IP Library Granted Patent US 11,499,805
Granted Patent B2
US 11,499,805 · App. 17/720,829 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Electric shock ammunition round

Inventor: Barend Hendrik Oberholzer (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: HEMI HOLDINGS LLC
F41H13/0031
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Patent No.
US 11,499,805
App. No.
17/720,829
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric shock round utilized in projectile launching systems suitable for ranged non-lethal applications is presented. The electric shock round contains a projectile housing, a nose cap, an electroshock generation unit, and a plurality of electrodes. The electroshock generation unit is connected within the projectile housing. The plurality of electrodes is connected to the electroshock generation unit, opposite to the projectile housing. The nose cap is connected adjacent to the projectile housing, where the nose cap houses and secures the plurality of electrodes.

Claims (58)

1. An electric shock round comprising:

a projectile housing;

a nose cap;

an electroshock generation unit;

a plurality of electrodes;

the projectile housing comprising an electronics receiving cavity, a cap receiving end, and a stabilizing end;

the electroshock generation unit comprising a power source, a generator, a transformer, a voltage multiplier, and a triggering element;

the cap receiving end and the stabilizing end being terminally positioned opposite to each other along the projectile housing;

the electronics receiving cavity traversing from the cap receiving end to the stabilizing end;

the electroshock generation unit being connected within the electronics receiving cavity;

the power source being electrically connected to the generator;

the generator being electronically connected to the transformer;

the transformer being electronically connected to the voltage multiplier;

the voltage multiplier being electronically connected to the triggering element;

the triggering element being electrically connected to the plurality of electrodes;

the plurality of electrodes being connected adjacent to the electroshock generation unit, opposite to the projectile housing;

the nose cap comprising a cap connecting end, a cap cavity, and a nose tip;

the cap connecting end and the nose tip being positioned terminally opposite to each other along the nose cap;

the cap cavity traversing from the cap connecting end to the nose tip;

the cap connecting end being connected adjacent to the cap receiving end; and

the plurality of electrodes being positioned within the cap cavity.

2. The electric shock round as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

an activation element; and

the activation element being electronically engaged to the electroshock generation unit, wherein the activation element is configured to activate the triggering element to an activated configuration.

3. The electric shock round as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the plurality of electrodes comprising a pin body and a barbed tip;

the pin body and the barbed tip being electrically connected to the electroshock generation unit;

the pin body being connected adjacent to the electroshock generation unit, opposite to the projectile housing; and

the barbed tip being connected adjacent to the pin body, opposite to the electroshock generation unit.

4. The electric shock round as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the projectile housing further comprising a stabilizing element; and

the stabilizing element being connected adjacent to the stabilizing end.

5. The electric shock round as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the power source being terminally connected adjacent to the generator;

the generator being connected between the transformer and the power source;

the transformer being connected adjacent to the generator, opposite to the battery;

the voltage multiplier being connected adjacent to the transformer, opposite to the generator; and

the triggering element being terminally connected to the voltage multiplier.

6. The electric shock round as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the electroshock generation unit comprising a plurality of surge arresters; and

the plurality of surge arresters being electrically connected to the voltage multiplier.

7. The electric shock round as claimed in claim 2 comprising:

the activation element is a muzzle device comprising a magnet insert and a magnet receiver;

a hall sensor;

the magnet receiver being positioned within the muzzle device;

the magnet insert being connected within the magnet receiver;

the hall sensor being electronically connected to the electroshock generation unit; and

the hall sensor being selectively engaged to the magnet insert, wherein the hall sensor is configured to electrically activate the electroshock generation unit when the hall sensor comes into contact with the magnet insert.

8. The electric shock round as claimed in claim 2 comprising:

the activation element is a firearm casing comprising a casing body, a magnet receiver, and a magnet insert;

a hall sensor;

the magnet receiver traversing into the casing body;

the hall sensor being connected along the electroshock generation unit;

the magnet receiver being positioned along the hall sensor;

the magnet insert being connected within the magnet receiver;

the hall sensor being electronically connected to the electroshock generation unit; and

the hall sensor being selectively engaged to the magnet insert, wherein the hall sensor is configured to electrically activate the electroshock generation unit when the hall sensor is displaced from the magnet insert.

9. The electric shock round as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nose cap is made out of an elastomeric material.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2025
From: HEMI HOLDINGS LLC
To: OBERHOLZER, BAREND HENDRIK
Reel/Frame 073306/0932 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: HEMI HOLDINGS LLC
To: HEMI INVESTMENTS LLC
Reel/Frame 066310/0734 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2022
From: OBERHOLZER, BAREND HENDRIK
To: HEMI HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 059601/0563 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63174980 · Apr 14, 2021
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