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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:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lin Zhang, Appleton, WI (US);
Timm Matus, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/000 ;
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for plasma MIG welding or TIG MIG welding are disclosed. They include a plasma or TIG torch for following along a weld path by a MIG torch (or the order may be reversed). A constant distance may be maintained between the torches, and the angle of the torches, relative to the workpiece, may vary. The MIG process is performed EP or EN in various embodiments.