Patent ID: 7778005

Claim:
An electric disabling device for immobilizing a human or animal target, the device comprising: at least two electrodes positionable at spaced apart contact points adjacent the target; a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a capacitor electrically connected to the primary winding of the transformer; a DC power supply operable to charge the capacitor; and a semiconductor switch directly electrically connected to the primary winding, and controllable by a control circuit to repeatedly switch between a conducting state and a non-conducting state so as to cause a plurality of pulses of current to flow from the capacitor through the primary winding of the transformer during an interval of at least ten microseconds but not more than one millisecond; and an output circuit comprising two legs connectable through the target, each leg respectively connected between one of the two ends of the secondary winding of the transformer and a respective one of the electrodes, each leg comprising a plurality of series-connected high voltage diodes, the two legs, when connected through the target, having a breakdown voltage in excess of a selected arc-over voltage.