Patent ID: 11871509
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 9:
10. A method of communicating between a power tool and an external device, the method comprising:
inserting a housingless insertable wireless communication device into a compartment of a power tool housing of the power tool, the power tool including:
the power tool housing having a motor housing portion, a handle portion, and a battery pack receiving portion,
a motor within the motor housing portion and having a rotor and a stator, wherein the motor is configured to drive an output drive device;
a second electronic processor within the power tool housing and configured to control operation of the motor, and
the housingless insertable wireless communication device including a first electronic processor and an antenna each of which is mounted to a first printed circuit board (PCB) of the housingless insertable wireless communication device, wherein a first portion of the first PCB of the housingless insertable wireless communication device is not enclosed by a housing and remains exposed when the housingless insertable wireless communication device is not inserted into the compartment;

communicatively coupling the first electronic processor with the second electronic processor when the housingless insertable wireless communication device is received in the compartment; and
communicating with the external device using the housingless insertable wireless communication device.