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Stanley Black & Decker was granted a patent for a laser line device

What happened

In September 2026 Stanley Black & Decker patented a multi-beam laser tool for projecting visible reference lines onto surfaces during construction and installation work.

Source

patents.google.comSep 15, 2026

US patent US12736342

Laser line generating device

Abstract

A laser beam generating device includes a housing a first laser diode which generates a visible first output beam which projects outside of the housing onto a surface and a second laser diode which generates a visible second output beam which projects outside of the housing onto the surface. The laser beam generating device has a first mode in which the first laser diode and the second laser diode are both on. In the first mode, the first laser diode is operated at a first duty cycle the second laser diode is operated at a second duty cycle. The first duty cycle and the second duty cycle are staggered.

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Grant date
Sep 15, 2026
Inventors
3
Patent number
US12736342
Assignee
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC.

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People

  • Jia Yong JiangInventor
  • Noreen M. O'SullivanInventor
  • Wang ShuangInventor

Details

Primary CPC class
G01C 15/004
USPTO assignee
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC.
What the invention does
A tool with two laser diodes that switches their pulsing patterns to project one or more visible lines while managing how the beams operate.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Construction
  • Machinery

Technologies named

  • laser projection
  • laser diodes
  • construction measurement

Extraction

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Sep 20, 2026
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