US 10,160,094 B2Granted

Intelligent polisher and system

OwnerRonald Lipson, Timothy P. McIsaacinventors

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Abstract

An intelligent polishing system provides improvements to the polisher itself as well as networking capability enabling remote control and monitoring of multiple polishers. One or more electronic devices ensure that a user of the intelligent polisher operates the polisher to achieve optimum results. Such devices may include a polishing timer, a downward pressure sensor, or a tachometer to measure speed. The system may further include a memory for storing operational parameters or performance characteristics of the intelligent polisher for later downloading or retrieval. The same or a different memory may store calibration information to ensure that intelligent polisher operates within predetermined limits. Such operational parameters, performance characteristics or calibration information include RPM, polishing time, downward force or inlet air pressure. The system may further include a plurality of intelligent polishers, each in communication with a server enabling remote monitoring or control of the polishers through a computer or mobile device.

Claims11

Dependent claims

An intelligent polishing system adapted to remove scratches and imperfections in painted surfaces, comprising:

a hand-held polisher including a rotating shaft driven by an electrical or pneumatic source of power;
a user control operative to start and stop rotation of the rotating shaft;
a polishing pad coupled to the shaft through a mechanism causing the pad to assume an orbital motion with respect to a work surface;
a timer operative to monitor the amount of time that the polisher is used to polish a work surface, and an indicator on the polisher informing a user when the predetermined amount of time has been reached;
a pressure sensor operative to monitor the amount of pressure that a user is applying to the work surface while polishing, and an indicator on the polisher informing the user that a predetermined amount of pressure has been achieved;
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a source of illumination disposed on the housing, and wherein the source of illumination emits light directed downwardly and toward the work surface with a color temperature of at least 5000 degrees Kelvin to enhance the visualization of scratches and imperfections in the work surface as they are removed by the polisher.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/693,875Filed 1 Sep 2017 · continuation in part
Priority: 21 Dec 2016
Published: US 2018/0169829 A121 Jun 2018
Granted: 25 Dec 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

B24B 49/12
Measuring or gauging equipment for controlling the feed movement of the grinding tool or work; Arrangements of indicating or measuring…
B24B 9/12
Of glass: of hollow glassware, e.g. drinking glasses, preserve jars, television picture tube viewing panels
B24B 23/04
Portable grinding machines, e.g. hand-guided; Accessories therefor: with oscillating grinding tools; Accessories therefor
B24B 49/006
Measuring or gauging equipment for controlling the feed movement of the grinding tool or work; Arrangements of indicating or measuring…

Family

Application15/386,657Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 21 Dec 2016
US 2018/0169829 A1Pre-grant publication · published 21 Jun 2018
US 10,399,200 B2Related patent
US 2018/0170321 A1Published application
US 10,160,094 B2This patent

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