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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Steven Edward Barhorst, Sidney, OH (US);
Susan Renata Fiore, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 15/00 (2006.01); G06N 5/04 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); B08B 15/02 (2006.01); B23K 9/16 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06N 5/04 (2013.01); B08B 15/002 (2013.01); B08B 15/02 (2013.01); B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 9/16 (2013.01); B23K 9/325 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a fume collection system that collects fumes from a welding operation, multiple data sources that detect operational data of the fume collection system and/or of the welding operation indicative of at least two of arc on time, operator factor, electrode feed speed, electrode size, and electrode type, an analysis system that analyzes the operational data and estimates fume data indicative of amount and content of the fumes, and a reporting system configured to populate at least one user viewable electronic report based upon the fume data.