| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 219125100 | With predetermined welding operation | 31 |
| 20080302773 | Arc Welding Robot - In the visual inspection of welded members, there is a limit to welding quality control. Even in the welding quality control using general-purpose measuring instruments, sufficient data cannot be collected, and increased cost entails. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090152251 | PERSONALIZED INTERFACE FOR TORCH SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a system and method for quick identification and selection of torch processes based on a profile scheme. In an illustrated embodiment, a profile selectable via a one-click process may define operational parameters for one or more torch processes. Multiple profiles may be identified by corresponding labels that are visible on the face of the system. Furthermore, in an illustrated embodiment, the profiles and associated torch processes may be automatically stored in the system upon user configuration of the operational parameters. For example, in one embodiment, the user may select a profile and configure a welding process. Upon changing an operational parameter, it may be automatically saved to the selected profile and process. Reselection of that profile may recall the last used process and its associated parameters. The operational parameters of other configured processes may then be retrieved by selecting the desired process within the selected profile. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090308855 | TANDEM ARC WELDING DEVICE - A tandem arc welding device in which the welding conditions and a program describing contents of operation are treated as independent to each other. It handles the welding conditions altogether simply as those parameters for the fore-going welding and those parameters for the hind-going welding. By so doing, a program can be produced without taking which of the two welders will become fore-going into consideration. Furthermore, a program and welding conditions thus provided offer superior re-usability and reproducibility to the tandem arc welding. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100072184 | ROBOT CELL - A robot cell comprises a support having a top surface within a plane and configured to rotate about a central axis substantially normal to the plane and a plurality of welding tables including a first welding table and a second welding table. The first welding table is operably connected to the support and configured to rotate about a first axis substantially parallel to the plane and about a second axis substantially normal to the plane. The first welding table is configured such that the second axis remains substantially normal to the plane while the first welding table rotates about the first axis. The second welding table is operably connected to the support and configured to rotate about a third axis substantially parallel to the plane and about a fourth axis substantially normal to the plane. The second welding table is configured such that the fourth axis remains substantially' normal to the plane while the second welding table rotates about the third axis. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100126976 | WELDING DEVICE - A welding device includes a welding torch, a memory, a power supply, an input section, a selector, and a controller. The welding torch includes a welding tip having a feeder for supplying electric power to a welding wire. The memory stores a plurality of welding conditions in which a feeder-work-piece to be welded distance is associated with at least one a length of the wire supplied per unit time, a weight of the wire supplied per unit time, and a set electric current. The power supply supplies electric power between the wire and the work-piece. The input section receives an input of a set value of a feeder-work-piece distance. The selector selects one of the welding conditions stored in the memory based on the set value. The controller controls the power supply based on the welding condition selected by the selector. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100193486 | ARC START CONTROL METHOD - To start consumable electrode arc welding, an initial current is supplied to a welding wire after causing the welding wire to contact a base material and retracting the welding wire from the base material. In this manner, an initial arc is generated. The welding wire is retracted continuously for an initial arc lift period Ti with the initial arc maintained. Afterwards, the initial arc is switched to a steady arc. A predetermined weld pool formation period Tp is set after the initial arc lift period Ti. In the weld pool formation period, a weld pool formation current greater than the initial current is supplied with the initial arc maintained and the welding wire is caused to proceed and fed to the base material. In the weld pool formation period, a weld pool is formed by the initial arc without allowing the welding wire to release droplets and contact the base material. By this method, the initial arc is switched to the steady arc state after the weld pool has been formed. This suppresses generation of spatter caused by transfer of the droplets to the base material. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110198328 | Welding-Type System With USB Host - A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power is disclosed and includes a USB host and/or non-volatile memory, for example, an SD card and a memory stick. The controller preferably includes a receptacle for receiving a USB flash drive according to one embodiment. The controller can include one or more of a data monitoring module, a data logging module, a data logging module for providing diagnostic data, a code update module, an IP address logging module, disposed to provide data to the USB flash drive or non-volatile memory, according to various embodiments. