Grease gun with sensing capability

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9512962
APP PUB NO 20150114991A1
SERIAL NO

14069068

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Systems, methods, and apparatus for dispensing a lubricant are provided, in which, for example, the apparatus includes a chamber having an inlet through which the lubricant is received and an outlet through which the lubricant is ejected. The apparatus also includes a piston movably positioned in the chamber to take lubricant into the chamber and eject it therefrom. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to take a measurement of a condition related to a force applied to the piston to move the piston in the chamber. The apparatus additionally includes a controller coupled with the sensor so as to receive data related to the measurement from the sensor. The controller is configured to determine, using the measurement, an amount of lubricant ejected by the piston.

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LINCOLN INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION5148 N HANLEY ROAD ST LOUIS MO 63134

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Alekseyev, Viktor St. Louis, US 14 57
Francisco, dos Santos Jose Americo Fort Mill, US 2 15
Guo, Kong Ling Suzhou, CN 4 22
Peters, Terry C Concord, US 3 13
Shew, Jerry Charlotte, US 30 309

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