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Non-damaging connection techniques

  • US 9,375,828 B2
  • Filed: 04/06/2012
  • Issued: 06/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector driving system comprising:

  • a motor;

    a driver bit with a plurality of isolated electrical and/or magnetic contacts; and

    a control system configured to control driving torque and speed and/or connector tightness in accordance with sensing proper seating of said driver bit with a connector head and configured to execute the following operations;

    sense whether isolated electrical and/or magnetic contacts within the driving system become bridged and engage in communication with one another;

    determine whether said communication bears at least one attribute associated with proper seating of the driving system with a connector head;

    create driving torque, speed and connector tightness based on said communication; and

    wherein said communication attribute is individually set, with respect to a particular connector head and driver bit interaction.

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