Wall scanner
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United States of America Patent
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Nov 9, 2021
Grant Date -
Aug 31, 2017
app pub date -
May 11, 2017
filing date -
Mar 6, 2009
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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.
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- 2017 Application Filing Year
- H01M Class
- 6607 Applications Filed
- 4942 Patents Issued To-Date
- 74.80 % Issued To-Date
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- H01M Class
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