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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
James Francis Rappl, Neenah, WI (US);
Jeffery Ray Ihde, Greenville, WI (US);
Kenneth Austin Stanzel, Appleton, WI (US);
John C. Leisner, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 9/124 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for selecting a welding process are disclosed. An example welding power supply is configured to: provide welding power for welding; receive a communication from a remote device over a weld cable, wherein the communication corresponds to a detected welding output polarity; and automatically set a new welding process based on a current welding process of the welding power supply and the received communication.