Patent ID: 8133092
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: B24B,B25F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hand tool monitoring system, comprising: a plurality of sensors positioned to detect a plurality of different operational parameters of a hand tool; a controller; a memory system; and a display; wherein one of the plurality of sensors is a force sensor and another of the plurality of sensors detects a parameter selected from the group consisting of supplied air pressure, orbital RPM, rotational RPM, power consumption, and current, and wherein the memory system is configured to store data collected by the plurality of sensors, and wherein the controller is in communication with the plurality of sensors, the display, and the memory system, and wherein the controller is configured to generate a signal based on the data collected by the plurality of sensors, to communicate the signal to an operator of the hand tool, and to recall the stored data from the memory system.