Patent No. 5952600 Engine disabling weapon
Patent No. 5952600 Engine disabling weapon (Herr, Sep 14, 1999) Abstract A non-lethal weapon for disabling an engine such as that of a fleeing car by means of a high voltage discharge that perturbs or destroys the electrical circuits. The transmission of the disabling voltage to the distant target is via two channels of electrically conductive air. The conductive channels are created by multi-photon and collisional ionization within the paths of two beams of coherent (laser) or collimated incoherent ultraviolet radiation directed to the target. A single beam may be used when the high voltage source and the target are grounded. The high-voltage current flows from electrodes at the origin of the beams along the channels of free electrons within them. Notes: SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The principal object of the instant invention is to provide a non-lethal immobilizing weapon for use by military or law enforcement personnel