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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
David C. Fly, Maumelle, AR (US);
Matthew J. Lipsey, Sherwood, AR (US);
Preston C. Phillips, Conway, AR (US);
Jason D. Newport, Conway, AR (US);
Andrew R. Lobo, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Joseph Chwan, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Frederick J. Rogers, North Little Rock, AR (US);
Sean W. Ryan, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Thomas L. Kassouf, Port Washington, WI (US);
Snap-On Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Abstract
A calibration monitoring system is provided to automatically monitor the calibration status of tools and other inventory items, such as upon the items being issued from or returned to the automated calibration monitoring system. The system identifies an inventory item, for example a calibrated torque wrench or other calibrated tool identified based on a unique identifying tag attached thereto. The system retrieves a calibration parameter value for the item from a calibration database, and completes a calibration measurement of the item based on the calibration parameter value. In the example, a torque measurement of the calibrated torque wrench can thus be automatically completed. In turn, the system determines a current calibration status of the item based on the calibration measurement, and selectively enables or disables issuance of the inventory item from the system according to the item's status as being in calibration or out of calibration.