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120097654 | ARC WELDING CONTROL METHOD AND ARC WELDING APPARATUS - An arc welding control method for carrying out welding by generating an arc between a wire and a base material. The wire is fed at wire feed speed (Wf) of periodically repeating forward feeding and reverse feeding with predetermined frequency and amplitude from time point ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130082039 | Method for Optimizing Weld Performance - The method of optimizing performance of a weld includes determining a set of specified mechanical properties, such as hardness or toughness for the weld, selecting a base metal material, selecting a welding process and welding process conditions, and selecting a weld metal material. The weld metal material and/or the base metal material may be selected by determining a characterization of the weld or base metal material, the characterization including performing a thermal-mechanical simulation of the metal materials and determining the properties of the metals produced by the thermal-mechanical simulation, and subsequently correlating the characterization of the metal materials with the set of specified mechanical properties and the welding process conditions. The method may also include producing said weld having said set of mechanical properties. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130270241 | INSTALLATION FOR WELDING NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY SKELETONS, AND CORRESPONDING METHODS OF PROGRAMMING, OF SKELETON WELDING, AND OF MAKING A FUEL ASSEMBLY - The installation provided includes at least one structure for receiving and holding guide tubes and structural elements; a carriage movable parallel to the guide tubes; at least one welding tool; and displacement means for moving the welding tool, the displacement means connecting the pincer to the carriage and presenting at least six degrees of freedom. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130277344 | ROBOTIC PRE-HEAT AND INTER-PASS WELDING - Disclosed is a robot pre-heat and inter-pass welding device that is capable of pre-heating and welding one or more weld joints using a single robot. Pre-heating and welding models are used to ensure that a desirable pre-heat temperature is maintained on the weld piece at the location of the weld. Infrared temperature sensors are utilized to detect temperature of the weld piece, which are transmitted to a controller, which controls the operation of both the pre-heating and welding. Multiple welds can be performed if additional time is needed for cooling, which reduces the overall time required to perform the welding process. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130284712 | AUTOMATON FOR RAIL MAINTENANCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD - An arc welding automat for maintaining or repairing rails and switch gears includes a frame, a welding device including a torch for welding an area of a rail, the frame being provided with at least two elements for the support on a rail or a switch gear, these two elements and the torch being substantially aligned, the torch including an element of displacement on at least two horizontal axes. The automat includes an element for performing steps of:—storing, in a reference system having at least two dimensions, space coordinates of points forming at least two polygons defining at least two distinct working surfaces inside an area to be welded;—implementing a welding program including moving the torch with respect to the frame, so as to intervene successively on all the distinct working surfaces. Also disclosed is a welding method for maintaining or repairing rails and switch gears. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130313239 | WELDING FIXTURE FOR JOINING BAR-WOUND STATOR CONDUCTORS - A fixture assembly for welding a plurality of stator wire end pairs may include an anvil, a movable clamp configured to translate between an unclamped state and a clamped state, a first grounding electrode, and a second grounding electrode. The movable clamp may be configured to urge the plurality of stator wire ends against the anvil when in the clamped state. The moveable clamp includes a separator feature that generally extends toward the anvil. Each of the first grounding electrode and second grounding electrodes may be configured to translate between a clamped state and an unclamped state. When in the clamped state, each of the first and second grounding electrodes is configured to urge a pair of the plurality of stator wire end pairs against the separator feature. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140027422 | ADAPTABLE ROTATING ARC WELDING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A welding operation is performed utilizing a rotating arc resulting from movement of a welding electrode in a welding torch. Workpiece fit-up is determined as the weld progresses, such as via a camera and image analysis. In the event that fit-up changes, such as by the development of gaps between the workpieces, one or more parameters of the system may be altered, such as the geometry of the electrode movement, the travel speed, the wire feed speed, the weld power applied to the electrode, and so forth. The technique may be automated, such as for accommodating welding via welding robots. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140190950 | WELD COMPENSATION DEVICE - The present disclosure is directed to devices and methods for automating weld termination. In one embodiment, a compensation device is provided to grip a weld dam comprised of silicon dioxide. The compensation device is used to impart linear motion along an x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis, and rotational motion about the z-axis, to the weld dam. Via the imparted linear and rotational motion, the weld dam is then abutted against a surface of a workpiece, the workpiece comprising a first and a second section. In some embodiments, the workpiece surface includes uneven terminal ends of the first and second sections. In other embodiments, the workpiece surface is a bottom surface. