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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Robin Shaw, Whitley Bay, GB;
Andrew Dumelow, North Shields, GB;
Assignee:
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 23/145 (2006.01); B25B 21/00 (2006.01); B25B 23/00 (2006.01); B25F 5/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 23/1456 (2013.01); B25B 23/0078 (2013.01); B25F 5/00 (2013.01); B25F 5/005 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); B25B 21/005 (2013.01); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydraulic torque wrench and method of operation. The wrench may include a housing supporting a drive element for engaging a fastener; a drive actuator for exerting a torque on the drive element; a sensor configured to sense movement of the housing; and a controller having an electronic processor, the controller being configured to receive a first signal from the sensor, determine, based on the signal, whether the housing is moving, and inhibit operation of the drive actuator in response to the housing of the hydraulic torque wrench moving.