US Patent Issued to Stanley Black & Decker on April 1 for "Systems and methods for locating a metal object" (Connecticut, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,265,194, issued on April 1, was assigned to Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Systems and methods for locating a metal object" was invented by Bruce Eidinger (Meriden, Conn.), Yong Cushing (Beacon Falls, Conn.), Michael Murray (Vernon, Conn.) and Bianca Linay (Waldwick, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for locating an object. The device includes a housing including a first hole. The device also includes a sensor carried by the housing and comprising two or more electrodes that are positioned next to each other to form a substantially circular configuration. The sensor includes a second hole formed in the cent...