Patents by Inventor Edward D. Hillen

Edward D. Hillen 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).

  • System for enabling arc welders
    Publication number: 20040140301
    Abstract: A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire. The system comprises a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire features; a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of recorded features of welding wire loaded onto the welder; and, a disable circuit to disable the welder to process the specific welding procedure when the data indicative of recorded features of the welding wire fails to correspond with the data indicative of the selected welding wire features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Lincoln Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: George D. Blankenship, Edward D. Hillen, William S. Houston
  • System for enabling arc welders
    Patent number: 6710299
    Abstract: A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire. The system comprises a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire features; a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of recorded features of welding wire loaded onto the welder; and, a disable circuit to disable the welder to process the specific welding procedure when the data indicative of recorded features of the welding wire fails to correspond with the data indicative of the selected welding wire features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: George D. Blankenship, Edward D. Hillen, William S. Houston
  • System for enabling arc welders
    Publication number: 20030111451
    Abstract: A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire. The system comprises a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire features; a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of recorded features of welding wire loaded onto the welder; and, a disable circuit to disable the welder to process the specific welding procedure when the data indicative of recorded features of the welding wire fails to correspond with the data indicative of the selected welding wire features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Lincoln Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: George D. Blankenship, Edward D. Hillen, William S. Houston
  • System for enabling arc welders
    Patent number: 6552303
    Abstract: A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire. The system comprises a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire features; a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of recorded features of welding wire loaded onto the welder; and, a disable circuit to disable the welder to process the specific welding procedure when the data indicative of recorded features of the welding wire fails to correspond with the data indicative of the selected welding wire features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: George D. Blankenship, Edward D. Hillen, William S. Houston