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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2005
Applicants:

Jeffrey R. Thomas, Appleton, WI (US);

Randall G. Baxter, Black Creek, WI (US);

Paul D. Verhagen, Appleton, WI (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey R. Thomas, Appleton, WI (US);

Randall G. Baxter, Black Creek, WI (US);

Paul D. Verhagen, Appleton, WI (US);

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/04 (2006.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In one exemplary embodiment, the induction heating system includes an induction heating power source. The induction heating power source is operable to identify an induction heating device coupled to the induction heating power source. The exemplary induction heating power source is operable to automatically limit power based on the identity of the induction heating device.


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