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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110773 | Stud welding tool adjustment mechanisms A heat adjustment mechanism for a stud welding tool comprises an adjustment knob comprising adjustment ribs, a solenoid sleeve that moveably engages the adjustment knob, and that receives a solenoid, wherein the solenoid is configured to engage a fastener, and the s... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7858895 | Portable stud welder A portable weld stud system is disclosed. An embodiment of the system includes a housing with a power source, which may be four twelve-volt sealed lead-acid batteries with fifty-two amp-hours of capacity. The housing includes a user interface and a set of power term... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7521647 | Joining device A joining device for joining two parts by welding has a joining head including a lift device for linear transport of a joining unit along a lift axis relative to the joining head. The joining device executes a joining operation by transporting the joining unit out o... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521646 | Collet and nut assembly for stud welder A collet and nut assembly for a stud welder in which the body of a tubular nut has an extension sleeve that surrounds a tubular collet having longitudinal tangs separated by slots. Relief holes at base ends of the slots are inside the nut, and maximum stress on the ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7518084 | Joining system head, joining system, and method of feeding and joining elements A joining system head is provided for fixation to a movable frame, in particular to a robot having a holder for an element to be joined to a part. A joining drive moves the holder along a joining direction for joining. The holder is mounted on the joining system hea... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7511245 | Stud welding apparatus with composite cable A stud welding apparatus includes a power supply and a stud welding tool having a welding head portion and a cable receiving portion. A composite cable having first and second ends is coupled at a first end to the stud welding tool at the cable receiving portion and... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7416393 | Apparatus and method for joining a rotor blade to a rotor mount of a gas turbine rotor A gas turbine rotor and a method for manufacturing a gas turbine rotor having integral blading, is disclosed. A rotor blade has a blade pan and a blade footing connected to the blade pan. The blade footing is designed with a V-shaped cross section in at least some p... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364394 | Break away fastening system A fastening system is providing, the fastening system has a weld stud having an annular weldment portion and a fracturable nut. The fracturable nut and stud construction is configured to fail under torsional load prior to the structural parts failure. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360116 | Built-in self test circuit A built-in self test circuit (BIST circuit) in an LSI includes a verification test pattern generator for generating verification test pattern which is used for verifying the connections in the LSI including the BIST circuit in the design stage thereof, and another t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339133 | Stud welding method and stud welding device particularly for stud welding without a support foot The invention relates to a stud welding method, particularly for welding without a supporting foot, which makes it possible to securely detect the presence or the absence of a part to be welded in the stud holding device. For this purpose, in a first embodiment of t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7301310 | Excitation controlled synchronous permanent magnet machine The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for providing constant voltage from a permanent magnet generator at varying prime mover speeds or under varying loads. A constant voltage permanent magnet generator includes a housing, a magnetized rotor, a pri... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301119 | Process for short-time arc-welding and short-time arc-welding system A process and a system are proposed for short-time arc-welding elements, such as for example metal studs, on to components, such as for example metal sheets, wherein an element in the context of a welding operation is initially raised in relation to the component, a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291802 | Joining system head, joining system, and method of feeding and joining elements A joining system head (22) is proposed for fixation to a movable frame (12), in particular to a robot (12), having a holding means (66) for an element (36) to be joined to a part (38),... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282661 | Apparatus for detecting connection of a welded stud to a stud welding gun A welding apparatus is presented that includes a post-firing detection system and control connected to communicate with the post-firing detection system such that a stud welding gun is prevented from activation if a recently fired welding stud remains connected to t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282662 | Paint groove stud A weld stud includes a cylindrical body having an outer surface and opposing first and second ends. At least one groove is formed in the outer surface of the cylindrical body. The groove extends helically about the cylindrical body from the first end toward the seco... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267736 | Method of joining dissimilar materials The present invention provides a method of joining dissimilar materials, particularly a non-ferrous component to a ferrous component to form an assembly. In an overlapping configuration, the parts are held together under a clamping force while a self-piercing rivet ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262383 | Feeder device for a fixing element and method for the operation thereof A feed device for fastening elements with low length-to-diameter ratio has a hollow clamp into which individual fastening elements are inserted through a feed channel. The clamp has an internal pocket for pre-positioning a fastening element. A piston moves through t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253374 | Sheet-to-tube welded structure and method Method of welding a metal sheet and metal tubing as well as a welded sheet-to-tube welded structure wherein the tube-to-sheet gage ratio may be reduced to permit use of metal tubing having a reduced wall thickness. One or more intermediate metal bridging members is/... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7227096 | Stud weld A welding stud is attachable to a workpiece at a work end portion shaped for enhanced attachment strength with the workpiece. The welding stud has a portion of reduced thickness along a body portion between the work end portion and a retaining collar. The reduced th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223934 | Hand welding device, welding apparatus and welding gauge A hand welding device for short-time arc welding of elements, such as metal studs, onto parts, such as metal sheets, having a handlable housing, a holding means mounted on the housing to hold an element to be welded onto a part, a reciprocating means mounted on the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212014 | Stud sensor with floating head A sensor such as a stud sensor having a capacitor plate coupled with a spring to a head to provide a floating head. In other versions, the sensor has an on-switch coupled between a head and a body of a sensor; a head detachable from a body of the sensor; a marking i... