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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
John S. Houston, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
William B. Huber, Somers, NY (US);
Carl Mickla, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
John S. Houston, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
William B. Huber, Somers, NY (US);
Carl Mickla, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device that relates to orientation of a hand tool. The device comprising, a housing of the orientation device, at least one direction sensor attached to the housing, at least one alarm in operable communication with the at least one direction sensor. The alarm configured for transmitting an alert in response to the at least one direction sensor sensing a direction beyond at least one preset direction limit, and a clamp for releasably attaching the device to a hand tool.