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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:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Dennis Roland Sigl, Greenville, WI (US);
Jake Zwayer, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/14 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01); B23K 9/235 (2006.01); B23K 9/26 (2006.01); B23K 9/29 (2006.01); B23K 37/003 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/1093 (2013.01); B23K 9/1043 (2013.01); B23K 9/14 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01); B23K 9/235 (2013.01); B23K 9/26 (2013.01); B23K 9/295 (2013.01); B23K 37/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example welding torch includes: a first contact tip configured to conduct welding current to a consumable electrode; a second contact tip configured to conduct preheating current to the consumable electrode; a cooling assembly configured to transfer heat from at least the first contact tip to coolant and to conduct the welding current through the cooling assembly; wherein the first contact tip and the cooling assembly are removable from the welding torch as a single unit.