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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Daniel C Fosbinder, Appleton, WI (US);
John C Leisner, Appleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel C Fosbinder, Appleton, WI (US);
John C Leisner, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A welding-type apparatus has a control panel with enhanced viewability. The control panel may include LEDs, backlit LCDs, and other light-emitting indicators whose viewability by a user is enhanced when the control panel is subjected to relatively intense ambient light, such as direct sunlight. The control panel includes light reflecting, light refracting, light filtering, and/or light absorbing components to enhance the intensity of the light emitted by the light-emitting indicators relative to ambient light incident thereon.