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).
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Patent number: 12123684Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 5, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Magne H. Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula, Stephen D. Handel
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Patent number: 11867480Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Magne Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula
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Publication number: 20230392906Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Magne H. NERHEIM, Steven N. D. BRUNDULA, Stephen D. HANDEL
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Patent number: 11781847Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Steven N. D. Brundula, Oleg Nemtyshkin, Aleksander Petrovic, Patrick W. Smith
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Patent number: 11686558Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Magne H. Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula, Stephen D. Handel
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Publication number: 20230152065Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Magne H. NERHEIM, Steven N. D. BRUNDULA, Stephen D. HANDEL
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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: 10989502Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Magne H. Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula, Stephen D. Handel
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Patent number: 10895633Abstract: 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: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Magne Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula
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Patent number: 10782113Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.Inventors: Steven N. D. Brundula, Oleg Nemtyshkin, Aleksander Petrovic, Patrick W. Smith
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Patent number: 10627195Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Magne Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula
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Patent number: 10473438Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Magne H. Nerheim, Steven N. D. Brundula, Stephen D. Handel
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Publication number: 20190257623Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Magne H. NERHEIM, Steven N. D. BRUNDULA, Steven D. HANDEL
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Publication number: 20180259303Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Magne H. NERHEIM, Steven N. D. BRUNDULA, Stephen D. HANDEL
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Patent number: 10015871Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes to provide a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The current may ionize air in a gap. A gap may occur between terminals at a face of the CEW and/or between the electrodes positioned near target tissue. A CEW may include a detector to detect ionization of air in a gap. A CEW may use information related to detecting ionization to determine a location where the ionization occurred. Information regarding location of ionization may be used to determine whether the current was delivered through the target via the electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: TASER INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Stephen D. Handel, Steven N. D. Brundula, Magne H. Nerheim
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Publication number: 20170245355Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes to provide a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The current may ionize air in a gap. A gap may occur between terminals at a face of the CEW and/or between the electrodes positioned near target tissue. A CEW may include a detector to detect ionization of air in a gap. A CEW may use information related to detecting ionization to determine a location where the ionization occurred. Information regarding location of ionization may be used to determine whether the current was delivered through the target via the electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: TASER International, Inc.Inventors: Stephen D. Handel, Steven N. D. Brundula, Magne H. Nerheim
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Patent number: 9709249Abstract: A hooded light head assembly for providing directional lighting is provided which comprises a light housing having a hood. The light housing has an internal light source and a rear attachment surface that has an insert extension. The insert extension is configured to attach the light housing to mounting surface upon insertion into an opening in the mounting surface and upon rotation of the light housing relative to the mounting surface. Some of these hoods also have a locking tab extending rearward from the surface that may prevent removal of the hood from the mounting surface. The light head may also have a controller having touch sensitivity and set to indicate light head status and prevent reversed current through the light heads. An arrow board using the controller and light heads may be easily installed and may be durable and reliable in outdoor conditions.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Scott Clifford, Steven N. D. Brundula
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Publication number: 20160245499Abstract: A strobe light includes a base, a mounting post, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) lights, a lens, and a channel. The mounting post extends vertically from the base. The plurality of LED lights are mounted around a periphery of the mounting post. The lens is connected to the base and covers the mounting post and the plurality of LED lights. The channel extends through the base, mounting post and lens. Air flowing through the channel transfers heat generated by the plurality of LED lights out of the strobe light.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: Checkers Industrial Products, LLCInventors: Scott Clifford, Steven N. D. Brundula
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Patent number: 9395147Abstract: An apparatus for interfering with locomotion of a target by conducting a current through a load that includes an ionizable path. The apparatus includes, according to various aspects of the present invention, detectors and a processing circuit that determines a status of an electrical connection with the load.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: TASER International, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard J. Gagnon, Steven N. D. Brundula
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Patent number: 9328908Abstract: A strobe light includes a base, a mounting post, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) lights, a lens, and a channel. The mounting post extends vertically from the base. The plurality of LED lights are mounted around a periphery of the mounting post. The lens is connected to the base and covers the mounting post and the plurality of LED lights. The channel extends through the base, mounting post and lens. Air flowing through the channel transfers heat generated by the plurality of LED lights out of the strobe light.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Scott Clifford, Steven N. D. Brundula