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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Scott Liebert, Freedom, WI (US);
Paul Verhagen, Appleton, WI (US);
Anthony Salsich, Appleton, WI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for induction heating are disclosed. An example induction heating apparatus includes a first conductor and a second conductor, configured to be arranged in conformance with a workpiece while the conductors are not electrically connected in series, and a turn connector configured to: connect the first and second conductors in series to configure the first and second conductors as an inductor having a plurality of turns; and arranges portions of the first and second conductors located between the turn connector and the workpiece to be adjacent.