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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8338752 | Wire feeder having changeable housing A modular portable welding wire feeder housed in a easily removable and interchangeable housing. The wire feeder includes a wire feeding module conveniently mounted inside of the housing. The housing is configured so that it may easily be removed from the wire feein... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8283600 | Connection block for integral handle The present invention includes a multi-use welding gun body configured for use in multiple locations along a welding gun assembly. In a particular embodiment, the multi-use welding gun body includes an enclosure forming an exterior surface of the body, the enclosure... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8278601 | Spool gun having unitary shielding gas and weld power connector A spool gun having a quick connector connectable to an electrical power source and a gas source is disclosed. A connection line extends from the spool gun and is attached to a connector. The connector both fluidly connects the spool gun to a shielding gas source and... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8278600 | Welding contractor apparatus with improved heat dissipation A contactor device used in a wire-feeder employed in a welding system is disclosed. The contactor uses oversized nuts, increased torque and surface features to increase the heat dissipation of the contactor. This solution is an economical way of increasing heat diss... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8212182 | Contactor assembly for wire feeder A portable wire feeder for providing welding wire and welding current to a welding operation includes an input electrically connected to a power source. An output is selectively electrically connected to the input to receive welding current delivered to the input fr... | 07/03/2012 |
| 7977604 | Wire drive roll A drive roll for advancing a wire is provided. In certain embodiments, the drive roll includes a body having a wire feed portion, a mounting portion, and a central aperture through the body. In one embodiment, the feed portion includes an outer circumferential surfa... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7800017 | Integral handle A welding gun assembly for directing a welding wire toward a workpiece, having a torch at a forward portion of the gun; a welding wire feeder at a rearward portion of the gun; and handles positioned adjacent the torch and wire feeder. Each handle has a first, cylind... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7755000 | Spool gun having unitary shielding gas and weld power connector A spool gun having a quick connector connectable to an electrical power source and a gas source is disclosed. A connection line extends from the spool gun and is attached to a connector. The connector both fluidly connects the spool gun to a shielding gas source and... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7615723 | Drive roll release mechanism A drive roll release mechanism is rotatable about an axis of rotation and includes a drive roll carrier body having a carrier body sidewall adapted and configured to accept a drive roll thereon. The drive roll release mechanism further includes an actuator in slidin... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7531768 | Wire feeder pinch force mechanism A wire pinch force mechanism has a drive assembly which includes at least a first drive roll and a second drive roll adapted and configured to drive a weld wire. The pinch force mechanism further includes a cover movable between a first relatively open position and ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7449660 | Portable wire feed system for a welder The present invention is directed to a system for supplying a portable source of a consumable weld wire to a weld. The system includes a container having a length of consumable wire disposed therein and a wire drive assembly connectable thereto. The container may be... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7427726 | Grounding assembly for welding wire feeder A portable wire feeder for providing welding wire and welding current to a welding operation includes an input electrically connected to a power source. An output is electrically connected to the input to receive welding current delivered to the input from the power... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423238 | Gas system for wire feeding devices A wire feeder and gas system for use therewith is shown. The gas system of the wire feeder includes a canister that is constructed to contain a shielding gas therein and is connectable to the wire feeder. The canister is supported by the wire feeder when it is conne... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7390989 | Wire feeder A drive roll adapted and configured to feed weld wire includes first and second opposing sides and an outer body surface. The outer body surface includes a base body surface, and at least one elevated wire interface extending outwardly from and along at least a majo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388171 | Power supply apparatus for welder Welding conditions are set for a power supply apparatus for use with a welding machine, using a control panel unit (96). A memory (105) stores therein welding conditions as set through the control unit (96), and holds the set welding conditions ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371994 | Buried arc welding of integrally backed square butt joints Buried arc welding is employed to fuse together a first component, a second component, and a third component or an underlying portion of the second component, the first and second components in butting relationship along a butting joint and the third component or un... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7355141 | Welder with integrated regulator A welder having an internal shielding gas regulator is disclosed. The welder has an internal gas cylinder and an internal regulator disposed in an enclosure. The welder may be equipped with an auxiliary shielding gas cylinder inlet so that a bulk shielding gas cylin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7309038 | Endless wire container and method of using the same A container for packaging and unwinding a coil of welding wire to allow an uninterrupted flow of the welding wire from one the container to another container. The coil of welding wire, including a coiled portion having a top and a bottom, a first extension of wire e... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7285746 | Welding gun inlets A welding gun inlet for use with a welding gun power pin of a welding gun. The welding gun inlet includes an inlet body which has a first end and a second end and a tapered outer wall which generally tapers downwardly from a relatively larger diameter portion adjace... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279658 | Device for cleaning the gas nozzle of a welding torch The invention relates to a device (10) for cleaning the gas nozzle (12) of a welding torch (14) and for spraying the gas nozzle (12) or a welding wire located in the gas nozzle (12). The inventive device comprises a clamping/holdin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7241972 | Miniature welding gun A welding gun includes a motor, a wire feed mechanism, a power block, a welding tip, a and a cup. A substantially rigid shell surrounds the motor to form a handle. A gas passage for receiving inert gas from an inert gas source and delivering the inert gas to the gas... