Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque-limiting screwdrivers
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Application No.: US15044396Application Date: 2016-02-16
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Publication No.: US10206731B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Richard Kust , John Joseph Desrosiers , Francis James Steinmetz , Dung Ma , Siddharth Desai
- Applicant: Pro-Dex, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Pro-Dex, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Pro-Dex, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/58
- IPC: A61B17/58 ; A61B17/60 ; A61F2/00 ; A61B17/88 ; B25B21/00 ; B25B23/147 ; B25B23/14 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
Various torque-limiting screwdrivers, systems, and methods are disclosed. The screwdriver can include a body supporting a motor configured to rotate a screw engaged with the screwdriver. The screwdriver can include a controller configured to implement torque-limiting functionality, such as by monitoring the amount of torque applied to the screw and reducing or stopping rotation of the screw when certain torque-limiting criteria are met. Some embodiments include a threshold point, after which the torque-limiting functionality can be engaged. Some embodiments include a slowdown point, after which the rotational speed of the screw is reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160256213A1 TORQUE-LIMITING SCREWDRIVERS Public/Granted day:2016-09-08
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