ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,364, issued on April 7, was assigned to Seabery North America Inc. (Annapolis, Md.).

"Weld training simulations using desktop devices, modular workpieces, and simulated welding equipment" was invented by William Joshua Becker (Glenview, Ill.), Olivia Arreola (Glenview, Ill.), Mitchell James Muske (Glenview, Ill.), Veronika Pashkina (Glenview, Ill.) and Pedro Marquinez (Annapolis, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems for simulating joining operations, such as welding, are disclosed. In some examples, a system may use a desktop device for conducting welding simulations, such as for purposes of training. In some examples, the syst...