US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on March 31 for "System and methods for using drones in dispersed welding environments" (Wisconsin, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,591,856, issued on March 31, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"System and methods for using drones in dispersed welding environments" was invented by Jason Bonnell (Appleton, Wis.), Praveen Dandu (Appleton, Wis.), Leland Falde (Jackson, Mich.), Stephen P. Ivkovich (East Lansing, Mich.), Adam Pliska (Neenah, Wis.) and Tret West (Kaukauna, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for using drones in dispersed welding applications are disclosed. In some examples, drones may be used in large and/or dispersed welding environments to quickly navigate the large distances and/or reach areas that might be...