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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Lincoln Global, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew A. Albright, Euclid, OH (US);
Assignee:
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 31/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 9/095 (2013.01); B23K 9/1062 (2013.01); B23K 9/16 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B23K 31/12 (2013.01); B23K 31/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining weld quality includes the step of providing a reference weld signature having a first shape. A weld signature of a welding parameter is captured, wherein the weld signature of the welding parameter has a second shape. The first shape is automatically compared to the second shape and a weld signature shape difference between the first shape and the second shape is determined. A weld fault condition is determined based on the weld signature shape difference.