Patents by Inventor IIIinois Tool Works Inc.

IIIinois Tool Works Inc. 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).

  • Publication number: 20130020300
    Abstract: A hybrid welding device including a fuel cell and an energy storage device that cooperate to power a welding operation and/or an auxiliary operation are provided. In some embodiments, the hybrid welding device may also include an engine coupled to a generator that is configured to supplement the power provided by the fuel cell and/or the energy storage device. The hybrid welding device may be adapted to provide power for a welding operation and/or an auxiliary operation when operated as a standalone unit and/or when connected to a primary source of utility power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: IIIinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: IIIinois Tool Works Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130020299
    Abstract: A hybrid welding device including a fuel cell and an energy storage device that cooperate to power a welding operation and/or an auxiliary operation are provided. In some embodiments, the hybrid welding device may also include an engine coupled to a generator that is configured to supplement the power provided by the fuel cell and/or the energy storage device. The hybrid welding device may be adapted to provide power for a welding operation and/or an auxiliary operation when operated as a standalone unit and/or when connected to a primary source of utility power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: IIIinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: IIIinois Tool Works Inc.