Patents by Inventor Steven N. D. Brundula

Steven N. D. Brundula has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240035794
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) deploys wire-tethered electrodes after generation of an ignition signal. The ignition signal is provided to a deployment unit. The deployment unit includes a primer material adjacent a conductor. The conductor conducts the ignition signal outside the primer material. A temperature of the conductor increases in response to receiving the ignition signal. The primer material ignites in response to the increase in temperature of the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Steven N.D. BRUNDULA, Oleg NEMTYSHKIN, Aleksander PETROVIC, Patrick W. SMITH
  • Patent number: 11867480
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting a magnitude of a voltage at a face of a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”). The magnitude of the voltage may be used to determine whether a pulse of a stimulus signal was delivered to a target. Structures for detecting the magnitude of the voltage may include structures that provide a stimulus voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Magne Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula
  • Publication number: 20230392906
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from one or more 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 one or more cartridges, 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Magne H. NERHEIM, Steven N. D. BRUNDULA, Stephen D. HANDEL
  • Patent number: 11781847
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) deploys wire-tethered electrodes after generation of an ignition signal. The ignition signal is provided to a deployment unit. The deployment unit includes a primer material adjacent a conductor. The conductor conducts the ignition signal outside the primer material. A temperature of the conductor increases in response to receiving the ignition signal. The primer material ignites in response to the increase in temperature of the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven N. D. Brundula, Oleg Nemtyshkin, Aleksander Petrovic, Patrick W. Smith
  • Patent number: 11686558
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from one or more 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 one or more cartridges, 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Magne H. Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula, Stephen D. Handel
  • Publication number: 20230152065
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from one or more 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 one or more cartridges, 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Magne H. NERHEIM, Steven N. D. BRUNDULA, Stephen D. HANDEL
  • Patent number: 11493618
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Magne Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula
  • Publication number: 20210231786
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Magne NERHEIM, Steven N.D. BRUNDULA
  • Patent number: 10989502
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from one or more 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 one or more cartridges, 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Magne H. Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula, Stephen D. Handel
  • Patent number: 10895633
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Magne Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula
  • Publication number: 20200400416
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) deploys wire-tethered electrodes after generation of an ignition signal. The ignition signal is provided to a deployment unit. The deployment unit includes a primer material adjacent a conductor. The conductor conducts the ignition signal outside the primer material. A temperature of the conductor increases in response to receiving the ignition signal. The primer material ignites in response to the increase in temperature of the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Steven N.D. Brundula, Oleg NEMTYSHKIN, Aleksander PETROVIC, Patrick W. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20200363517
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Magne NERHEIM, Steven N.D. BRUNDULA
  • Patent number: 10782113
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) deploys wire-tethered electrodes after generation of an ignition signal. The ignition signal is provided to a deployment unit. The deployment unit includes a primer material adjacent a conductor. The conductor conducts the ignition signal outside the primer material. A temperature of the conductor increases in response to receiving the ignition signal. The primer material ignites in response to the increase in temperature of the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.
    Inventors: Steven N. D. Brundula, Oleg Nemtyshkin, Aleksander Petrovic, Patrick W. Smith
  • Publication number: 20200149846
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting a magnitude of a voltage at a face of a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”). The magnitude of the voltage may be used to determine whether a pulse of a stimulus signal was delivered to a target. Structures for detecting the magnitude of the voltage may include structures that provide a stimulus voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Magne NERHEIM, Steven N.D. BRUNDULA
  • Patent number: 10627195
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting a magnitude of a voltage at a face of a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”). The magnitude of the voltage may be used to determine whether a pulse of a stimulus signal was delivered to a target. Structures for detecting the magnitude of the voltage may include structures that provide a stimulus voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Magne Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula
  • Publication number: 20200109933
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) deploys wire-tethered electrodes after generation of an ignition signal. The ignition signal is provided to a deployment unit. The deployment unit includes a primer material adjacent a conductor. The conductor conducts the ignition signal outside the primer material. A temperature of the conductor increases in response to receiving the ignition signal. The primer material ignites in response to the increase in temperature of the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Steven N.D. Brundula, Oleg NEMTYSHKIN, Aleksander PETROVIC, Patrick W. SMITH
  • Patent number: 10598775
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Magne Nerheim, Steven N.D. Brundula
  • Patent number: 10473438
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from one or more 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 one or more cartridges, 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Magne H. Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula, Stephen D. Handel
  • Publication number: 20190271772
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Magne NERHEIM, Steven N.D. BRUNDULA
  • Publication number: 20190257623
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from one or more 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 one or more cartridges, 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Magne H. NERHEIM, Steven N. D. BRUNDULA, Steven D. HANDEL