MULTIMETER INTEGRATED WITH A GLOVE

• US 20170172232A1
• Filed: 12/21/2015
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Anderson, Jason J.
• Application Number:
  US14/976,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20170172232A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/005 with embedded cable or connector
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0027 Measuring instruments, e.g. watch, thermometer
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/20 for working activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface

Abstract

A glove is provided. The glove includes: a palm portion; first and second fingers extending from the palm portion; a first probe attached to the first finger; a second probe attached to the second finger; connectors contained within the glove operatively connected to the first and second probes; and a display operatively connected to the first and second probe.

Claims

1. A glove comprising:

a palm portion;

first and second fingers extending from the palm portion;

a first probe attached to the first finger;

a second probe attached to the second finger;

connectors contained within the glove operatively connected to the first and second probes; and

a display operatively connected to the first and second probe.

2. The glove of claim 1, further comprising a light attached the glove.

3. The glove of claim 2, wherein the light is an LED light.

4. The glove of claim 1, further comprising an inductive pickup contained within the glove.

5. The glove of claim 4, further comprising a third finger extending from the palm portion wherein the inductive pickup is located in the third finger.

6. The glove of claim 1, further comprising a ground connector configured to attach the glove to a ground.

7. The glove of claim 1, further comprising a power source operatively connected to the first and second probes.

8. The glove of claim 1, further comprising a microcontroller operatively connected to the first and second probes and the display.

9. The glove of claim 8, further comprising a wireless communicator and operatively connected to the microcontroller and configured to transmit data to an external device.

10. The glove of claim 8, further comprising controls operatively connected to the microcontroller and the microcontroller is configured to operate the probes and display as at least one of either a digital micrometer and an oscilloscope.

11. The glove of claim 8, further comprising a connector configured to connect the microcontroller to an external device.

12. The glove of claim 1, wherein the display is a touchscreen display.

13. The glove of claim 1, further comprising a microcontroller configured to at least one of receive oral commands and broadcast audio.

14. A method of assembling an instrument comprising:

attaching a first and second probe to a glove;

connecting the first and second probes to a controller;

operatively connecting a display to the controller;

operatively connecting an input device to the controller; and

configuring the controller to operate the instrument as at least one of either a multimeter and oscilloscope.

15. The method of claim 14, operatively connecting the controller to a wireless communication device.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the screen is a touch screen and the input device and the display are the same device.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising operatively connecting a inductive pickup to the controller.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising grounding the glove.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising locating the first and second probes in first and second fingers of the glove.

20. A glove comprising:

a palm portion;

first and second fingers extending from the palm portion;

a first probe attached to the first finger;

a second probe attached to the second finger;

means for connecting the first and second probe to a controller, the means for connecting contained within the glove; and

means for displaying data associated with the controller operatively connected to the controller.