Apr 28, 2026

US12613330 - Systems and methods for using a conducted energy weapon in conjunction with a noninvasive detection of impermissible objects

A system comprises a conducted energy weapon configured to emit at least one conductive probe in substantially an aimed direction, along with a housing containing a portable radar system with both a ranging resolution and lateral resolution sufficient to detect an object concealed on a person. The housing can be rigidly mounted on or in the conducted energy weapon, and the portable radar system can, when in operation, emit a radar beam and to receive a reflection of the emitted radar beam.

Assignee: Lassen peak, inc.
Inventors: Hatch Graham, Ehsan Afshari, Karl Triebes, Ryan Kearny, Carl Rushmeyer
Filing date: 2022-07-27

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The patent describes a system that integrates a conducted energy weapon with a portable radar system capable of detecting concealed objects on a person. This system allows a user to fire the weapon at a subject determined to have an impermissible object based on radar scan results.

Claim 1

1 . A method comprising: scanning a subject with a portable coherent radar system on a single chip that operates in a range of operation between approximately 0.1 terahertz and 1 terahertz, the portable coherent radar system being in communication with a conducted energy weapon, the conducted energy weapon configured to allow a user to fire at least one electrode when an impermissible object is determined to be present on the subject; determining by a processor, based on the results of the scan, if the impermissible object is present on the subject; sending, by the processor, a signal to allow the user to fire the at least one electrode from the conducted energy weapon when the impermissible object is determined to be present on the subject; firing, by the user, the at least one electrode at the subject, where the portable coherent radar system includes: a transmitter having at least a ramp generator electrically coupled to, and configured to provide a voltage signal to, a wide band voltage controlled oscillator, a directional coupler electrically coupled to the wide band voltage controlled oscillator, and a phased-array antenna electrically coupled to the directional coupler and configured to transmit high-frequency signals in the range of operation. scanning a subject with a portable coherent radar system on a single chip that operates in a range of operation between approximately 0.1 terahertz and 1 terahertz, the portable coherent radar system being in communication with a conducted energy weapon, the conducted energy weapon configured to allow a user to fire at least one electrode when an impermissible object is determined to be present on the subject; determining by a processor, based on the results of the scan, if the impermissible object is present on the subject; sending, by the processor, a signal to allow the user to fire the at least one electrode from the conducted energy weapon when the impermissible object is determined to be present on the subject; firing, by the user, the at least one electrode at the subject, scanning a subject with a portable coherent radar system on a single chip that operates in a range of operation between approximately 0.1 terahertz and 1 terahertz, the portable coherent radar system being in communication with a conducted energy weapon, the conducted energy weapon configured to allow a user to fire at least one electrode when an impermissible object is determined to be present on the subject; determining by a processor, based on the results of the scan, if the impermissible object is present on the subject; sending, by the processor, a signal to allow the user to fire the at least one electrode from the conducted energy weapon when the impermissible object is determined to be present on the subject; firing, by the user, the at least one electrode at the subject, where the portable coherent radar system includes: a transmitter having at least a ramp generator electrically coupled to, and configured to provide a voltage signal to, a wide band voltage controlled oscillator, a directional coupler electrically coupled to the wide band voltage controlled oscillator, and a phased-array antenna electrically coupled to the directional coupler and configured to transmit high-frequency signals in the range of operation. a transmitter having at least a ramp generator electrically coupled to, and configured to provide a voltage signal to, a wide band voltage controlled oscillator, a directional coupler electrically coupled to the wide band voltage controlled oscillator, and a phased-array antenna electrically coupled to the directional coupler and configured to transmit high-frequency signals in the range of operation.

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