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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Inventors:
Nathan J. Lee, Escondido, CA (US);
Christopher Lawton, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 23/142 (2006.01); G01L 25/00 (2006.01); B25B 23/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 23/1425 (2013.01); B25B 23/14 (2013.01); G01L 25/003 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23146 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2604 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interactive software application on a mobile computing device is used to configure an electronic torque wrench via a wireless connection. The software application obtains torque specifications for a vehicle from a remote database. When the torque specification require that work pieces be torqued in an ordered sequence, the software application guides the technician through the sequence, but accommodates changes when the technician departs from the sequence.