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140203002 | Machining Method of Welding Ear Plate on Barrel of Central Cylinder of Horizontal Preheater - The invention discloses a machining method of welding an ear plate on a barrel of a central cylinder of a horizontal preheater. The machining method comprises step 1, designing a set of process equipment comprising welding guide brackets, a roller carrier and iron piers; step 2, drawing an assembly line of the ear plate on the barrel of the central cylinder; step 3, drawing a position line of the ear plate on a working platform and placing the ear plate on the central cylinder for spot welding; step 4, installing the welding guide brackets on the central cylinder, hoisting the welding guide brackets and the central cylinder together to the roller carrier, and placing the roller carrier on the iron piers to allow both ends of the central cylinder to be basically coaxial; step 5, placing temporary fixed flat steel on both ends of the ear plate and placing a run on plate and a blowout plate; step 6, symmetrically welding both sides of the ear plate on the central cylinder; step 7, removing the temporary fixed flat steel, the run on plate and the blowout plate, batch grinding welds and burrs; and step 8, hoisting the roller carrier and removing the welding guide brackets after the welds are proved conforming by ultrasonic examination. The horizontally welding method of the invention can substantially improve welding quality and reduce labor intensity of operators. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140203003 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ARC WELDING AND ARC WELDING DEVICE - Disclosed is a method for controlling arc welding where an arc is generated between a welding wire as a consumable electrode and an object to be welded. The method includes: keeping a wire feed speed at a predetermined constant speed in a steady-state welding period; and at a time point when welding termination is ordered, either switching the wire feed speed from the predetermined constant speed to a wire feed speed at which the welding wire is fed in alternating forward and backward directions, or decreasing the wire feed speed from the predetermined constant speed with time, and then switching the wire feed speed to the wire feed speed at which the welding wire is fed in alternating forward and backward directions at a time point when a predetermined time period has passed since when welding termination was ordered. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140263225 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING OR MODIFYING A WELDING SEQUENCE - The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for welder system that relates to creating a welding sequence for a welding environment in which the welding sequence is based upon real time data collected from a performed or previously performed welding procedure. Welding procedure information is collected and utilized to create a welding sequence to perform two or more welds in which at least one parameter is based on the collected welding procedure information (e.g., real world welding procedure). | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263226 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING OR MODIFYING A WELDING SEQUENCE - The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for welder system that relates to creating a welding sequence for a welding environment in which the welding sequence is based upon non-real time data collected from a welding procedure. Welding procedure information is collected and utilized to create a welding sequence to perform two or more welds in which at least one parameter is based on the collected welding procedure information (e.g., non-real world welding procedure). | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140353298 | WELDING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING CONCURRENT AUTO-DAM FABRICATION - A welding system is disclosed for use in closing a seam. The welding system may have a mount configured to hold a work piece having the seam to be welded, and a robotic welding device movable relative to the mount. The welding system may also have a controller in communication with the robotic welding device and configured to control the robotic welding device to sequentially generate a plurality of weld layers within the seam. Each weld layer may have at least one dam segment extending generally orthogonal to a length direction of the seam, and a main segment extending in the length direction. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140360993 | MULTI-FUNCTION AND MULTI-VEHICLE-TYPE ROBOT APPARATUS FOR COMMON USE - A multi-function and multi-vehicle-type common-use robot apparatus may include a robot; a frame attached to an arm of the robot; a plurality of sliders assembled to the frame to slide in a predetermined direction, and a common-use unit which includes an upper welding gun, a lower welding gun, and a component that performs a part-holding gripper and which is mounted on each slider, such that a position of the common-use unit is controlled in the frame. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150069029 | WELD SEQUENCE EDITOR - A weld sequence editor (WSE) for generating a weld sequence used by a welding job sequencer. Systems and methods to help a user generate a weld sequence are provided. The weld sequence editor allows a user to create a flow chart of the functions for completing a set of work instructions and allows the user to organize the functions into logical groups of steps. The logical groups of steps may be numbered, named, and the first function of each group may be identified. When a weld sequence is executed, each logical group is a defined visible step to an operator. The logical groups are used to organize information and progress through a set of work instructions while multiple background functions execute without complicating the operator's view of the work flow. The weld sequence editor provides a method to organize the same work instructions into a detailed viewpoint for a user of the editor, and a summarized viewpoint for the operator of a work cell. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20160023294 | SPOT WELDING APPARATUS - A spot welding apparatus includes a stationary frame having a housing formed therein. An upper welding gun is mounted to a length direction of a pressing unit disposed in the housing of the stationary frame. A plurality of lower welding guns are mounted on an outside of the stationary frame and ends of the plurality of lower welding guns selectively face one end of the upper welding gun in a length direction of the lower welding guns by the plurality of lower welding guns. A plurality of actuators are mounted on the outside of the stationary frame. A plurality of link units are disposed between the actuators and the lower welding guns, connect the actuators and the lower welding guns, respectively, and rotate as the actuators are operated. