US12422208 - Single-use firearm and personal defense system with electronically integrated tracking system

The patent describes a single-use firearm integrated with an electronic tracking and control system, which permanently locks the ammunition within the firearm to prevent reloading. This system includes features such as geolocation, notifications to emergency services, and the ability to disable the firearm if it is removed from a designated area.

Claim 1

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A single-use firearm capable of firing a projectile, comprising: a firearm frame; at least a first barrel; a trigger operable to actuate a striking of at least a first ammunition cartridge; an ammunition locking system, wherein said ammunition locking system permanently locks said at least first ammunition cartridge within said firearm, whereby once locked, said at least a first ammunition cartridge may not be removed or reloaded without permanently damaging said firearm; and an electronic system configured within said firearm frame having at least a communication module, a geolocation module, at least one camera with microphone, a control module of an internal circuitry with a processor, a battery, a means for disabling said firearm, and a memory with a program stored thereon that, when executed by said processor of said control module performs the steps of: booting up an electronic system within the firearm; querying the status of the firearm; querying if the firearm is in its base station; querying the status of a primary battery of the firearm; querying the status of a secondary battery of the firearm; querying the status of a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection; querying the status of a a short-range wireless communication protocol connection; querying the status of a cellular connection; querying the status of a Global Positioning System module and current Global Positioning System location; querying whether the firearm is within a pre-defined geofence location; disabling the firearm if the firearm is not within a predefined geofence location and reporting an overall status of the electronic system to a server; reporting an overall status of the electronic system to a server if the firearm is within a predefined geofence location; detecting whether the firearm is removed from its base station; sending a notification to a user’s smart home alarm system if the firearm is removed from its base station; sending a notification to a remote monitoring station if the firearm is removed from its base station; querying whether the firearm is within a pre-defined geofence location; disabling the firearm if the firearm is not within a predefined geofence location and reporting an overall status of the electronic system to a server; querying whether a pull-pin-style safety mechanism has been removed; notifying emergency services if the pull-pin-style safety mechanism has been removed; initiating video and audio recording if the pull-pin-style safety mechanism has been removed; querying whether the firearm has been fired; and notifying emergency services if the firearm has been fired. a firearm frame; at least a first barrel; a trigger operable to actuate a striking of at least a first ammunition cartridge; an ammunition locking system, wherein said ammunition locking system permanently locks said at least first ammunition cartridge within said firearm, whereby once locked, said at least a first ammunition cartridge may not be removed or reloaded without permanently damaging said firearm; and an electronic system configured within said firearm frame having at least a communication module, a geolocation module, at least one camera with microphone, a control module of an internal circuitry with a processor, a battery, a means for disabling said firearm, and a memory with a program stored thereon that, when executed by said processor of said control module performs the steps of: booting up an electronic system within the firearm; querying the status of the firearm; querying if the firearm is in its base station; querying the status of a primary battery of the firearm; querying the status of a secondary battery of the firearm; querying the status of a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection; querying the status of a a short-range wireless communication protocol connection; querying the status of a cellular connection; querying the status of a Global Positioning System module and current Global Positioning System location; querying whether the firearm is within a pre-defined geofence location; disabling the firearm if the firearm is not within a predefined geofence location and reporting an overall status of the electronic system to a server; reporting an overall status of the electronic system to a server if the firearm is within a predefined geofence location; detecting whether the firearm is removed from its base station; sending a notification to a user’s smart home alarm system if the firearm is removed from its base station; sending a notification to a remote monitoring station if the firearm is removed from its base station; querying whether the firearm is within a pre-defined geofence location; disabling the firearm if the firearm is not within a predefined geofence location and reporting an overall status of the electronic system to a server; querying whether a pull-pin-style safety mechanism has been removed; notifying emergency services if the pull-pin-style safety mechanism has been removed; initiating video and audio recording if the pull-pin-style safety mechanism has been removed; querying whether the firearm has been fired; and notifying emergency services if the firearm has been fired. booting up an electronic system within the firearm; querying the status of the firearm; querying if the firearm is in its base station; querying the status of a primary battery of the firearm; querying the status of a secondary battery of the firearm; querying the status of a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection; querying the status of a a short-range wireless communication protocol connection; querying the status of a cellular connection; querying the status of a Global Positioning System module and current Global Positioning System location; querying whether the firearm is within a pre-defined geofence location; disabling the firearm if the firearm is not within a predefined geofence location and reporting an overall status of the electronic system to a server; reporting an overall status of the electronic system to a server if the firearm is within a predefined geofence location; detecting whether the firearm is removed from its base station; sending a notification to a user’s smart home alarm system if the firearm is removed from its base station; sending a notification to a remote monitoring station if the firearm is removed from its base station; querying whether the firearm is within a pre-defined geofence location; disabling the firearm if the firearm is not within a predefined geofence location and reporting an overall status of the electronic system to a server; querying whether a pull-pin-style safety mechanism has been removed; notifying emergency services if the pull-pin-style safety mechanism has been removed; initiating video and audio recording if the pull-pin-style safety mechanism has been removed; querying whether the firearm has been fired; and notifying emergency services if the firearm has been fired.

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