Patent ID: 9664808
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G01R,G01V,H01M,Y02E

Claim:
1. A wall scanner for sensing objects behind a surface, the wall scanner comprising: a housing that includes a body portion and a handle portion, the handle portion having a first axis and defining a first recess, the body portion having a second axis approximately parallel to the first axis; first and second power terminals within the first recess; wherein a second recess is formed between the body portion and the handle portion; and wherein the first recess is operable to receive a removable battery pack along the first axis, the battery pack being electrically connected to the first and second power terminals and substantially covering the first recess when inserted into the first recess; wherein the handle has an outer surface defining a cylinder along the first axis, the battery pack being within the cylinder; a first sensor of a first sensor type for sensing a first object of a first object type behind the surface; a second sensor of a second sensor type for sensing a second object of a second object type behind the surface; wherein the first sensor type is different than the second sensor type, and the first object type is different than the second object type; a non-contact voltage sensor operable to detect a medium carrying an alternating current behind the surface; and a display configured to display a plurality of indications to a user, the indications including at least an indication of a depth of the second object behind the surface and a graphical representation of the location of the first object behind the surface.