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195169 | Mobile terminal with ergonomic housing The subject invention relates to systems and methods for employing a housing as part of a hand held scanner as to increase utility and add ruggedness. The housing comprises an upper top housing and lower bottom housing, with the top housing comprising a set of acces... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7176401 | Method and device for welding an aluminum-based stud A method of welding a stud (11) is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, a welding system is provided for a weld stud (11). A further aspect of the present invention employs a weld stud (11) with a substantially conical end secti... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172606 | Soft tissue repair material fixation apparatus and method An apparatus for use in affixing material to a location under repair includes a material retention member and an anchor. The anchor is configured to be inserted into a cavity in bone tissue, the anchor having a first end and a second end. The anchor also includes on... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170026 | Arc stud welding device and method In an arc stud welding device and method, after initial contact of a stud with a component (welded component) to which it is to be welded, the stud is lifted by an amount that permits a proper arc to be formed, even if the welded component was depressed by the initi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169439 | Methods for repairing a refractory wall of a high temperature process vessel utilizing viscous fibrous refractory material Systems and methods are provided whereby pumpable viscous fibrous material may be applied onto surfaces of high temperature process vessels while hot (i.e., while at or near such vessels' high operational temperatures of several hundreds up to several thousands of d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166815 | Short-time arc welding system and method A short-time arc welding system and method for welding elements on parts includes: a robot having an arm moveable in at least one coordinate axis; a welding head mounted on the arm having a holding device to hold an element, and a lifting device for advancing and re... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7141753 | Arc stud welding device and method An arc stud welding device and method are provided, in which a stud is pulled up to an appropriate predetermined height, even after a portion of a flexible base material is dented by the stud and has returned to an original flat condition. A controller operates a li... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7129437 | Method for monitoring a welding process during the welding of studs and device for carrying out said method The invention relates to a method of monitoring the welding operation in a stud welding process, wherein a part (19) to be welded is immersed into the melt by moving the part (5) towards a workpiece (17), with a physical quantity depending on th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119302 | Short-time arc welding system and method for short-time arc welding A short-cycle arc-welding system (10) and a method for welding elements (32), such as metal bolts (32) to components (34) such as sheet metal (34) includes a robot (12), having at least one arm (16) displaceable on at... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109434 | Device and method for short cycle arc welding A device and a method for short-cycle arc welding of elements (26) to components are disclosed, with a positioning mechanism (14) that holds a welding head (28) and can be positioned relative to a component (12), wherein the welding head ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090451 | Method for producing hollow bodies, profile for use in said method, hollow body, assembly unit and mold The invention relates to a method for producing hollow bodies such as nut elements to be fastened to components that usually consist of sheet metal. The invention especially relates to a method for producing hollow bodies with an at least substantially square or rec... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084371 | Joining system for joining elements onto components, method of operating a joining system and data memory Proposed is a joining system (10) as well as a method of operating a joining system (10) for joining elements (20) onto components (22), in particular for the short-time arc welding of elements (20), such as metal studs (20)... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071440 | Stud welding apparatus A welding gun 10 has a collet for holding a stud with a flange and a shank at the tip of the welding gun. The collet comprises a tubular first collet member 17, secured to the tip, which elastically opens to a larger diameter than the stud flange, for ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064289 | Short-time arc-welding system and process for controlling such a system The invention relates to a rapid arc welding system (10) for welding elements (12) onto components (14). The inventive system comprises a welding head (16), a supply device (24) for supplying elements (12) to the component (... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060930 | Joining system head, joining system, and method of feeding and joining elements What is proposed is a joining system head (22; 170) for fixation to a movable frame (12), in particular to a robot (12), having holding means (66; 174) for an element (36) to be joined to a part (... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053332 | Short-cycle arc welding system and method The invention relates to a short-cycle arc welding system comprising a robot having at least one arm which can be displaced in at least one coordinate axis (x, y, z), a welding head which is positioned on the arm and on which a holding device or holding an element a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053331 | Stud welding method and stud welding device, especially for stud welding without a support foot According to a first embodiment of the method, the stud holder is first positioned without a part to be welded at a certain distance from the tool surface. A part to be welded is then provided. When the welding axle moves towards the workpiece, the path that needs t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045736 | Process for short-time arc welding and short-time arc welding system A process and a system are proposed for short-time arc welding elements, such as for example metal studs, on to components, such as for example metal sheets, wherein an element in the context of a welding operation is initially raised in relation to the component, a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7030333 | Method of joining plates with weld fastened studs A method of joining plates includes the steps of providing a one or more studs having a head, a barrel and a weld tip. The plates and studs are arranged such that a first plate having at least one hole is located between the studs and a second plate with each stud a... | 04/18/2006 |
