ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,975, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Micro Products Co. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Material positioner for welding apparatus and method" was invented by Robert Bulitta (East Peoria, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A material positioner can utilize characteristics of the material being welded to locate the material to be welded. In some embodiments, the material positioner has a voice coil actuator (VCA) for material positioning. In some embodiments, the VCA is sent a signal based on the characteristics of the material being welded and/or the type of weld being completed. In at least some embodiments, a single welder can be used over a w...