Articulating drill with integrated circuit board and method of operation

US8985241B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985241-B2
Application numberUS-201314060404-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 22, 2013
Priority dateNov 4, 2005
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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Abstract

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The present invention is an articulating hand power tool with a main housing having a longitudinal axis, a head portion rotatably engaged with the main housing for placement at a plurality of angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main housing, an integrated circuit board located within the main housing and at least one controller accessible from outside of the main housing for controlling the integrated circuit board.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An articulating hand power tool, comprising: a main housing having a longitudinal axis; a head portion rotatably engaged with the main housing so as to rotate within a plane which includes the longitudinal axis and configured for placement at a plurality of angles with respect to the longitudinal axis; a motor within the main housing and having a first maximum height along the longitudinal axis; an integrated circuit board located within the main…

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  • B25F5/02Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Electricity · mapped topic

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What does patent US8985241B2 cover?
The present invention is an articulating hand power tool with a main housing having a longitudinal axis, a head portion rotatably engaged with the main housing for placement at a plurality of angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main housing, an integrated circuit board located within the main housing and at least one controller accessible from outside of the main housing for con…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bosch Tool Corp, Bosch Gmbh Robert
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B25F5/02. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).