WO2000036359A3 - A firearm having an intelligent controller - Google Patents

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WO2000036359A3
WO2000036359A3 PCT/US1999/028348 US9928348W WO0036359A3 WO 2000036359 A3 WO2000036359 A3 WO 2000036359A3 US 9928348 W US9928348 W US 9928348W WO 0036359 A3 WO0036359 A3 WO 0036359A3
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firearm
electronic control
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
    • F41A17/06—Electric or electromechanical safeties
    • F41A17/066—Electric or electromechanical safeties having means for recognizing biometric parameters, e.g. voice control, finger print or palm print control
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/58—Electric firing mechanisms

Abstract

A firearm having a programmable electronic control (28) for firing electrically ignitable ammunition (17) has a user authorization apparatus (34) and the capability to receive inputs from a plurality of sensors including a magazine presence sensor, a Round-In-Chamber sensor, grip sensors, and a battery status sensor. The electronic control (28) of the present invention has a programmable microcontroller (30), a power supply system using batteries (24), an ignition system that converts low level voltage from the batteries (24) to the required voltage to fire the electrically ignitable ammunition (17), a user authorization apparatus, and an options interface adaptable to receive inputs from system sensors. The firearm of the present invention is programmed to enable firing only if safe and authorized firing conditions are determined. The electronic control (28) can be implemented in either a pistol (1) having an ammunition magazine (23), a multichambered handgun or a revolver.
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