Patents by Inventor Craig Jeffords

Craig Jeffords 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: 12158750
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed weld monitoring using jobs and job sessions are described. In some examples, a distributed monitoring system comprises a central monitoring station in communication with a user device and a local monitoring station. A user may use the user device to enter weld monitoring data that is subsequently received by the central monitoring station and stored in a central data repository. The central data repository may associate the weld monitoring data with welding data received from a welding device, as well as with a job session that is, in turn, associated with a job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Leland D. Falde, Stephen P. Ivkovich, Vincent N. Romano, Craig Jeffords
  • Publication number: 20240393771
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed weld monitoring using jobs and job sessions are described. In some examples, a distributed monitoring system comprises a central monitoring station in communication with a user device and a local monitoring station. A user may use the user device to enter weld monitoring data that is subsequently received by the central monitoring station and stored in a central data repository. The central data repository may associate the weld monitoring data with welding data received from a welding device, as well as with a job session that is, in turn, associated with a job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Leland D. Falde, Stephen P. Ivkovich, Vincent N. Romano, Craig Jeffords
  • Publication number: 20240335897
    Abstract: Systems and methods for weld monitoring systems with unknown downtime disabling are described. In some examples, a local monitoring station may perform activity tracking as part of a larger weld monitoring system. A welding device may send welding data to the local monitoring system, which may be used to determine a current activity. A user may also manually input an activity to use as the current activity. If the local monitoring station is unable to determine a current activity from the welding data or user input, then the local monitoring station determines that an unknown downtime has occurred. If the local monitoring station cannot determine a reason for the unknown downtime, the welding device may be disabled until the user provides a reason for the unknown downtime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Leland D. Falde, Stephen P. Ivkovich, Vincent N. Romano, Craig Jeffords
  • Patent number: 12042887
    Abstract: Systems and methods for weld monitoring systems with unknown downtime disabling are described. In some examples, a local monitoring station may perform activity tracking as part of a larger weld monitoring system. A welding device may send welding data to the local monitoring system, which may be used to determine a current activity. A user may also manually input an activity to use as the current activity. If the local monitoring station is unable to determine a current activity from the welding data or user input, then the local monitoring station determines that an unknown downtime has occurred. If the local monitoring station cannot determine a reason for the unknown downtime, the welding device may be disabled until the user provides a reason for the unknown downtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Leland D. Falde, Stephen P. Ivkovich, Vincent N. Romano, Craig Jeffords
  • Publication number: 20240028015
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed weld monitoring using jobs and job sessions are described. In some examples, a distributed monitoring system comprises a central monitoring station in communication with a user device and a local monitoring station. A user may use the user device to enter weld monitoring data that is subsequently received by the central monitoring station and stored in a central data repository. The central data repository may associate the weld monitoring data with welding data received from a welding device, as well as with a job session that is, in turn, associated with a job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Leland D. Falde, Stephen P. Ivkovich, Vincent N. Romano, Craig Jeffords
  • Publication number: 20240012398
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed weld monitoring using jobs and job sessions are described. In some examples, a distributed monitoring system comprises a central monitoring station in communication with a user device and a local monitoring station. A user may use the user device to enter weld monitoring data that is subsequently received by the central monitoring station and stored in a central data repository. The central data repository may associate the weld monitoring data with welding data received from a welding device, as well as with a job session that is, in turn, associated with a job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Leland D. Falde, Stephen P. Ivkovich, Vincent N. Romano, Craig Jeffords
  • Patent number: 11768483
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed weld monitoring using jobs and job sessions are described. In some examples, a distributed monitoring system comprises a central monitoring station in communication with a user device and a local monitoring station. A user may use the user device to enter weld monitoring data that is subsequently received by the central monitoring station and stored in a central data repository. The central data repository may associate the weld monitoring data with welding data received from a welding device, as well as with a job session that is, in turn, associated with a job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Leland D. Falde, Stephen P. Ivkovich, Vincent N. Romano, Craig Jeffords
  • Publication number: 20200368839
    Abstract: Systems and methods for weld monitoring systems with unknown downtime disabling are described. In some examples, a local monitoring station may perform activity tracking as part of a larger weld monitoring system. A welding device may send welding data to the local monitoring system, which may be used to determine a current activity. A user may also manually input an activity to use as the current activity. If the local monitoring station is unable to determine a current activity from the welding data or user input, then the local monitoring station determines that an unknown downtime has occurred. If the local monitoring station cannot determine a reason for the unknown downtime, the welding device may be disabled until the user provides a reason for the unknown downtime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Leland D. Falde, Stephen P. Ivkovich, Vincent N. Romano, Craig Jeffords
  • Publication number: 20200371503
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed weld monitoring using jobs and job sessions are described. In some examples, a distributed monitoring system comprises a central monitoring station in communication with a user device and a local monitoring station. A user may use the user device to enter weld monitoring data that is subsequently received by the central monitoring station and stored in a central data repository. The central data repository may associate the weld monitoring data with welding data received from a welding device, as well as with a job session that is, in turn, associated with a job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Leland D. Falde, Stephen P. Ivkovich, Vincent N. Romano, Craig Jeffords