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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:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Dina, North Barrington, IL (US);
Kathy Lee Downie, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2013.01); B23K 9/095 (2013.01); B23K 9/1087 (2013.01); B23K 9/322 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 52/02 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, a system includes a master node device. The master node device includes communication circuitry configured to facilitate communication with a welding power supply unit via a long-range communication link, and to facilitate wireless communication with one or more welding-related devices via a short-range wireless communication network. The master node device also includes control circuitry configured to manage power consumption of on-board batteries of the master node device and the one or more welding-related devices.