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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. 31, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Brian James Veik, Neenah, WI (US);
Paul Verhagen, Appleton, WI (US);
Edward Beistle, Appleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Brian James Veik, Neenah, WI (US);
Paul Verhagen, Appleton, WI (US);
Edward Beistle, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method, in certain embodiments, sets an output polarity based on a selected process. The system and method may be used to operate a variety of equipment, such as welders, cutters, tools and so forth. In some embodiments, the system and method may include receiving an input signal and configuring circuitry to output power with a given polarity based on the input signal.