Jan 27, 2026

US12535303 - Detecting fluid ingress in a conducted electrical weapon

A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) may be subject to one or more environmental factors during operation. The environmental factors may impact normal functionality of the CEW. The CEW may detect an electrical property associated with a component of the CEW. The CEW may retrieve a lockout parameter associated with the component. The CEW may compare the electrical property to the lockout parameter. The CEW may determine a lockout condition based on the comparing. The CEW may perform the lockout condition on the CEW.

Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
Inventors: Gerzain Mata, Peter J. Bills, Lynn R. Kern, Alexander S. Caron
Filing date: 2024-02-12

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This patent describes a method for a conducted electrical weapon (CEW) to detect electrical properties of its components and compare them to predefined lockout parameters. If a discrepancy is found, the CEW can issue alerts and perform actions such as disabling features or components to ensure safe operation.

Claim 1

1 . A method comprising: detecting, by a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”), an electrical property associated with a component of the CEW; comparing, by the CEW, the electrical property to a lockout parameter, wherein the lockout parameter is associated with the component; determining, by the CEW and in response to the comparing, a lockout condition; and performing, by the CEW, the lockout condition on the CEW, wherein the lockout condition comprises a lockout alert and a lockout action, wherein the lockout alert comprises at least one of a visual alert, an audio alert, or a haptic alert, and wherein the lockout action comprises at least one of disabling a feature of the CEW, disabling the component, disabling a second component, temporarily preventing deployment of the CEW, permanently preventing deployment of the CEW, testing a next electrical circuit, or testing a next component of the CEW. detecting, by a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”), an electrical property associated with a component of the CEW; comparing, by the CEW, the electrical property to a lockout parameter, wherein the lockout parameter is associated with the component; determining, by the CEW and in response to the comparing, a lockout condition; and performing, by the CEW, the lockout condition on the CEW, wherein the lockout condition comprises a lockout alert and a lockout action, wherein the lockout alert comprises at least one of a visual alert, an audio alert, or a haptic alert, and wherein the lockout action comprises at least one of disabling a feature of the CEW, disabling the component, disabling a second component, temporarily preventing deployment of the CEW, permanently preventing deployment of the CEW, testing a next electrical circuit, or testing a next component of the CEW.

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