Error proofing system for portable tools
US6845279B1 · kind B1 · utility
175Cited by
78References
45Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5004
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for controlling and monitoring portable tools at a particular work cell remotely by R-F communication to provide error proofing of various parameters including that the correct tool is to be used at a work cell, the tool is properly calibrated for the operation to be performed, that it is being used a proper number of times per part being assembled or inspected, and that the tool has been calibrated within a selected service interval. The tools will be made actuable only by R-F communication with specific factory apparatus whereby theft of such portable tools will be inhibited.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.