit S. Dhillon, Milan Cerovic, Roger Clay Winn, Jr.
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Patent number: 11385022Abstract: A detector for detecting the removal and/or insertion of a firearm out of and/or into a holster. The detector may transmit a message each time the firearm is removed from the holster. A recording system may receive the message and determine whether or not it will begin recording the data it captures. A detector may detect the change in a magnitude of an inductance and/or an impedance of a circuit to detect insertion and removal of the firearm into and out of the holster. A placement mode may be invoked to determine an optimal mounting location of the detector relative to the holster. The optimal mounting location may be a location of maximum sensitivity of the detector with respect to the weapon and/or a location wherein the measurements obtained via the detector exceed a threshold. The detector may provide indicia corresponding with the optimal mounting location.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Hatcher, John Wilson, Nache Shekarri, Shlesh Tiwari, Varun Sathyanarayan
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Patent number: 11373035Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods generate a structured report based on unstructured data. Unstructured data may be received. One or more reference segments in the unstructured data may be detected. The one or more reference segments may be provided. A selection of at least one of the reference segments may be received. The one or more reference segments may be imported into the structured report in accordance with the selection. A structured report may be generated based on the detected one or more reference segments. Generating the structured report may include importing the reference segments. A records management system may generate the structured report based on unstructured data. A system may include first recording device, second recording device, and a server configured to generate a structured report from unstructured data recorded by the first recording device and the second recording device.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Nomura, Michael Wheeler, Timothy Wingerter, Tian Xia, Daniel Ladvocat Cintra, Sayce Falk, Michael Bohlander
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Patent number: D965051Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Eastwood, Nathan Patulski, Hans Moritz, Vitaly Bulgarov