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160089743 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GESTURE CONTROL OF A WELDING SYSTEM - A motion detection system having detection circuitry, motion recognition circuitry, and communication circuitry is provided. The detection circuitry is configured to detect gestures or motions of a welding system operator. In some embodiments, the detection circuitry is configured to detect gestures or motions of a welding operator via an accessory device, where the accessory device is in wireless communication with the motion detection system. The motion recognition circuitry receives the detected gestures or motions, and translates the detected gestures or motions into a welding command. The welding command is communicated to a welding system via the communications circuitry, and is configured to adjust an operating parameter of the welding system. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089751 | ARMBAND BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WELDING EQUIPMENT USING GESTURES AND LIKE MOTIONS - Portable, wearable or integrate-able devices may be used in detecting gestures or motions by operators of welding systems, and performing actions based thereon. The detection may be performed using sensors (e.g., MEMS or muscle sensors), which generate sensory data. The detected gestures or motions may be processed and translated into corresponding actions or commands, which may be handled directly or communicated to other devices in the welding systems. The actions or commands may comprise welding actions/commands, which are configured for controlling a particular component used during welding operations, and/or gesture-related actions/commands, which are configured for controlling gesture-related components and/or operations. Feedback is provided to the operator, such as to acknowledge or validate detection of the gestures, to identify the corresponding action or command, and to complete the identified action or command. The feedback may be non-visual feedback, such as haptic or audio feedback. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160114433 | METHOD OF WELDING IN DEEP JOINTS - The present relates to a method of welding in deep joints in narrow-gap geometry. The two metallic components are arranged next to each other such that there is nearly a zero gap between the two components. The step of joining two metallic components is performed in two stages, the first stage being a root weld and the second stage being a fill up weld. The root weld is completed at the joining of the two discs starting from a middle portion to a point up to which there is still a zero gap between the two discs. From the point there exists a non-zero gap between the two discs up to an outer portion. The filler gap is filled by fill up welding. During fill up welding, a filler wire is melted along with the two discs by using the first source of energy, and to fill the filler gap along with molten material of the two discs. | 04-28-2016 |
| 219125110 | For closed path welding (e.g., circumferential welding) | 2 |
| 20130126497 | SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING A TRACTOR UNIT ON A GUIDE TRACK - A tractor unit mounting mechanism includes a clamping assembly that is configured to engage and disengage a tractor unit to a guide track. The guide track includes a first rail and a second rail. The mounting assembly also includes at least one pivot block set that has a first pivot block and a second pivot block. Each of the first pivot block and the second pivot block includes a first rolling device and a second rolling device. When the tractor unit is in a disengaged position, a first distance between an outer portion of the first rail and an outer portion of the second rail is greater than a second distance between the first rolling devices of the at least one pivot block set, and the first distance is less than a third distance between the second rolling devices of the at least one pivot block set. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20170232540 | WELDING SYSTEM AND WELDING METHOD OF CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURES | 08-17-2017 |
| 219125120 | For oscillating electrode welding | 3 |
| 20130175247 | WELDER WITH POSITIONAL HEAT CONTROL AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An electric arc welder for producing a weave pattern across a workpiece with a succession of individual weld short runs or bead, each of which has a center portion extending between two transversely spaced edges. The welder comprising a power source, a wire feeder to direct a welding wire through a movable torch to the workpiece and a controller for creating a welding current between the wire and the workpiece. A mechanical device is used to move the torch along the bead and the controller has a program to perform a first weld process while the torch is moving along the center portion and a second weld process when the torch is adjacent the edges, where the first weld process has less heat input than the second weld process. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20160001389 | BUTT JOINT WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A butt joint welding apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus comprises a traveling device part to convey a welding tip vertically or slantingly to the bevel of upper and lower parent metal. A welding torch with a welding tip is mounted in the traveling device part. A copper shoe device is mounted in the traveling device part and positioned in the direction of welding by the welding tip for ejecting a gas to the molten metal in the direction reverse to the welding direction. A control unit controls the welding condition according to the positions of the bevels of the butt joint welding. The control unit enables the traverse device part to be conveyed along a particular weaving pattern, and controls the welding current and voltage, the wire supply speed, the traverse speed, and the stopping time at the nodal points in the moving interval between adjacent nodal points. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20180021874 | WIRE SHUTTLE FOR USE IN WELDING APPLICATIONS | 01-25-2018 |
