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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7820944 | Spectroscopic technique for measuring the composition of cored wire electrodes Provided are procedures and arrangements for determining composition of cored welding wire electrodes. A portion of a length of a cored welding wire electrode is detached, to serve as a sample portion. The sample portion is provided to a digestion vessel, where it i... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7781701 | Electrode tip A welding electrode comprising a metal core and a coating material that includes flux compounds is at least partially coated on an outer surface of said metal core. The tip of the welding electrode is beveled and a portion of the beveled tip has an end coating mater... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7626139 | Method for manufacturing seamed flux-cored welding wire Disclosed herein is a manufacturing method, excellent in wire drawability, of a seamed flux-cored welding wire having both favorable feedability and low hydrogen content characteristic. The method for manufacturing a seamed flux-cored wire, comprises the steps of: d... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7485829 | Method of producing solid wire for welding A method for efficient production of a welding solid wire free of copper plating. The method consists of drawing by means of roller dies with the help of a dry solid lubricant for drawing which is at least either of sodium stearate or potassium stearate, removing th... | 02/03/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7087859 | Stick electrode A welding electrode comprising a metal core and a flux coating at least partially coated on an outer surface of said metal core, and also including a end coating material which at least partially inhibits porosity of a weld bead formed during the welding operation. | 08/08/2006 |
| 6989510 | Non-copper-plated solid wire for carbon dioxide gas shielded arc welding A non-copper-plated solid wire for CO2 gas shielded arc welding. The non-copper-plated solid wire for CO2 gas shielded arc welding with excellent feedability ensures a reduced amount of generated spatters when welded at a relatively low current... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6906286 | Solid wire for arc welding Disclosed is a solid wire for arc welding, including: a flat portion of a wire surface with no copper plating, wherein micro Vickers hardness (Hv) of the flat portion is in the range of 115 to 310 and arithmetical average roughness (Ra) of the flat portion is in the... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6835913 | Hardsurfacing welding wire and process A welding wire comprising a flux core having a core composition alloyed with a combination of alloying elements is described. The alloying elements comprise Cr and N, wherein the flux core comprises between 10% and 50% of the total weight of the weld wire. A metal s... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6791064 | Arc welding wire of high feeding performance and wire drawing method Disclosed is a wire for arc welding of high feedability having a hardness deviation of less than 18 between a central portion and a surface of a cross section of the wire, and a hardness deviation of less than 15 between each interval of 200 mm in a longitudinal dir... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6787735 | Welding solid wire with high feeding performance The invention an arc welding solid wire whose surface comprises copper plated film, wherein the elastic limit ratio (elastic limit/tensile strength) of the wire finally produced is controlled in the range between 50 and 88% by installing three to eight elastic limit... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6787736 | Low carbon high speed metal core wire The present invention is a weld wire comprising a sheath encapsulating a metal core made of powdered metal, wherein a fill percentage of the metal core is no less than approximately 12%. The metal core comprises a core composition alloyed with an alloying element or... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6730876 | Highly ductile reduced imperfection weld for ductile iron and method for producing same The art has experienced difficulty obtaining “sound” welds with high-nickel welds above the second pass. Particular problems are tension anomalies and sub-optimal interweld pass fusion at higher order passes of the weld wire, along with undesirably high heat lev... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6696170 | Copper-free wire A copper-free wire having worked faces meaning faces drawn with dies and unworked faces continued in the circumferential direction on a wire surface, the copper-free wire has LD/LT ranging from 0.51 to 0.84 and LY ranging from 10 to 40 μm when measuremen... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6664510 | Plating-free solid wire for MAG welding A plating-free solid wire for arc welding has pits opening on its circumference, and wider inside than at each opening, and/or pits having a portion non-irradiated with an externally incoming light. A sulfide and a polyisobutene-containing oil are present... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6548191 | Filler wire for laser-welding aluminum alloy member, method of welding aluminum alloy member by using the filler wire, and welded-aluminum alloy member produced by using the filler wire A filler wire for laser-welding an aluminum alloy is described, which comprises a base material of Aluminum-Silicon based alloy and a flux of Aluminum-Potassium-Fluorine-based composition. The amount of the flux in the base material is greater than 0 (zer... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6476356 | Metal cored wire for gas shielded arc welding having excellent zinc primer resistant performance and low temperature impact toughness A flux cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding is disclosed. The flux cored wire is excellent in a zinc resistant primer performance and a low temperature impact toughness and comprises a flux filled in a mild steel sheath. The flux comprises: an oxide of... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6426483 | Electrode and method of making same A welding wire for use in electric arc welding and method of making same, wherein the wire has an effective outer diameter and comprises a length of solid metal formed into a series of distinct segments each having a selected volume and having an indented... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6417479 | Wire changing in an armature winder Methods and apparatus for replacing an old wire threaded through a flyer winder with a new wire are provided. A first end of the old wire is connected to a first end of the new wire. The wires may be connected by twining, clamping, welding or the like. A ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6417489 | Welding wire and method of making same A welding wire for use in electric arc welding and method of making same, wherein the wire has an effective outer diameter and comprises a length of solid metal formed into a series of distinct segments each having a selected volume and joined together by... