(19)
(11)EP 2 680 093 A3

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)Date of publication A3:
03.05.2017 Bulletin 2017/18

(43)Date of publication A2:
01.01.2014 Bulletin 2014/01

(21)Application number: 13173747.0

(22)Date of filing:  26.06.2013
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G05B 19/048(2006.01)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30)Priority: 26.06.2012 US 201261664428 P
15.03.2013 US 201313835060

(71)Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
Newark, Delaware 19711 (US)

(72)Inventors:
  • Ashinghurst, Jeremy D.
    Halethorpe, MD Maryland 21227 (US)
  • Brotto, Daniele C.
    Baltimore, MD Maryland 21234 (US)
  • Busschaert, Jason
    Bel Air, MD Maryland 21014 (US)
  • Puzio, Daniel
    Baltimore, MD Maryland 21234 (US)
  • Byatnal, Raghavendra R.
    Cockeysville, MD Maryland 21030 (US)

(74)Representative: SBD IPAdmin 
210 Bath Road
Slough, Berkshire SL1 3YD
Slough, Berkshire SL1 3YD (GB)

  


(54)System for enhancing power tools


(57) A system includes a power tool battery pack, a power tool, a portable power supply, a non-motorized sensing tool, and/or a power tool battery pack charger. A separate computing device, such as a smartphone, tablet or computer, communicates wirelessly with the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and/or the power tool battery pack charger. The computing device monitors a data value representative of a condition of the power tool battery pack, the power tool, the portable power supply, the non-motorized sensing tool, and/or the power tool battery pack charger, and performs an action responsive to the monitored data value.







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