Patent ID: 11942805
Assignee: LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 7:
8. A method of using a tool-agnostic safety system comprising:
receiving, from a tool-agnostic device configured to connect to a battery port of a handheld tool, tool usage data;
determining, based on a tool type identifier, a safety threshold value;
receiving, from the tool-agnostic device, at least orientation data for the handheld tool;
determining 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 based at least in part on: (i) the tool usage data, (ii) the safety threshold value, and (iii) the orientation data; and
interrupting an electrical connection between a removable battery and the handheld tool when the handheld tool is determined to be operating in the second state.