Patents by Inventor Thomas IGNATOWSKI

Thomas IGNATOWSKI 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).

  • Patent number: 11013072
    Abstract: A solenoidal induction coil with dynamically variable coil geometry is provided for inductively welding or heating continuous or discontinuous workpieces passing through the solenoidal induction coil in a process line. The coil geometry can change, for example, as the outer dimension of the workpiece passing through the solenoidal induction coil changes or as non-continuous workpieces pass through the solenoidal induction coil in an induction heating or welding process line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: THERMATOOL CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas Ignatowski, Michael A. Nallen
  • Patent number: 10701769
    Abstract: A solenoidal induction coil with dynamically variable coil geometry is provided for inductively welding or heating continuous or discontinuous workpieces passing through the solenoidal induction coil in a process line. The coil geometry can change, for example, as the outer dimension of the workpiece passing through the solenoidal induction coil changes or as non-continuous workpieces pass through the solenoidal induction coil in an induction heating or welding process line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: THERMATOOL CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas Ignatowski, Michael A. Nallen
  • Publication number: 20180213614
    Abstract: A solenoidal induction coil with dynamically variable coil geometry is provided for inductively welding or heating continuous or discontinuous workpieces passing through the solenoidal induction coil in a process line. The coil geometry can change, for example, as the outer dimension of the workpiece passing through the solenoidal induction coil changes or as non-continuous workpieces pass through the solenoidal induction coil in an induction heating or welding process line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas IGNATOWSKI, Michael A. NALLEN
  • Publication number: 20180206296
    Abstract: A solenoidal induction coil with dynamically variable coil geometry is provided for inductively welding or heating continuous or discontinuous workpieces passing through the solenoidal induction coil in a process line. The coil geometry can change, for example, as the outer dimension of the workpiece passing through the solenoidal induction coil changes or as non-continuous workpieces pass through the solenoidal induction coil in an induction heating or welding process line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas IGNATOWSKI, Michael A. NALLEN
  • Patent number: 10024735
    Abstract: A series of time-sequenced heat energy data arrays or data stream sets of a weld process region are processed by a weld data array or data stream processing system to produce a heat energy data set output that is related to weld process region features or weld process region heat energy data. The heat energy data set output can be displayed to a system user and modified by system user input to the weld data array or data stream processing system; alternatively, or in combination, the system user output and input, the heat energy data set output, or data produced from the heat energy data set output by the weld data array or data stream processing system, can be transmitted to a weld process controller to adjust parameters in the weld process responsive to the output of the weld data array or data stream processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: THERMATOOL CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas Ignatowski, Michael A. Nallen, Lesley D. Frame, Sean Patrick Lynch
  • Patent number: 9924567
    Abstract: A solenoidal induction coil with dynamically variable coil geometry is provided for inductively welding or heating continuous or discontinuous workpieces passing through the solenoidal induction coil in a process line. The coil geometry can change, for example, as the outer dimension of the workpiece passing through the solenoidal induction coil changes or as non-continuous workpieces pass through the solenoidal induction coil in an induction heating or welding process line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: THERMATOOL CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas Ignatowski, Michael A. Nallen
  • Publication number: 20150134292
    Abstract: A series of time-sequenced heat energy data arrays or data stream sets of a weld process region are processed by a weld data array or data stream processing system to produce a heat energy data set output that is related to weld process region features or weld process region heat energy data. The heat energy data set output can be displayed to a system user and modified by system user input to the weld data array or data stream processing system; alternatively, or in combination, the system user output and input, the heat energy data set output, or data produced from the heat energy data set output by the weld data array or data stream processing system, can be transmitted to a weld process controller to adjust parameters in the weld process responsive to the output of the weld data array or data stream processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas IGNATOWSKI, Michael A. NALLEN, Lesley D. FRAME, Sean Patrick LYNCH
  • Publication number: 20140339219
    Abstract: A solenoidal induction coil with dynamically variable coil geometry is provided for inductively welding or heating continuous or discontinuous workpieces passing through the solenoidal induction coil in a process line. The coil geometry can change, for example, as the outer dimension of the workpiece passing through the solenoidal induction coil changes or as non-continuous workpieces pass through the solenoidal induction coil in an induction heating or welding process line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: THERMATOOL CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas IGNATOWSKI, Michael A. NALLEN