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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stephen P. Moore, Palatine, IL (US);
Daniel J. Birk, McHenry, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 1/04 (2006.01); B25C 1/08 (2006.01); B25C 1/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 1/04 (2013.01); B25C 1/00 (2013.01); B25C 1/047 (2013.01); B25C 1/08 (2013.01); G01D 5/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener driving tool including a housing, a cylinder enclosed by the housing, at least one sensor associated with the cylinder and a piston configured to reciprocate within the cylinder and having a driver blade depending therefrom. The tool includes at least one signal generator associated with the piston, where movement of the piston relative to the at least one sensor generates a signal. A controller is configured to receive the signal and indicate a fastening result based on the signal.