ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,122, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Power tool having object detection" was invented by Matthew J. Mergener (Mequon, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool and methods are provided for detecting objects (e.g., flesh or other materials) in the operating path of a power tool's output component (e.g., saw blade or drill bit). An object detection sensor in the power tool generates an output signal indicative of a type of material detected in the operating path of the power tool. A power tool controller receives the object detection sensor output and determines when a materi...