US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Sept. 15 for "Welding technique monitoring systems with sloped workpiece calibrations" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,618, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Welding technique monitoring systems with sloped workpiece calibrations" was invented by William Joshua Becker (Neenah, Wis.) and Brett Sheleski (Appleton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are examples of tool based welding technique monitoring systems with sloped workpiece calibrations. Using two calibration steps (or one fluid calibrating movement), the disclosed system is able to monitor welding technique along a straight welding joint of any slope, be the slope 0/180/360 degrees (i.e., horizontal), 90/270 degrees (i.e., verti...