Systems, methods, and apparatuses for monitoring weld quality

US9012802B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9012802-B2
Application numberUS-201314045004-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 3, 2013
Priority dateNov 13, 2009
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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Abstract

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An arc welder including an integrated monitor is disclosed. The monitor is capable of monitoring variables during a welding process and weighting the variables accordingly, quantifying overall quality of a weld, obtaining and using data indicative of a good weld, improving production and quality control for an automated welding process, teaching proper welding techniques, identifying cost savings for a welding process, and deriving optimal welding settings to be used as pre-sets for different welding processes or applications.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of evaluating a plurality of welds performed by an automated electric arc welder under substantially the same conditions and according to substantially the same arc welding process by monitoring the automated electric arc welder as the automated electric arc welder performs the plurality of welds according to the arc welding process by creating actual welding parameters between an advancing wire and a workpiece, said arc welding process control…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B23K31/12Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Physics · mapped topic

  • B23K9/095Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9012802B2 cover?
An arc welder including an integrated monitor is disclosed. The monitor is capable of monitoring variables during a welding process and weighting the variables accordingly, quantifying overall quality of a weld, obtaining and using data indicative of a good weld, improving production and quality control for an automated welding process, teaching proper welding techniques, identifying cost savin…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lincoln Global Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B23K31/12. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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