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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark R. Christopher, Neenah, WI (US);
Brian Lee Ott, Sherwood, WI (US);
Michael P. Vandenberg, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/133 (2006.01); B65H 63/08 (2006.01); B65H 59/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/1333 (2013.01); B65H 59/387 (2013.01); B65H 63/082 (2013.01); B65H 2701/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are systems including a wire spool having a core with a core diameter and wire wound around the core and having a wire diameter. An outer diameter of the wire spool is defined by a sum of the core diameter and the wire diameter. The systems may also include a sensing system having a sensor component disposed on the wire spool and/or a wire spool hub. The sensing system is adapted to acquire data corresponding to a parameter indicative of the outer diameter of the wire spool.