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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Bruce P. Albrecht, Neenah, WI (US);
Quinn William Schartner, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Edward J. Panelli, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
Welding systems and methods utilizing cloud computing and data storage are disclosed. An example method includes receiving, via communication circuitry of a cloud-based resource, welding data relating to a welding operation from a first customer; storing the welding data in computer-readable storage media associated with the cloud-based resource; offering the welding data for sale, via the cloud based resource; receiving, via the communication circuitry, an offer for the welding data from a second customer, different from the first customer, wherein the first and second customers are individual welders, factories, distributed manufacturing operations, or a combination thereof; performing a financial transaction with the second customer; and transmitting, via the communication circuitry, the welding data to the second customer.
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