Patents by Inventor Kyle A. Pfeifer
Kyle A. Pfeifer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20210369501Abstract: A welding helmet for detecting arc data is provided. One embodiment of the welding helmet includes an arc detection system configured to detect one or more welding arcs that occur during one or more welding operations. The welding helmet also includes control circuitry configured to count a number of the one or more welding arcs detected by the arc detection system. The welding helmet includes a storage device configured to store the number of the one or more welding arcs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: William Joshua Becker, Kyle A. Pfeifer, Eric T. Sommers
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Patent number: 11110009Abstract: A welding helmet for detecting arc data is provided. One embodiment of the welding helmet includes an arc detection system configured to detect one or more welding arcs that occur during one or more welding operations. The welding helmet also includes control circuitry configured to count a number of the one or more welding arcs detected by the arc detection system. The welding helmet includes a storage device configured to store the number of the one or more welding arcs.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: William J. Becker, Kyle A. Pfeifer, Eric T. Sommers
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Patent number: 11110537Abstract: Welding systems including welding torch assemblies are provided. The welding torch assembly may include a welding torch adapted to be utilized in a welding operation to establish a welding arc between the welding torch and a workpiece. Shielding gas may be supplied to the welding torch for establishment of a gas shielding area around a weld pool. The welding torch assembly may also include a temperature sensing system having a non-contact temperature sensor coupled to the welding torch and adapted to sense a temperature of the workpiece at a location outside of the molten weld pool.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Bornemann, Kyle A. Pfeifer, Richard M. Achtner
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Patent number: 10702003Abstract: In one aspect, a protective headwear is provided and includes a support member configured to engage a user's head, an outer shell coupled to the support member and rotatable relative to the support member between a first position and a second position, and a member coupled between the support member and the outer shell to reduce angular velocity of the outer shell as it moves from the first position to the second position. In one aspect, the protective headwear is a welding helmet.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Nishank R. Patel, Eric T. Sommers, Kyle Pfeifer
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Patent number: 10482788Abstract: A welding training system includes a welding training software having a first training mode configured to simulate a welding arc and a second training mode configured to use a live welding arc. The welding training system is configured to block welding power flow between a welding power supply and a welding torch while the welding training software is in the first training mode. The welding training system is also configured to enable the welding power to flow between the welding power supply and the welding torch while the welding training software is in the second training mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: William J. Becker, Kyle A. Pfeifer
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Publication number: 20170169729Abstract: A welding training system includes a welding training software having a first training mode configured to simulate a welding arc and a second training mode configured to use a live welding arc. The welding training system is configured to block welding power flow between a welding power supply and a welding torch while the welding training software is in the first training mode. The welding training system is also configured to enable the welding power to flow between the welding power supply and the welding torch while the welding training software is in the second training mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: William J. Becker, Kyle A. Pfeifer
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Patent number: 9666100Abstract: A welding training system includes a welding surface, a computer configured to execute a welding training software, and a calibration device. The welding training system also includes a sensor communicatively coupled to the computer and configured to sense a position of the calibration device, an orientation of the calibration device, or some combination thereof. The sensor is also configured to provide calibration data to the welding training software to calibrate a location of the welding surface relative to the sensor. The calibration data includes the position of the calibration device, the orientation of the calibration device, or some combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: William J. Becker, Kyle A. Pfeifer
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Publication number: 20170143549Abstract: A welding helmet for detecting arc data is provided. One embodiment of the welding helmet includes an arc detection system configured to detect one or more welding arcs that occur during one or more welding operations. The welding helmet also includes control circuitry configured to count a number of the one or more welding arcs detected by the arc detection system. The welding helmet includes a storage device configured to store the number of the one or more welding arcs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: William J. Becker, Kyle A. Pfeifer, Eric T. Sommers
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Patent number: 9583023Abstract: A welding training system includes a welding training software having a first training mode configured to simulate a welding arc and a second training mode configured to use a live welding arc. The welding training system is configured to block welding power flow between a welding power supply and a welding torch while the welding training software is in the first training mode. The welding training system is also configured to enable the welding power to flow between the welding power supply and the welding torch while the welding training software is in the second training mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: William J. Becker, Kyle A. Pfeifer
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Patent number: 9566192Abstract: A welding helmet for detecting arc data is provided. One embodiment of the welding helmet includes an arc detection system configured to detect one or more welding arcs that occur during one or more welding operations. The welding helmet also includes control circuitry configured to count a number of the one or more welding arcs detected by the arc detection system. The welding helmet includes a storage device configured to store the number of the one or more welding arcs.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: William J. Becker, Kyle A. Pfeifer, Eric T. Sommers
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Publication number: 20160346862Abstract: Welding systems including welding torch assemblies are provided. The welding torch assembly may include a welding torch adapted to be utilized in a welding operation to establish a welding arc between the welding torch and a workpiece. Shielding gas may be supplied to the welding torch for establishment of a gas shielding area around a weld pool. The welding torch assembly may also include a temperature sensing system having a non-contact temperature sensor coupled to the welding torch and adapted to sense a temperature of the workpiece at a location outside of the molten weld pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Brian J. Bornemann, Kyle A. Pfeifer, Richard M. Achtner
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Patent number: 9415459Abstract: Welding systems including welding torch assemblies are provided. The welding torch assembly may include a welding torch adapted to be utilized in a welding operation to establish a welding arc between the welding torch and a workpiece. Shielding gas may be supplied to the welding torch for establishment of a gas shielding area around a weld pool. The welding torch assembly may also include a temperature sensing system having a non-contact temperature sensor coupled to the welding torch and adapted to sense a temperature of the workpiece at a location outside of the molten weld pool.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Brian J. Bornemann, Kyle A. Pfeifer, Richard M. Achtner
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Publication number: 20160183622Abstract: In one aspect, a protective headwear is provided and includes a support member configured to engage a user's head, an outer shell coupled to the support member and rotatable relative to the support member between a first position and a second position, and a member coupled between the support member and the outer shell to reduce angular velocity of the outer shell as it moves from the first position to the second position. In one aspect, the protective headwear is a welding helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Nishank R. Patel, Eric T. Sommers, Kyle Pfeifer
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Publication number: 20130291271Abstract: A welding helmet for detecting arc data is provided. One embodiment of the welding helmet includes an arc detection system configured to detect one or more welding arcs that occur during one or more welding operations. The welding helmet also includes control circuitry configured to count a number of the one or more welding arcs detected by the arc detection system. The welding helmet includes a storage device configured to store the number of the one or more welding arcs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: William J. Becker, Kyle A. Pfeifer, Eric T. Sommers
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Publication number: 20130264322Abstract: Welding systems including welding torch assemblies are provided. The welding torch assembly may include a welding torch adapted to be utilized in a welding operation to establish a welding arc between the welding torch and a workpiece. Shielding gas may be supplied to the welding torch for establishment of a gas shielding area around a weld pool. The welding torch assembly may also include a temperature sensing system having a non-contact temperature sensor coupled to the welding torch and adapted to sense a temperature of the workpiece at a location outside of the molten weld pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Brian J. Bornemann, Kyle A. Pfeifer, Richard M. Achtner