US Patent Issued to Axon Enterprise on Jan. 20 for "Electrode tensioner for a conducted electrical weapon" (Arizona, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,546, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Axon Enterprise Inc. (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Electrode tensioner for a conducted electrical weapon" was invented by Luke Salisbury (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Albert Lavin (Seattle) and Aleksander Petrovic (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conducted electrical weapon ("CEW") impedes locomotion of a human or animal target by providing a stimulus signal through one or more electrodes and through the target. The CEW includes a handle and one or more removable deployment units coupled to the handle. A deployment unit may include a wad, a tensioner, a guide, and posts to improve accuracy of launch of...