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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2009
Daniel Puzio, Baltimore, MD (US);
Qiang J. Zhang, Lutherville, MD (US);
Aris C. Cleanthous, Baltimore, MD (US);
Stephen Alan Debelius, New Freedom, PA (US);
Gabriel Eduardo Concari, Eldersburg, MD (US);
Michael Kenneth Forster, White Hall, MD (US);
David C. Tomayko, Ellicott City, MD (US);
James B. Watson, Fallston, MD (US);
Kenneth David Long, Fallston, MD (US);
Daniele C. Brotto, Baltimore, MD (US);
Daniel Puzio, Baltimore, MD (US);
Qiang J. Zhang, Lutherville, MD (US);
Aris C. Cleanthous, Baltimore, MD (US);
Stephen Alan Debelius, New Freedom, PA (US);
Gabriel Eduardo Concari, Eldersburg, MD (US);
Michael Kenneth Forster, White Hall, MD (US);
David C. Tomayko, Ellicott City, MD (US);
James B. Watson, Fallston, MD (US);
Kenneth David Long, Fallston, MD (US);
Daniele C. Brotto, Baltimore, MD (US);
Black & Decker Corporation, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A flexible sensor is disposed in a power tool. The flexible sensor has an electrical resistance that varies based on a radius of curvature of the flexible sensor. A trigger partially disposed in the power tool, operates to apply a bending force at an engagement point on the flexible sensor to bend the flexible sensor and alter the radius of curvature. A controller outputs an electrical signal to the power tool based on the electrical resistance to control a function of the power tool.