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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. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2009
Applicant:
William L. Bong, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Inventor:
William L. Bong, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for submerged arc metal powder welds includes modular programmable control of: a) a weld torch, and the position of the welding wire(s) from the torch traveling within a weld cavity, b) the rate of metal powder and welding flux added to the weld cavity ahead of the weld torch, c) the matching ratio between of metal powder and welding wire within the weld cavity, and d) a square wave welding torch power supply. An embodiment includes a controlled column and boom manipulator with up to six axes of motion and controlled motorized slide assemblies for single or multi-pass welds. A method of use is also disclosed.