Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc
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Application No.: US15647620Application Date: 2017-07-12
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Publication No.: US10596651B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Craig Steven Knoener , Milad Pashapour Nikou , Andrew James Thielke
- Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Current Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
- Main IPC: B23K9/095
- IPC: B23K9/095 ; B23K9/10 ; H05H1/48 ; H04R23/00 ; B23K10/00

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc are disclosed. An example welding-type power supply includes a power converter, a weld monitor, and an arc modulator. The power converter outputs welding power to sustain a welding-type arc at a welding-type torch. The weld monitor monitors one or more aspects of a weld performed using the welding-type arc and the welding-type torch, and selects an audio message based on the one or more aspects. The arc modulator configured to modify the welding-type arc to output the selected audio message as a plasma speaker.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190015920A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMMUNICATE VIA A WELDING ARC Public/Granted day:2019-01-17
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