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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442898 | Welding accessory arrangement A welding accessory system for a welder that includes a welder having a welder housing and at least one welding accessory support connected to the welder housing to support at least one welding accessory of a welder. The one or more welding accessory supports includ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7378612 | Arc welding robot Accommodating a welding control cable for connecting a welding power supply and a robot main body and a wire feeder sensor cable connected to a wire feeder encoder in a robot main body driving power cable connecting the robot main body and the robot controller of an... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378613 | Arc welding robot A robot main body is provided with a protection cover. The robot main body can be swung by a rotary pipe shaft holding a wire feed device and including a hollow portion and is structured such that a connecting cable and/or a gas hose are guided through the hollow po... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357398 | Cart for welding operations A cart for transporting items used in welding operations includes a platform, wheels, a handle and a connector. The platform is dimensioned such that an associated container of welding consumables can rest on the platform. The wheels connect to the platform to facil... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7329834 | Method and apparatus to automatically determine type of gun connected to a wire feeder A process is disclosed that monitors a characteristic of a welding gun connected to a wire feeder and, based on the detected characteristic, automatically determines the type of gun connected and sets operating parameters of the wire feeder and/or welding gun accord... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321106 | TIG welding torch An improved TIG welding torch with a gas nozzle surrounding the fixed electrode and using a high frequency generator remote from the torch to selectively create a short burst of high frequency, high voltage to start or sustain an arc wherein a conductive layer is af... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7274001 | Cable assembly for arc welding A highly durable cable hose assembly for connecting a welding machine to the conductor tube portion of a pressurized air cooled welding torch includes a cable hose, a rear connector portion for connecting to a welding machine and a front connector portion for connec... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252297 | Safety welding cart A safety welding cart structure having a metal box for holding pressurized gas cylinders, a firewall separating the cylinders, individual clamping devices to secure the cylinders, and shelves extending from the back of the box forming a cart set upon a four-wheeled ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253373 | Air-cooled arc welding implement A welding implement, such as a TIG welding torch. The welding implement comprises a torch head and a thermal storage member. The torch head is operable to conduct electricity to a welding electrode disposed therein. The thermal storage member is adapted to store hea... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241969 | Umbilical-member managing system for industrial robot An umbilical-member managing system for an industrial robot. The embodiment of the umbilical-member managing system provided in an arc welding robot serves to lay and manage, along a manipulator, a torch cable connected to a welding torch attached to the manipulator... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241973 | Welding accessory arrangement A welding accessory system for a welder that includes a welder having a welder housing and at least one welding accessory support connected to the welder housing to support at least one welding accessory of a welder. The one or more welding accessory supports includ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238916 | Robotic welding cell unit A portable welding cell unit includes a frame structure in which first and second welding stations are disposed. A robot arm is also provided within the frame. The robot arm can pivot between the first and second welding stations such that a work piece can be welded... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211766 | Power cable for air cooled welding torches A power cable for use with welding apparatus for conveying power and cooling fluid from a welding machine to a welding torch. The cable includes an outer flexible conduit disposed about a flexible electrical conductor, a pair of end fittings operatively connected to... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202442 | Cable arrangement for robot arm, and industrial robot utilizing the same A cable arrangement for a robot arm is provided, which includes a rotation arm and a line member such as a power cable. The rotation arm has a front end and a base end, the front end being provided with a swing shaft, the base end being provided with a rotational sh... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196285 | Structure for managing umbilical member of welding torch in arc welding robot An umbilical-member managing structure for a welding torch in an arc welding robot. The umbilical members include a welding wire fed to the welding torch, a tubular liner surrounding the welding wire, a tube for supplying an assist gas to the welding torch, and an e... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7173213 | Torch cable disposition structure for arc-welding robot A first wrist element is rotatably provided on the front end of a forearm base of a robot. A second wrist element is rotatably provided on the first wrist element. A welding torch is rotatably supported via a transmission mechanism. A wire feeder is disposed at a po... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7135655 | Arc welding cable An arc welding cable that is resistant to bending and twisting and can give a long life is provided. For this purpose, an arc welding cable (65) for supplying a welding current, a welding wire and a sealed gas from a wire feeding device (61) to a weldi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132624 | Less smoke fume-dispersing device for welding operations A fume-dispersing device and welder combination for removing unwanted gases from a welding work area comprises a welder including a grip portion having an axis, and a welding tip extending in an axial direction from said grip portion and providing a distal welding e... