Carl Mickla

US Patent:

20070289153, Dec 20, 2007

Filed:

Jun 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/424898

Inventors:

John S. Houston - Hopewell Junction NY, US
William B. Huber - Somers NY, US
Carl Mickla - Poughkeepsie NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G03B 17/06

US Classification:

33334

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is a device that relates to orientation of a hand tool. The device comprising, a housing of the orientation device, at least one direction sensor attached to the housing, at least one alarm in operable communication with the at least one direction sensor. The alarm configured for transmitting an alert in response to the at least one direction sensor sensing a direction beyond at least one preset direction limit, and a clamp for releasably attaching the device to a hand tool.