US 12,343,843 B2
Automatic detection system for floor treating machines
Harvey Stark, Montreal (CA); Eric Gallup, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Isaac Branning, Arcola, IN (US); and Pavel Ikonomov, Laval (CA)
Assigned to Diamond Productions Ltd., Montreal (CA)
Filed by DIAMOND PRODUCTIONS LTD., Montreal (CA); and Eric Gallup, Rochester Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/831,911.
Application 17/831,911 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/694,357, filed on Mar. 14, 2022, granted, now 12,232,671.
Application 17/694,357 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/507,995, filed on Oct. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,969,127.
Prior Publication US 2023/0132203 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B24B 49/10 (2006.01); B24B 7/18 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01)
CPC B24B 49/10 (2013.01) [B24B 7/186 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floor treating machine comprising:
a) a chassis adapted to be moved along a floor;
b) a first variable speed motor affixed to the chassis and adapted to be coupled to, and rotate in a first direction, a first abrasive tool, and a first RFID tag adapted to store information related to the first abrasive tool;
c) a first sensor adapted to retrieve information stored on the RFID tag; and
d) a controller coupled to the first sensor and the first variable speed motor, said controller adapted to control the first variable speed motor based on information retrieved from the first RFID tag, wherein the information stored on the first RFID tag includes identification information related to the first abrasive tool, and the controller is adapted to use said identification information to determine whether the first abrasive tool is authorized and restrict operation of the machine if the first abrasive tool is unauthorized.