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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
James M. Walker, Waupaca, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/095 (2006.01); G09B 19/24 (2006.01); H05H 1/34 (2006.01); B23K 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0956 (2013.01); B23K 9/095 (2013.01); B23K 10/006 (2013.01); G09B 19/24 (2013.01); H05H 1/34 (2013.01); H05H 1/3494 (2021.05);
Abstract
A retrofit module includes at least one of a current sensing component that has a first circuit or a voltage sensing component that has a second circuit. The current sensing component and the voltage sensing component may be disposed in a torch head of a welding or plasma cutting torch. The current sensing component is configured to measure a welding or plasma cutting current of the torch head, and the voltage sensing component is configured to measure a welding or plasma cutting voltage of the torch head.