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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2016
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Wade F. Burch, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Jeffrey M. Zeiler, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Leslie J. Reading, Lakeside, CA (US);
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of communicating with at least one power tool device using a power distribution box. The power distribution box includes a power-line adapter, a gateway device, and alternating current (AC) power outlets. The method includes receiving alternating current from an external power source and distributing the AC power received from the external power source to the AC power outlets. The method also includes receiving from the gateway device wireless communication from a power tool, transmitting by the power-line adapter the data from the wireless communication to an external network, and receiving information regarding the power tool device.