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105771 | Torch cable accommodating structure of arc welding robot A first wrist element is provided at a distal end of a front arm of an arc welding robot rotatably about a first axial line, a second wrist element is provided on the first wrist element rotatably about a second axial line, and a welding torch is supported on the se... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7041935 | Apparatus and methods for connecting a plasma arc torch lead to a power supply A torch lead extension is provided that comprises a conduit having a distal end and a proximal end. The torch lead extension further comprises a distal connector member disposed at the distal end of the conduit and a proximal connector member disposed at the proxima... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034244 | Method and apparatus of coordinating operational feedback in a plasma cutter The present invention is directed to a system and method for improved operational feedback from a plasma torch to a plasma-cutting power source. A plasma cutter includes a plasma cutting power source, a plasma torch in communication with the plasma cutting power sou... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6992265 | Integrated engine welder and electric compressor An integrated welder, generator and compressor unit that includes a housing that at least partially contains components of a welder, generator and an electric compressor. An engine, an electric current generator, and an electric air compressor are at least partially... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992266 | Welding accessory arrangement A welding accessory system for a welder that includes a welder having a welder housing and at least one welding accessory support connected to the welder housing to support at least one welding accessory of a welder. The one or more welding accessory supports includ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6930282 | Welding accessory arrangement A welding accessory system for a welder that includes a welder having a welder housing and at least one welding accessory support connected to the welder housing to support at least one welding accessory of a welder. The one or more welding accessory supports includ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6797923 | Welding cable insulation method and apparatus A housing for a cable adapter assembly is featured. The housing may comprise a plurality of pieces that may be secured together, each piece forming a portion of the housing. The housing also may comprise a single piece having portions that are secured to each other ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6683273 | Quick disconnect having a make-break timing sequence A quick disconnect for use in a plasma arc torch is provided wherein a plurality of connections disposed therein are configured such that the connections break in a specific order when the quick disconnect is disengaged. Preferably, the quick disconnect c... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6610957 | Welding shielding gas saver device This device significantly reduces major reasons for shielding gas waste primarily in metal inert gas welding. Excess shielding gas stored at the end of each weld in the shielding gas delivery hose connecting the gas source to the welding machine creates a... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6596972 | Welding accessory arrangement A welding accessory system for a welder that includes a welder having a welder housing and at least one welding accessory support connected to the welder housing to support at least one welding accessory of a welder. The one or more welding accessory supp... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6066835 | Welding lead assembly A welding lead assembly for use with a metal inert gas welding system to operatively couple a welding gun through an electrode feed unit of the metal inert gas welder to a power supply and an inert gas supply, the welding lead assembly includes a unitary ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6016948 | Method of forming pipe spigot ridge A method of forming a ridge around the outer circumference of a spigot formed at an end of a pipe. A ring having a certain wall thickness in its radial direction and formed with a peripheral groove on its outer circumference is placed around the outer cir... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5874709 | Strain relief assembly for welding cable A strain relief assembly for reducing bending of a welding cable used to deliver welding wire, welding gas and electricity from a welding machine to a welding gun for welding a workpiece. The assembly includes first and second strain relief elements surro... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5837969 | Method for welding cryogenic alloys An alloy comprising nickel, chromium, molybdenum, manganese, nitrogen and on in amounts such that a weld metal formed therefrom is austenitic, wherein nitrogen is present in a concentration of from about 0.1 to about 0.2% of the alloy in weight percent. T... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5585021 | Cable connection for electric arc welding or cutting machine The cable connection includes a connecting piece connected with an end of a cable for electric arc welding or electric arc cutting. An end piece is joined with the connecting piece while a coupling is joined with the end piece. Thus, a relatively smaller ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5571427 | Torch head and cable assembly for a welding device An torch head and cable assembly is disclosed having improved electrical insulation, an anti-rotational, space-efficient handle and a more efficient power cable. The torch head has a seal using inner and outer sealing walls to insulate an operator from hi... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5260546 | Gun for gas metal arc welding A gas arc metal welding gun has a handle which may be rotated freely with respect to a conduit containing a current transfer wire and a gas tube and with respect to an adapter and tip assembly.... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5132513 | Gun for gas metal arc welding A gas arc metal welding gun has a handle which may be rotated freely with respect to a conduit containing a current transfer wire and a gas tube and with respect to an adapter and tip assembly.... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4939337 | Apparatus for the storage and handling of at least one elongate flexible element, such as a feeder and signal transmission cable, for an automatic orbital welding machine The apparatus comprises a storage container (11) for the elongate flexible element (97), guide pulleys (12, 13, 14) and an assembly (15) movable in either direction around the components to be welded (2). One of the guide means (12, 13, 14) is motorized. ... | 07/03/1990 |
