US4541191A
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Weapon having a utilization recorder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-04-06
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Granted: 1985-09-17
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Expires: 2004-04-06
Abstract
Abstract Described is a weapon including a utilization recorder having a detector for detecting activation of the weapon and producing an activation signal upon detection, a control module for generating a time signal representative of elapsed time and for causing the time signal to be sent to a recording module upon receipt by the control module of an activation signal, and a recording module having multiple memories for recording the time signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest E. Morris
- 👤 Donald J. Young
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:08
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A17/00; F41A17/06; F41B; F41B15/00; F41B15/02; F41C; F41C27/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
In a hand-held weapon having a handle and means for producing an impact upon a target, the improvement in combination therewith comprising: timing means, having an output, for producing a time signal at the output representative of elapsed time, said elapsed time representative time signal being representative of the time of day and date; recording means, having an input and an output, for recording a signal present at the input; detecting means, having an output, for detecting the activation of the impact producing means, said detector means producing an activation signal at the output upon detection; and controlling means, having inputs coupled to the outputs of said timing means and said detector means and having an output coupled to the input of said recording means, for causing the time signal to pass to the input of said recording means upon receipt of the activation signal at the input of said controlling means, whereby there is provided a record of the time at which the impact producing means of said weapon is activated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
In a hand-held weapon having a handle and means for producing an impact upon a target, the improvement in combination therewith comprising: timing means, having an output, for producing a time signal at the output representative of elapsed time, said elapsed time representative time signal being representative of the time of day and date; recording means, having an input and an output, for recording a signal present at the input; detecting means, having an output, for detecting the activation of the impact producing means, said detector means producing an activation signal at the output upon detection; and controlling means, having inputs coupled to the outputs of said timing means and said detector means and having an output coupled to the input of said recording means, for causing the time signal to pass to the input of said recording means upon receipt of the activation signal at the input of said controlling means, whereby there is provided a record of the time at which the impact producing means of said weapon is activated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The weapon of claim 1, wherein said detecting means is a pressure transducer configured to detect gas discharge of the weapon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
201 words
In a hand-held weapon having a handle and means for producing an impact upon a target, the improvement in combination therewith comprising: timing means, having an output, for producing a time signal at the output representative of elapsed time; recording means, having an input and an output, for recording a signal present at the input; detecting means, having an output, for detecting the activation of the impact producing means, said detector means producing an activation signal at the output upon detection; and controlling means, coupled to and programmable from a keypad, having inputs coupled to the outputs of said timing means, said detector means and said recording means, and having an output coupled to the input of said recording means, for causing the time signal to pass to the input of said recording means upon receipt of the activation signal at the input of said controlling means, and further for reading the signal recorded in said recording means and sending the recorded signal as read to a display means when demanded via the keypad, whereby there is provided a record of the time at which the impact producing means of said weapon is activated, the recorded time being displayable upon demand.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
201 words
In a hand-held weapon having a handle and means for producing an impact upon a target, the improvement in combination therewith comprising: timing means, having an output, for producing a time signal at the output representative of elapsed time; recording means, having an input and an output, for recording a signal present at the input; detecting means, having an output, for detecting the activation of the impact producing means, said detector means producing an activation signal at the output upon detection; and controlling means, coupled to and programmable from a keypad, having inputs coupled to the outputs of said timing means, said detector means and said recording means, and having an output coupled to the input of said recording means, for causing the time signal to pass to the input of said recording means upon receipt of the activation signal at the input of said controlling means, and further for reading the signal recorded in said recording means and sending the recorded signal as read to a display means when demanded via the keypad, whereby there is provided a record of the time at which the impact producing means of said weapon is activated, the recorded time being displayable upon demand.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The weapon of claim 3, wherein said timing means produces a time signal representative of the time of day and date.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The weapon of claim 3, wherein said detecting means is a pressure transducer configured to detect gas discharge of the weapon.
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