Patents by Inventor Bradley R. Petersen

Bradley R. Petersen 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).

  • Workpiece positioner and welding sequencer
    Patent number: 11531318
    Abstract: Embodiments of welding work cells are disclosed. One embodiment includes a workpiece positioning system, a welding power source, and a welding job sequencer. The workpiece positioning system powers an elevating motion and a rotational motion of a workpiece mounted between a headstock and a tailstock to re-position the workpiece for a next weld to be performed. The welding power source generates welding output power based on a set of welding parameters of the power source. The welding job sequencer commands the workpiece positioning system to re-position the workpiece from a current position to a next position in accordance with a next step of a welding sequence of a welding schedule. The welding job sequencer also commands the welding power source to adjust a current set of welding parameters to a next set of welding parameters in accordance with the next step of the welding sequence of the welding schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad J. Goddard, Thomas C. Banks, Mark A. Hann, Shaun A. Zahradka, Ryan J. Rezabek, Bradley R. Petersen, Charles R. Schlue, Bruce J. Chantry, Joseph A. Daniel
  • WORKPIECE POSITIONER AND WELDING SEQUENCER
    Publication number: 20210018894
    Abstract: Embodiments of welding work cells are disclosed. One embodiment includes a workpiece positioning system, a welding power source, and a welding job sequencer. The workpiece positioning system powers an elevating motion and a rotational motion of a workpiece mounted between a headstock and a tailstock to re-position the workpiece for a next weld to be performed. The welding power source generates welding output power based on a set of welding parameters of the power source. The welding job sequencer commands the workpiece positioning system to re-position the workpiece from a current position to a next position in accordance with a next step of a welding sequence of a welding schedule. The welding job sequencer also commands the welding power source to adjust a current set of welding parameters to a next set of welding parameters in accordance with the next step of the welding sequence of the welding schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Brad J. Goddard, Thomas C. Banks, Mark A. Hann, Shaun A. Zahradka, Ryan J. Rezabek, Bradley R. Petersen, Charles R. Schlue, Bruce J. Chantry, Joseph A. Daniel
  • Workpiece positioner and welding sequencer
    Patent number: 10845778
    Abstract: Embodiments of welding work cells are disclosed. One embodiment includes a workpiece positioning system, a welding power source, and a welding job sequencer. The workpiece positioning system powers an elevating motion and a rotational motion of a workpiece mounted between a headstock and a tailstock to re-position the workpiece for a next weld to be performed. The welding power source generates welding output power based on a set of welding parameters of the power source. The welding job sequencer commands the workpiece positioning system to re-position the workpiece from a current position to a next position in accordance with a next step of a welding sequence of a welding schedule. The welding job sequencer also commands the welding power source to adjust a current set of welding parameters to a next set of welding parameters in accordance with the next step of the welding sequence of the welding schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brad J. Goddard, Thomas C. Banks, Mark A. Hann, Shaun A. Zahradka, Ryan J. Rezabek, Bradley R. Petersen, Charles R. Schlue, Bruce J. Chantry, Joseph A. Daniel
  • WORKPIECE POSITIONER AND WELDING SEQUENCER
    Publication number: 20180284718
    Abstract: Embodiments of welding work cells are disclosed. One embodiment includes a workpiece positioning system, a welding power source, and a welding job sequencer. The workpiece positioning system powers an elevating motion and a rotational motion of a workpiece mounted between a headstock and a tailstock to re-position the workpiece for a next weld to be performed. The welding power source generates welding output power based on a set of welding parameters of the power source. The welding job sequencer commands the workpiece positioning system to re-position the workpiece from a current position to a next position in accordance with a next step of a welding sequence of a welding schedule. The welding job sequencer also commands the welding power source to adjust a current set of welding parameters to a next set of welding parameters in accordance with the next step of the welding sequence of the welding schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Brad J. Goddard, Thomas C. Banks, Mark A. Hann, Shaun A. Zahradka, Ryan J. Rezabek, Bradley R. Petersen, Charles R. Schlue, Bruce J. Chantry, Joseph A. Daniel