ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,249, issued on June 16, was assigned to LINCOLN GLOBAL INC. (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.).
"Wire spool clutch" was invented by Adam E. Link (Grafton, Ohio) and Matthew A. Weeks (Walloon, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A welding or additive manufacturing wire drive system includes a spindle. First and second welding wire spools are mounted on the spindle. The spools include a flange, a mounting hub, a barrel, and a wire electrode wound on the barrel. At least two drive rolls simultaneously draw first and second wire electrodes from the spools. A clutch disk is mounted on the spindle and has respective frictional surfaces in con...