Patents by Inventor Gary Allen Thyssen

Gary Allen Thyssen 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).

  • COMPACT WELDING WIRE FEEDER
    Publication number: 20110114613
    Abstract: Embodiments of a welding system include a compact wire feeder adapted to feed welding wire having a diameter up to approximately 5/64 inches disposed on a wire spool having an outer diameter of approximately 8 inches. The compact wire feeder may include a housing, a spool mounting hub disposed in the housing and adapted to receive the wire spool, and a wire drive assembly having a motor adapted to apply an output torque to a shaft of a gearbox to drive the welding wire from the welding spool to a welding torch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Ray Ihde, Joesph Kyle Fink, Thomas Don Lahti, James Lee Uecker, Richard Martin Hutchison, Michael Todd Klegin, Gary Allen Thyssen