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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 03, 2013
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Michael K. Forster, White Hall, MD (US);
Bhanuprasad V. Gorti, Perry Hall, MD (US);
Samuel G. Woods, Bel Air, MD (US);
Craig A. Schell, Street, MD (US);
Nathan J. Cruise, Phoenix, MD (US);
Black & Decker, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A power tool for operating on a workpiece, the power tool having a housing and a motor disposed within the housing. A controller is connected to the motor and receives user inputs for turning on the motor and a power tool battery pack is connected to the controller and the motor. At least one light is connected to the controller for illuminating the workpiece. The controller can turn on the light in a predetermined pattern to alert the user to a tool condition, such as the charge level being below a predetermined level.