US 12,472,615 B2
Power tool control for multiple fastener applications
Jonathan E. Abbott, Milwaukee, WI (US); and Timothy R. Obermann, Waukesha, WI (US)
Assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Appl. No. 18/557,433
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 27, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/026571
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 26, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/232297, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 3, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/180,473, filed on Apr. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0217082 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B25F 5/00 (2006.01); B25B 21/02 (2006.01); B25B 23/147 (2006.01)
CPC B25F 5/00 (2013.01) [B25B 21/02 (2013.01); B25B 23/1475 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power tool comprising:
a housing;
a motor supported by the housing;
a first sensor configured to generate first sensor data related to a movement of the power tool; and
a controller within the housing and connected to the motor, the controller configured to:
receive the first sensor data from the first sensor between a first operation and a second operation of the power tool, wherein the first sensor data is related to the movement of the power tool,
determine a change in position of the power tool based on the first sensor data,
determine that the second operation of the power tool is complete based on the change in position of the power tool, and
output an indication to a user interface to alert a user that the second operation was completed.