Patents by Inventor Curt Beck

Curt Beck 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).

  • Method and Apparatus For Welding With CV Control
    Publication number: 20070084840
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for welding is disclosed. The output is preferably a cyclical CV MIG output, and each cycle is divided into segments. An output parameter is sampled a plurality of times within one or more of the segments. The CV output is controlled within the at least one segment in response to the sampling. The parameter is output power, a resistance of the load, an output current, an output voltage, or functions thereof in various embodiments. The control loop is preferably a PI or PID loop. The loop may be applied only within a window. The set point may be taught or fixed. The system can be used to weld with a controlled arc length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Illinois Tools Work Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Davidson, James Uecker, Todd Holverson, David Almy, Curt Beck
  • Method and apparatus for welding with CV control
    Publication number: 20060006159
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for welding is disclosed. The output is preferably a cyclical CV MIG output, and each cycle is divided into segments. An output parameter is sampled a plurality of times within one or more of the segments. The CV output is controlled within the(at least one segment in response to the sampling. The parameter is output power, a resistance of the load, an output current, an output voltage, or functions thereof in various embodiments. The control loop is preferably a PI or PID loop. The loop may be applied only within a window. The set point may be taught or fixed. The system can be used to weld with a controlled arc length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Davidson, James Uecker, Todd Holverson, David Almy, Curt Beck