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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2024
Applicant:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Inventors:

William Joshua Becker, Neenah, WI (US);

David Paul Marcusen, Hortonville, WI (US);

Assignee:

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 19/24 (2006.01); B23K 9/28 (2006.01); G09B 9/00 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 19/003 (2013.01); B23K 9/282 (2013.01); B23K 9/287 (2013.01); G09B 9/00 (2013.01); G09B 19/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for providing a welding score, comprising determining an initial position of a welding operation, determining a terminal position of the welding operation, determining a welding path between the initial position and the terminal position, and determining the welding score based on the welding path, wherein the welding score takes into account one or both of a time used for welding and a length of the welding path. A system comprising a welding torch, and a computer configured to: determine an initial position of a welding operation, determine a terminal position of the welding operation, determine a welding path between the initial position and the terminal position, determine a welding score, wherein the welding score takes into account a time used for welding and/or a length of the welding path, and comparing the welding score to a score threshold.


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