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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Lincoln Global, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edward D. Hillen, Painesville, OH (US);
David Kempert, Willoughby, OH (US);
Assignee:
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/133 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/29 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/1336 (2013.01); B23K 9/095 (2013.01); B23K 9/1043 (2013.01); B23K 9/295 (2013.01); B23K 9/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method providing a manual welding apparatus configured to supply a welding wire to a welding gun. The welding gun has a trigger and an opening where the welding wire extends when the trigger is activated. The method also has a computer with a user interface that includes an automatic wire retract program. The program monitors the welding gun and determines when the trigger is disabled. The program indicates when a first condition is satisfied and retracts the welding wire so the welding wire does not extend from the opening of the welding gun.