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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:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig L. Campbell, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mark S. Fullen, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael J. Skinner, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
MTS Systems Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/012 ; B23K 3/102 ; B23K 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/012 ; B23K 3/102 ; B23K 3/700 ;
Abstract
A welding head including upper and lower probe members and probe pin. The upper and lower probe members are independently actuatable and biased to follow the profile of a workpiece and supply a balance load to opposed surfaces of a workpiece during welding operation.