Patents by Inventor Timothy Lee Whelan

Timothy Lee Whelan 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).

  • Method and apparatus for implementing a two projectile electrical discharge weapon
    Patent number: 6575073
    Abstract: An improved electrical discharge weapon having a longer range of effectiveness than conventional TASER® weapons. In a preferred embodiment, the improvement comprises an adaptor having dual spaced-apart dart cartridges which, because of their relative spacing and angular orientation, provide an effective range of 2 to 30 feet. The adaptor is configured to be connected to the single cartridge receiver of a conventional TASER® weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventors: James F. McNulty, Jr., Timothy Lee Whelan, Kenneth Alan Nickey, Be Tu McNulty
  • Method and apparatus for implementing a two projectile electrical discharge weapon
    Publication number: 20020170418
    Abstract: An improved electrical discharge weapon having a longer range of effectiveness than conventional TASER® weapons. In a preferred embodiment, the improvement comprises an adaptor having dual spaced-apart dart cartridges which, because of their relative spacing and angular orientation, provide an effective range of 2 to 30 feet. The adaptor is configured to be connected to the single cartridge receiver of a conventional TASER® weapon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: James F. McNulty Jr., Timothy Lee Whelan, Kenneth Alan Nickey, Be Tu McNulty