Gregory A Niederhaus

US Patent:

6393992, May 28, 2002

Filed:

Apr 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/289258

Inventors:

Edward J. Vasel - San Diego CA
Scott C. Nunan - San Diego CA
Gregory A. Niederhaus - San Diego CA
Peter G. Coakley - Cardiff CA

Assignee:

Jaycor Tactical Systems, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

F42B 1246

US Classification:

102502, 102367, 102370, 102444, 102517, 102529, 473577

Abstract:

Projectile systems are provided herein employing an inhibiting and/or marking substance for impairing/marking a living target, such as a human or animal target, which projectile systems are optimized to provide maximum effectiveness by impacting the target with sufficient force to cause the target to move into a simultaneously radially dispersing inhibiting/marking substance contained within a capsule of the projectile system. In preferred embodiments, the projectile system includes a generally spherical capsule that is optimally filled to greater than about 50%, more preferably about 75% to 99% of its total volume, most preferably to about 90% of capacity, with the substance to be delivered to the target. The capsule is preferably formed as two about equal halves. Each half is then filled to about 90% of its capacity with the substance, which is compressed mechanically or a thin membrane, preferably a paper foil, is placed over the substance or the substance is mechanically compressed within each half to retain the same within the half capsule.

US Patent:

6543365, Apr 8, 2003

Filed:

Apr 5, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/543289

Inventors:

Edward J. Vasel - San Diego CA
Scott C. Nunan - San Diego CA
Gregory A. Niederhaus - San Diego CA
Peter G. Coakley - Cardiff CA
Eric Wenaas - Del Mar CA
Roger Behrendt - Olivenhain CA

Assignee:

Jaycor Tactical Systems, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

F42B 1246

US Classification:

102502, 102367, 102370, 102517, 102529, 102473, 102577

Abstract:

A non-lethal projectile system for non-lethally inhibiting a living target, multi-functional launching devices for delivering the non-lethal projectile systems to a target, methods of assembling the non-lethal projectiles, and tactical methods of the use of the non-lethal projectile, the non-lethal projectile consists of a projectile body to be impacted with a living target and an inhibiting substance within the projectile body, wherein upon impact with the target, the inhibiting substance is dispersed on and about the target. In a variation, the projectile body ruptures upon impact releasing the substance. In another variation, the inhibiting substance is a powdered substance comprising a powdered pepper derived substance, for example, oleoresin capsicum or capsaicin.

US Patent:

6546874, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

May 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/146013

Inventors:

Edward J. Vasel - San Diego CA
Scott C. Nunan - San Diego CA
Gregory A. Niederhaus - San Diego CA
Peter G. Coakley - Cardiff CA

Assignee:

Jaycor Tactical Systems, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

F42B 1246

US Classification:

102444, 102439, 102367, 102370, 102502, 102517, 102529, 42 108, 473577

Abstract:

Projectile systems are provided herein employing an inhibiting and/or marking substance for impairing/marking a living target, such as a human or animal target. The projectile systems provide effectiveness by impacting the target with sufficient force to cause the target to move into a simultaneously radially dispersing inhibiting/marking substance contained within a capsule of the projectile system. In preferred embodiments, the projectile system includes a generally spherical frangible projectile that is optimally filled to greater than about 50%, more preferably about 75% to 99% of its total volume, most preferably to about 90% of capacity, with the substance to be delivered to the target. One or more frangible projectiles are configured to fit with a shell casing configured to fit within a delivery device.

US Patent:

7194960, Mar 27, 2007

Filed:

Jun 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/866031

Inventors:

Edward J. Vasel - San Diego CA, US
Scott C. Nunan - San Diego CA, US
Gregory A. Niederhaus - San Diego CA, US
Peter G. Coakley - Cardiff CA, US

Assignee:

PepperBall Technologies, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

F42B 12/46

US Classification:

102502, 102444, 102529, 102367, 102370, 473577

Abstract:

Projectile systems are provided herein employing an inhibiting and/or marking substance for impairing/marking a living target, such as a human or animal target. In preferred embodiments, the projectile system includes a generally frangible projectile that is optimally filled to at least about 50%, with the substance to be delivered to the target, such that the substance is radially dispersed into a cloud upon impact. In one implementation, the substance delivered comprises a powdered inhibiting substance, such as a powdered pepper. In one implementation, the powdered inhibiting substance comprises a substance having one or more capsaicinoids.

US Patent:

20070245919, Oct 25, 2007

Filed:

Mar 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/691415

Inventors:

Edward Vasel - San Diego CA, US
Scott Nunan - San Diego CA, US
Gregory Niederhaus - San Diego CA, US
Peter Coakley - Cardiff CA, US

Assignee:

Pepperball Technologies, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

F42B 3/00

US Classification:

102502000

Abstract:

Projectile systems are provided herein employing an inhibiting and/or marking substance for impairing/marking a living target, such as a human or animal target. In some embodiments, the projectile system includes a generally frangible projectile that is optimally filled to greater than about 50% with the substance to be delivered to the target, such that the substance is radially dispersed into a cloud upon impact. In one implementation, the substance delivered comprises a powdered inhibiting substance, such as a powdered pepper. In one implementation, the powdered inhibiting substance comprises a substance having one or more capsaicinoids.

US Patent:

59658398, Oct 12, 1999

Filed:

Nov 18, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/751709

Inventors:

Edward J. Vasel - San Diego CA
Scott C. Nunan - San Diego CA
Gregory A. Niederhaus - San Diego CA
Peter G. Coakley - Cardiff CA

Assignee:

Jaycor - San Diego CA

International Classification:

F42B 1246

US Classification:

102502

Abstract:

A power device includes at least two power conversion circuits respectively having at least one of switching elements, at least one of which switching elements in these conversion circuits being used in common as an element constituting the at least two different power conversion circuits, a control device providing at least a period in which at least one of currents flowing from at least one of the different power conversion circuits to the commonly used switching element has a polarity inverse to at least the other one of the currents flowing from at least the other one of the power conversion circuits, so as to cancel each other, and a unit for detecting the state of the respective conversion circuits. The operation of the switching elements is thereby made modifiable in accordance with a lowering in the resistance of a load of the device, and the withstand voltage of the elements can be prevented effectively from rising even upon any fluctuation in the load.

US Patent:

59628065, Oct 5, 1999

Filed:

Nov 12, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/746326

Inventors:

Peter G. Coakley - Cardiff CA
Edward J. Vasel - San Diego CA
Scott C. Nunan - San Diego CA
Gregory A. Niederhaus - San Diego CA
Norbert C. Wild - San Diego CA
Charles E. Mallon - San Diego CA
Raymond Denson - San Diego CA

Assignee:

Jaycor - San Diego CA

International Classification:

F24B 1200

US Classification:

102502

Abstract:

An projectile and method of using same employ a projectile body; an electric circuit housed within the projectile body; a plurality of electrodes, coupled to the electric circuit, for delivering an electrical shock to the target; and attachment means, coupled to the projectile body, for attaching the projectile to the target.