Patents by Inventor George C. Willard

George C. Willard 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: 9511440
    Abstract: The invention described herein generally pertains to a welding device that deposits a material onto a workpiece, the welding device having with an electrode head and a contact assembly coupled thereto. The contact assembly can house electrodes that allow deposition of material on a workpiece. At least a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes can be driven at different speeds. Moreover, welding arcs for one or more electrodes can be established based upon a predetermined order in which the predetermined order can be based on at least one of a location of the electrode head on the workpiece, a start of a welding process, and/or a stopping of a welding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Steven R. Peters, Michael S. Flagg, George C. Willard
  • Publication number: 20150314398
    Abstract: The invention provided is a system and method for welding or cladding using a strip electrode which is capable of delivering a desired chemistry, where the strip electrode contains an alloying or flux material. In embodiments, the strip electrode has at least two bulge portions separated by a web portion where the bulge portions have a larger thickness than the web portions. Other embodiments deliver each of a strip electrode and a cored electrode to the same puddle, while the electrodes make contact with each other before the puddle and share the deposition current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Steven R. Peters, George C. Willard, JR., John R. Procario
  • Publication number: 20140339203
    Abstract: The invention described herein generally pertains to a welding device that deposits a material onto a workpiece, the welding device having with an electrode head and a contact assembly coupled thereto. The contact assembly can house electrodes that allow deposition of material on a workpiece. At least a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes can be driven at different speeds. Moreover, welding arcs for one or more electrodes can be established based upon a predetermined order in which the predetermined order can be based on at least one of a location of the electrode head on the workpiece, a start of a welding process, and/or a stopping of a welding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Steven R. Peters, Michael S. Flagg, George C. Willard