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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.:

US 11554437 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2020

System, method and apparatus for welding tubes

Applicant:

General Electric Technology Gmbh, Baden, CH;

Inventors:

Richard Jeffrey Schmidt, Ooltewah, TN (US);

Junior Grant Parrish, Chickamauga, GA (US);

Ronald Francis Konopacki, Suffield, CT (US);

Russell O'Daniel Brumfield, Cleveland, TN (US);

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Baden, CH;

Attorney:

Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Dana Ross

Assistant Examiner:

James F Sims, III

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/028 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/127 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/04 (2006.01); B23K 101/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0052 (2013.01); B23K 9/0282 (2013.01); B23K 9/095 (2013.01); B23K 9/0956 (2013.01); B23K 9/10 (2013.01); B23K 9/127 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 15/04 (2013.01); B23K 2101/06 (2018.08); G05B 2219/45135 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for manufacturing boiler tubes includes a first spindle for receiving a first tube having a first weld preparation, a second spindle for receiving a second tube having a second weld preparation, the first spindle and the second spindle being rotatable synchronously, and a welding device having a first weld head. The welding device is configured to automatically weld the first tube to the second tube according to a control routine stored in memory to produce a boiler tube.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Schmidt, Richard. (2023). System, method and apparatus for welding tubes (U.S. Patent No. 11554437). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11554437

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