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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Andrew Pfeifer, Appleton, WI (US);
William Joshua Becker, Manitowoc, WI (US);
William Todd Watson, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Richard Martin Hutchison, Iola, WI (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/095 (2006.01); G01P 3/36 (2006.01); G01P 3/38 (2006.01); G01S 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0956 (2013.01); B23K 9/095 (2013.01); G01P 3/36 (2013.01); G01P 3/38 (2013.01); G01S 11/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A weld travel speed sensing system includes at least one sound sensor configured to sense a sound generated to allow determination of a position of a welding torch. The weld travel speed sensing system is configured to determine a position of a point on the welding torch based on the sensed sound.