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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:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James L Rudnicki, Glenburn, ME (US);
Edward K Ellis, Bangor, ME (US);
Douglas J Merrill, East Holden, ME (US);
Lawrence E Rentz, Brewer, ME (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 74 ; 219136 ; 21913761 ;
Abstract
MIG welding apparatus includes a torch body; a machine barrel extending forwardly of the torch body; a contact tip extending forwardly from the machine barrel; and a pair of gas supply tubes extending along and substantially parallel to the contact tip, enabling reduction in the weld prep angle to about three degrees.