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Power hand tool with data collection and storage and method of operating

  • US 20080252446A1
  • Filed: 04/16/2007
  • Published: 10/16/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A hand power tool comprising:

  • a housing;

    a motor within the housing; and

    a tag mounted on the housing, the tag includinga first antenna for harvesting energy from an electromagnetic field associated with the motor,a microprocessor configured to operate using the harvested energy,a memory including stored commands which, when executed by the microprocessor, cause data associated with a sensed condition of the hand power tool to be stored within the memory, anda second antenna for coupling with a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader and for transmitting the data stored within the memory to the RFID reader.

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