US12716696 - Target for use in firearms training

The patent describes a training target designed for use with thermal imaging systems, featuring a molded plastic shell that resembles a human form and contains an internal cavity with an electrically powered heat source. This heat source warms the target’s surface by radiation, creating a detectable heat signature to aid in training personnel.

Claim 1

1 . A target for use in training personnel in an operation of a thermal imaging system, the target including: an outer shell formed of a three dimensional molded plastic shell at least partially enclosing an internal cavity having air within a space defined by the internal cavity of the outer shell, the outer shell having an outer appearance of a person and comprises a head shaped region and a body shaped region; and an electrically powered heat source, wherein: the heat source is located within the head shaped region of the internal cavity; the heat source is spaced away from a three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell and the heat source does not contact the three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell; the heat source is arranged to introduce heat to the internal cavity to thereby warm the three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell predominantly by radiation which passes through the air that separates the internal cavity from the three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell of the target to warm the inside surface of the cavity to thereby generate a heat signature. an outer shell formed of a three dimensional molded plastic shell at least partially enclosing an internal cavity having air within a space defined by the internal cavity of the outer shell, the outer shell having an outer appearance of a person and comprises a head shaped region and a body shaped region; and an electrically powered heat source, wherein: the heat source is located within the head shaped region of the internal cavity; the heat source is spaced away from a three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell and the heat source does not contact the three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell; the heat source is arranged to introduce heat to the internal cavity to thereby warm the three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell predominantly by radiation which passes through the air that separates the internal cavity from the three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell of the target to warm the inside surface of the cavity to thereby generate a heat signature. the heat source is located within the head shaped region of the internal cavity; the heat source is spaced away from a three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell and the heat source does not contact the three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell; the heat source is arranged to introduce heat to the internal cavity to thereby warm the three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell predominantly by radiation which passes through the air that separates the internal cavity from the three-dimensional inside surface of the head shaped region of the outer shell of the target to warm the inside surface of the cavity to thereby generate a heat signature.

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