Patents by Inventor Darryl Grant Harvey

Darryl Grant Harvey 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).

  • Wireless tracking and inventory monitoring for welding-type devices
    Patent number: 9129330
    Abstract: A welding-type device has a wireless communication unit to transmit wireless signals comprising at least identification information or location information. The information may be transmitted either automatically or in response to request signals. Such a welding-type device may be configured to communicate with other welding-type devices, a monitoring device, or both. A wireless communication system has at least one welding-type device, at least one wireless communication assembly, and at least one monitoring device and is capable of assisting a user in locating particular welding-type devices, monitoring inventory, preventing theft of welding-type devices, and scheduling preventive maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Patrick Albrecht, Darryl Grant Harvey, James F. Ulrich, Sundaram Nagarajan
  • WELDING SYSTEM HAVING A WIRE-SPECIFIC INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20140312021
    Abstract: A system having a welding wire hub with a wire-specific interface. The wire-specific interface may be configured to enable mounting with a first wire spool and configured to prevent mounting with a second wire spool. In some embodiments, the first and second wire spools have different welding wire types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: David Austin Stanzel, Richard Martin Hutchison, Sundaram Nagarajan, Darryl Grant Harvey
  • WIRELESS TRACKING AND INVENTORY MONITORING FOR WELDING-TYPE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140214604
    Abstract: A welding-type device has a wireless communication unit to transmit wireless signals comprising at least identification information or location information. The information may be transmitted either automatically or in response to request signals. Such a welding-type device may be configured to communicate with other welding-type devices, a monitoring device, or both. A wireless communication system has at least one welding-type device, at least one wireless communication assembly, and at least one monitoring device and is capable of assisting a user in locating particular welding-type devices, monitoring inventory, preventing theft of welding-type devices, and scheduling preventive maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Patrick Albrecht, Darryl Grant Harvey, James F. Ulrich, Sundaram Nagarajan
  • Wireless tracking and inventory monitoring for welding-type devices
    Patent number: 8686318
    Abstract: A welding-type device has a wireless communication unit to transmit wireless signals comprising at least identification information or location information. The information may be transmitted either automatically or in response to request signals. Such a welding-type device may be configured to communicate with other welding-type devices, a monitoring device, or both. A wireless communication system has at least one welding-type device, at least one wireless communication assembly, and at least one monitoring device and is capable of assisting a user in locating particular welding-type devices, monitoring inventory, preventing theft of welding-type devices, and scheduling preventive maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Albrecht, Darryl Grant Harvey, Sundaram Nagarajan, James F. Ulrich