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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Heiko Sgarz, Leonberg, DE;
Martin Pohlmann, Stuttgart, DE;
Jan-Michael Brosi, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); B25F 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 7/004 (2006.01); G01V 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2013.01); B25F 5/00 (2013.01); G01B 7/004 (2013.01); G01V 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hand tool device comprises a computing unit and at least one locating device configured to receive two orthogonal polarization directions of at least one reflected locating signal. The computing unit is configured to determine, from two received polarization directions of the reflected locating signal, an item of orientation information of a concealed, elongate object.