The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 21, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2001
Jeffrey R. Thomas, Appleton, WI (US);
Randall G. Baxter, Black Creek, WI (US);
Mark A. Ulrich, New London, WI (US);
Paul D. Verhagen, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey R. Thomas, Appleton, WI (US);
Randall G. Baxter, Black Creek, WI (US);
Mark A. Ulrich, New London, WI (US);
Paul D. Verhagen, Appleton, WI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A workpiece heating system having an induction heating power source and a controller. The controller is operable to control the operation of the power source according to programming instructions received from a user. The controller enables a user to establish a sequence of inductive heating operations to be performed automatically by the induction heating system from among a selection of inductive heating operations. A temperature feedback device may be included to provide the controller with the workpiece temperature. A data recorder may be provided to receive and record the workpiece temperature.