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

Claim 14:
15. A tool-agnostic safety device comprising:
a sensor array;
a tool-agnostic attachment end configured to connect the tool-agnostic safety device to a battery port of a handheld tool;
a battery attachment end configured to connect the tool-agnostic safety device to a removable battery, wherein the handheld tool, the tool-agnostic safety device, and the removable battery are selectively electrically coupled in series with the tool-agnostic safety device in between the handheld tool and the removable battery; and
a processor configured to:
select, based on a tool type identifier, a tool safety threshold value;
compare usage data from the sensor array to the tool safety threshold value to determine 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
provide a warning to a user of the handheld tool when the usage data exceeds the tool safety threshold value.