US 11,942,805 B2
Tool-agnostic device
Jonothon Frederick Douglas, Kirkland, WA (US); and Paul Michael Sisneros, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed by Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/342,411.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/037,300, filed on Jun. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0391733 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B23B 45/02 (2006.01); B25F 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/00034 (2020.01) [B23B 45/02 (2013.01); B25F 5/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool-agnostic safety system comprising:
a body having a first connection shaped to interface with a removable battery of a handheld tool and a second connection shaped to interface with a battery port of the handheld tool, wherein the first connection and the second connection are configured to selectively electrically connect the removable battery to the battery port;
one or more sensors coupled to the body and configured to collect usage data relating to the handheld tool, the one or more sensors including at least an orientation sensor; and
a processor configured to:
receive the usage data;
determine, based on a tool type identifier, a safety threshold value;
determine, based on the usage data and the safety threshold value, whether the handheld tool is operating in a first state that is safe for one or more people or a second state that is unsafe for any of the respective one or more people; and
cause electrical disconnection of the removable battery from the battery port when the processor determines that the handheld tool is operating in the second state.