×

Power tool usage auditor

  • US 10,571,367 B1
  • Filed: 05/05/2015
  • Issued: 02/25/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a housing directly coupled to a power tool over a mechanical interface area, the housing not in contact with a portion of a surface of the power tool;

    a sound measuring device coupled to the housing and offset from the portion of the surface of the power tool not mechanically coupled to the housing, the sound measuring device configured to generate an electrical signal indicative of a sound emitted from the portion of the surface of the power tool, wherein the housing provides a direct path enclosed by the housing for sound waves to travel from the power tool to the sound measuring device across the portion of the surface of the power tool not mechanically coupled to the housing;

    a processor configured to;

    receive the electrical signal; and

    generate a signal indicative of actual tool usage based on the electrical signal indicative of the sound emitted from the surface of the power tool; and

    a communications device configured to transmit the signal indicative of actual tool usage.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×