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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Meredith Noble, Gainesville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/0211 (2013.01); B23K 37/0241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for welding may include a track configured to surround a workpiece. The device for welding may also include a cart configured to contact the track such that the track guides the cart around the workpiece. The cart may include a frame and a welding torch receptacle. The welding torch receptacle can be attached to the frame. The welding torch receptacle may be configured to maintain a tip of the welding torch at a set distance away from the workpiece while the cart moves around the workpiece.