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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12135178 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024

Filed:

May. 09, 2023

Weapon usage monitoring system having predictive maintenance based on analysis of shot separation

Applicant:

Armaments Research Company, Inc., Bethesda, MD (US);

Inventors:

Kyle William Broadway, Mount Airy, MD (US);

Michael Canty, Bethesda, MD (US);

Assignee:

Armaments Research Company, Inc., Chevy Chase, MD (US);

Attorney:

RMCK Law Group PLC

Primary Examiner:

Tuan A Tran

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 17/06 (2006.01); F41A 19/01 (2006.01); F41A 19/10 (2006.01); F41A 21/48 (2006.01); F41A 31/00 (2006.01); F41C 23/16 (2006.01); F41C 27/04 (2006.01); F41G 3/00 (2006.01); F41G 3/04 (2006.01); F41G 3/14 (2006.01); F41G 3/16 (2006.01); F41G 3/26 (2006.01); G01S 19/54 (2010.01); G06F 17/40 (2006.01); H04N 5/28 (2006.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 17/063 (2013.01); F41A 17/06 (2013.01); F41A 19/01 (2013.01); F41A 19/10 (2013.01); F41A 21/48 (2013.01); F41A 31/00 (2013.01); F41C 23/16 (2013.01); F41C 27/04 (2013.01); F41G 3/04 (2013.01); F41G 3/142 (2013.01); F41G 3/165 (2013.01); G01S 19/54 (2013.01); H04N 5/28 (2013.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for determining an operational status of a firearm based on a discharge event is provided. A first acceleration is measured on the firearm at a first time. A second acceleration is measured on the firearm at a second time. A measured shot separation of first and second accelerations between the first and second times is calculated. The measured shot separation is compared to at least one shot separation threshold. A speed of a movement member in the firearm is assigned based on the comparing. The operational status of the firearm is determined based on the assigned speed. The operational status is communicated to a first user of the firearm in real-time.

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