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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Andrew Pfeifer, Appleton, WI (US);
Todd Earl Holverson, Appleton, WI (US);
William Todd Watson, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Richard Martin Hutchison, Iola, WI (US);
William Joshua Becker, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/095 (2006.01); G01P 3/36 (2006.01); G01P 3/38 (2006.01); G01S 11/12 (2006.01); G01S 11/14 (2006.01); G01S 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0956 (2013.01); B23K 9/095 (2013.01); B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); G01P 3/36 (2013.01); G01P 3/38 (2013.01); G01S 11/12 (2013.01); G01S 11/14 (2013.01); G01S 17/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A travel speed sensing system includes an optical sensor configured to be coupled to a welding torch. The optical sensor is configured to sense light incident on the optical sensor, and the travel speed sensing system is configured to determine a travel speed of the welding torch, a direction of the welding torch, or both, based on the sensed light.