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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Evans H. Nguyen, Renton, WA (US);
Jason R. Crowe, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Scott D. Bublitz, Hartland, WI (US);
Mike N. Jones, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Wai Nang Tse, Tsuen Wan, HK;
Pak Fai Siu, Quarry Bay, HK;
Man Kit Ho, Kowloon, HK;
Evans H. Nguyen, Renton, WA (US);
Jason R. Crowe, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Scott D. Bublitz, Hartland, WI (US);
Mike N. Jones, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Wai Nang Tse, Tsuen Wan, HK;
Pak Fai Siu, Quarry Bay, HK;
Man Kit Ho, Kowloon, HK;
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a wall scanner that includes a housing, a plurality of sensors, a display, and a control section. The housing includes a handle portion and a body portion. The handle portion is adapted to receive a removable and rechargeable battery pack such as a high-voltage lithium-ion ('Li-Ion') battery pack. The body portion of the housing encloses the plurality of sensing devices, such as, for example, capacitive plate sensors for sensing the presence of a stud behind a surface, a D-coil sensor for identifying the presence of metal behind the surface, and a non-contact voltage sensor for detecting the presence of live wires carrying AC currents. The display is configured to display, among other things, the location of an object behind the surface in real-time, the depth of an object behind the surface, and whether an object behind the surface is ferrous or non-ferrous. The control section includes a plurality of actuation devices for controlling the functions and operations of the wall scanner, such as the scanning mode.