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238918 | Welding guns with mechanical interface A welding gun power pin for attaching a welding gun to a power block of a welding system. The welding gun power pin includes a generally cylindrical pin body, and insertion stop member, and a withdrawal stop member which defines a withdrawal stop member length dimen... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220942 | Feeder for endless welding wire A device is provided for feeding an endless welding wire stored in a first container in a first coil generally concentric with a first vertical axis and a second container in a second coil generally concentric with a second vertical axis spaced longitudinally from t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208698 | Welding gun attachment mechanism A power block for holding a welding gun power pin has a receiving structure which defines a bore which receives and holds a welding gun power pin. The power block further includes a projection movable between at least a first position and a second position. When the... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7180028 | Configurable dual process welding head and method A welding head employs a carriage assembly for guiding the welding head along a track or guide. A torch assembly, mounted on the carriage assembly, is configurable for multiple welding processes. The torch assembly includes a torch block and a GTA filler wire guide ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176411 | Wire feeder A wire feeder for supplying consumable welding wire to a welding gun includes a housing and a wire advancing mechanism connected to the housing for paying wire from a wire spool to a welding gun. A storage tray is formed with the housing. A wire spool support is con... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7122762 | Implementation system for continuous welding, method, and products for the implementation of the system and/or method Apparatus and method for use with a welding system. The apparatus and method provides a fluid bath which allows a welding nozzle of the welding system to be dipped into, for example, a friction reducing agent. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115835 | Welding electrode driving system Two slidable carriages of identical construction are slidably mounted in a welding device side by side and move alternately 180 degrees out of phase with each other in a linear reciprocating movement. Pivotal gripping plates are mounted on the slidable carriages whi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112759 | Plasma torch with interchangeable electrode systems A plasma torch is provided, comprising a first electrode holder configured to be received by the plasma torch and adapted to cut a thinner workpiece. The first electrode holder is configured to receive a first electrode assembly comprising a holder element having an... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7084373 | Torch for MIG welding A torch for MIG welding includes a gas nozzle for supplying a fluid therethrough to a workpiece, a tip disposed coaxially in the gas nozzle for supplying an electrode wire from a center thereof to a workpiece, and a rotor rotatably supported on the tip. The rotor in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7038168 | Spindle and spool for welding gun A welding gun includes a motor, a wire feed mechanism, a power block, a welding tip, a and a cup. A substantially rigid shell surrounds the motor to form a handle. The gun includes a spindle, a spool and a quick disconnect mechanism for coupling the spool to the spi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034250 | Welding wire dispensing assembly and apparatus for providing adjustment of rotational resistance in a spool A welding wire dispensing assembly and apparatus for providing adjustment of rotational resistance in a spool includes a spool support, an axle assembly, and a resistance adjustment assembly. The spool support is rotatably mounted to the welding wire dispensing asse... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6998575 | Welding gun An in-line welding gun includes a mounting block, a wire feed mechanism and a torch barrel. A motor is positioned behind the mounting block along a longitudinal axis of the gun. The torch barrel curves away from the longitudinal axis. The motor and the torch barrel ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996906 | Method of repairing a turbine blade and blade repaired thereby A method of repairing a turbine blade and the blade repaired thereby. The blade comprises a platform that has become bowed as a result of high temperature creep, with the result that the platform has a concave surface and an oppositely-disposed convex surface. The m... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6919534 | Welded joints in high strength, heat resistant steels, and a welding method therefor A welding method and a welded joint for high strength, temperature resistant steels produce the same strength as the base metal in the welded joint, thereby resolving strength problems in the heat affected area by making a simple change to the welding method. Additi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6903305 | Welding wire feeder A push-pull welding wire feeder includes plural wire feeding units provided in a wire feeding passage extending from a welding wire magazine, in which a roll of welding wire is accommodated, via a wire guide tube to a welding torch. At least one of the wire feeding ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6891127 | Implementation system for continuous welding, method, and products for implementation of the system and/or method Various methods, systems and products are disclosed for providing an improved welding system which substantially improves the continuous operation of an automated welding system by increasing the amount of time between maintenance shutdowns. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6844521 | Device for a laser-hybrid welding process The invention describes an apparatus, in particular a laser hybrid welding head (1) for a laser hybrid welding process, in which a laser (4) or laser optics or an optical focussing unit and elements of a welding torch (5) for an arc welding proc... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6707004 | Apparatus for securing a power cable from a power source to a wire feeder The present invention is directed to an apparatus for securing a power cable from a power source to a wire feeder of a welding system. The wire feeder includes an inlet configured to receive a de-sheathed portion of the power cable. A frame includes at least one cav... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6683279 | Twin MIG welding apparatus A dual-electrode arc welding apparatus includes a body assembly adapted to be coupled to a source of electric power and directing two wire electrodes through a nozzle assembly to an associated workpiece at a working end of the apparatus. The body assembly... | 01/27/2004 |
