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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
John K. Horky, Lutherville, MD (US);
Geoffrey S. Howard, Columbia, MD (US);
James P. Bascom, Bel Air, MD (US);
Stamati Arakas, Baltimore, MD (US);
Gabriel E. Concari, Eldersburg, MD (US);
Gary Noffke, York, PA (US);
John K. Horky, Lutherville, MD (US);
Geoffrey S. Howard, Columbia, MD (US);
James P. Bascom, Bel Air, MD (US);
Stamati Arakas, Baltimore, MD (US);
Gabriel E. Concari, Eldersburg, MD (US);
Gary Noffke, York, PA (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A laser device operating system includes a laser device generating a laser beam when receiving a remote control unit command signal. The remote control unit operates in a public or private mode. In public mode the remote control unit generates a command signal transmitted to the laser device. In private mode the remote control unit generates a unique identifier prepended to the command signal. The laser device operates in a laser device public or private mode. In public mode the laser device responds to the remote control unit command signal or the command signal if transmitted by a second remote control unit. In private mode the laser device operates only upon receipt of the command signal and unique identifier, preventing laser device operation by the second remote control unit if the second unit does not include the unique identifier with the command signal.