Patent ID: 8098474

Claim:
A cartridge comprising: a. a propellant; and b. a projectile propelled away from the cartridge by the propellant, the projectile comprising: (1) a power supply; (2) a waveform generator powered by the power supply, the waveform generator comprising a processor; and (3) a plurality of electrodes to conduct a current through a human or animal target, wherein c. the waveform generator generates the current comprising a first series of pulses and a second series of pulses, the second series beginning after the first series is completed; d. the first series has a first pulse repetition rate determined by the processor, each pulse of the first series having a first pulse width of from about 10 to about 1000 microseconds, each pulse of the first series delivering through the target a first charge per pulse of from about 50 to about 500 microcoulombs; and e. the second series has a second pulse repetition rate determined by the processor to be less than the first pulse repetition rate, each pulse of the second series delivering through the target a charge greater than a minimum charge per pulse, a product of the second pulse repetition rate and the minimum charge per pulse being greater than 250.