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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2011
Applicants:
William C. Moision, Northville, MI (US);
Elizabeth Therese Hetrick, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
William C. Moision, Northville, MI (US);
Elizabeth Therese Hetrick, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 11/24 (2006.01); B23K 11/11 (2006.01); B23K 11/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 11/115 (2013.01); B23K 11/24 (2013.01); B23K 11/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of welding a workpiece. A predetermined current may be applied through electrodes that engage the workpiece. A resistance profile may be generated based on the predetermined current. A weld profile may be selected based on the resistance profile. The weld profile may then be executed to weld the workpiece.