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6354799 | Superalloy weld composition and repaired turbine engine component A solid-solution strengthened superalloy weld composition, includes: about 10 to about 15 wt % Co; about 18 to about 22 wt % Cr; about 0.5 to about 1.3 wt % Al; about 3.5 to about 4.5 wt % Ta; about 1 to about 2 wt % Mo; about 13.5 to about 17.0 wt % W, up to about 0.08... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6180920 | Electrode and method of making same A welding wire for use in electric arc welding and method of making same, wherein the wire has an effective outer diameter and comprises a length of solid metal formed into a series of distinct segments each having a selected volume and having an indented... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6146768 | Welding wire A welding wire capable of improving wettability between weld metal and wire surface, thereby providing excellent drawability and weldability in resistance welding of wires is provided. A wire is dipped in an aqueous solution of a sulfide of alkali metal o... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6137081 | Electrode and method of making same A welding wire for use in electric arc welding and method of making same, wherein the wire has an effective outer diameter and comprises a length of solid metal formed into a series of distinct segments each having a selected volume and having a narrow re... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6127652 | Wire changing in an armature winder Methods and apparatus for replacing an old wire threaded through a flyer winder with a new wire are provided. A first end of the old wire is connected to a first end of the new wire. The wires may be connected by twining, clamping, welding or the like. A ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6057526 | Wire feed unit system to automatically feed filler wire to a weld A wire feed unit system including a base having a lower support surface positionable upon a recipient surface and an upper support surface. A housing is located on the upper support surface with a door mounted on one side face thereof supported by a hinge... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6054675 | Solid wire for mag welding Described is a solid wire for MAG welding which has no copper plating on the wire surface and which has good welding workabilities such as a reduced amount of generated spatters and good arc stability in the MAG welding of steel sheets. A solid wire for M... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5857141 | Metal-core weld wire for welding galvanized steels A metal-core weld wire usable for gas shielded arc welding gapless joints on low carbon and low alloy galvanized and galvanealed steels. The metal-core weld wire includes a low carbon steel sheath surrounding a core composition. In one embodiment, the low... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5635266 | Patterned heat welding rod for seaming resilient flooring Vinyl heat welding rod for seam sealing vinyl resilient flooring, whether in sheet or tile form, are used to obtain a homogeneous, monolithic appearing surface. This rod is specifically made to duplicate the appearance of the flooring material. For a chip... | 06/03/1997 |
| 4673796 | Arc welding electrode A cluster welding electrode assembly is provided which permits the deposition of maximum weights of weld metal with minimum amperage and voltage values. The assembly is comprised of a central rod electrode having circumferentially grouped or nested therea... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4632882 | Filler wire The filler wire is a closed tube, in whose interior is located a filling of two or more pulverulent material components. With the split tube still open, the filling is introduced in the form of layers and then the split tube is closed. As a result of the ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4568813 | Electrode for arc welding and method for underwater welding An electrode comprising a base rod and a hard coating is coated with a powder coating comprising thermite, a gelling agent, and optionally particles of hard coating material that swells upon contact with water and forms a gelatinous coating upon use in un... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4555615 | Carbon rod assembly for arc gouging and blasting of metallic article A carbon rod assembly is disclosed which includes a first carbon rod piece having a projection at one end thereof and a second carbon rod piece having a socket hole at one end thereof. External and internal screw threads of 1/2 to 3 turns are formed on th... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4517440 | Underwater electrode with waterproof integrity An electrode for use in cutting or gouging workpieces underwater by means of an electric arc comprising a generally elongated porous substrate, with a circumferential recess proximate one end to form a snap-off end on the substrate. The substrate is cover... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4492850 | Carbon rod assembly for arc gouging and blasting of metallic article A carbon rod assembly is disclosed which includes a first carbon rod piece having a projection at one end thereof and a second carbon rod piece having a socket hole at one end thereof. External and internal screw threads of 1/2 to 3 turns are formed on th... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4478787 | Method of making dispersion strengthened metal bodies and product A process and a product produced thereby, for forming rod or bar or tube stock or strip, comprising a sheath and a densified dispersion strengthened metal core. Powdered dispersion strengthened copper is put into a metal can and compressively reduced to s... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4395617 | Successively joinable carbon electrode for gouging metals A successively joinable carbon electrode for use in gouging or blasting metallic articles comprises a copper coated electrode body having one end formed into a coaxial connecting projection and the other end formed with a coaxial tapered socket for receiv... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4393297 | Method for the arc cutting of metal Disclosed is an improved method for arc cutting of metal, more specifically a method in which an electric arc is formed between the metal and a cutting torch and gas is blown into the cut during the cutting process. According to the invention a paste is i... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4379811 | Tubular filler wire for fusion welding A tubular filler rod or filler wire the metal sheath of which is composed of two members, to wit, an outer seamless tube and an inner tube consisting of a strip bent into tube shape and confining a compacted powder core. Also, a method of manufacturing a ... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4305197 | Tubular filler wire for fusion welding A tubular filler rod or filler wire the metal sheath of which is composed of two members, to wit, an outer seamless tube and an inner tube consisting of a strip bent into tube shape and confining a compacted powder core. Also, a method of manufacturing a ... | 12/15/1981 |
