Patents by Inventor Alan Fredrick Smith

Alan Fredrick Smith 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).

  • Multi-operator engine driven welder system
    Patent number: 10144083
    Abstract: An engine driven welder includes a generator configured to provide an electrical output, an engine coupled to the generator, an air compression system coupled to the engine, a first welding system coupled to the generator, and a second welding system. The engine is configured to drive the generator, and the air compression system is configured to provide a pneumatic output. The first welding system is configured to provide a first weld output, and the second welding system is configured to provide a second weld output. The second weld output is independent of the first weld output in an independent mode, and the second weld output is combined with the first weld output as a combined weld output in a parallel mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: David Edwin Radtke, Alan Fredrick Smith, George Harold Baus, Joseph Carl Gitter
  • MULTI-OPERATOR ENGINE DRIVEN WELDER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140238966
    Abstract: An engine driven welder includes a generator configured to provide an electrical output, an engine coupled to the generator, an air compression system coupled to the engine, a first welding system coupled to the generator, and a second welding system. The engine is configured to drive the generator, and the air compression system is configured to provide a pneumatic output. The first welding system is configured to provide a first weld output, and the second welding system is configured to provide a second weld output. The second weld output is independent of the first weld output in an independent mode, and the second weld output is combined with the first weld output as a combined weld output in a parallel mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: David Edwin Radtke, Alan Fredrick Smith, George Harold Baus, Joseph Carl Gitter