Patents by Inventor Jake B. Zwayer

Jake B. Zwayer 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).

  • Method and System for Short-Arc Welding
    Publication number: 20230364700
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing short arc welding-type power is disclosed. The system includes a power supply, a wire feeder, and a controller. The output current is decreased at dive rate when the arc forms. The dive rate is maintained until the currents drops to a threshold, preferably a function of the peak short current in that cycle. Then the current is held steady for a length of time that is a percentage of the short time for that cycle. Then the current is decreased at the normal rate until the short reforms, and the current begins increasing at the normal rate. The holding steady portion can be omitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Craig S. Knoener, Jake B. Zwayer, Zackary W. MacMullen
  • Method and system for short-arc welding
    Patent number: 11541475
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing short arc welding-type power is disclosed. The system includes a power supply, a wire feeder, and a controller. The output current is decreased at dive rate when the arc forms. The dive rate is maintained until the currents drops to a threshold, preferably a function of the peak short current in that cycle. Then the current is held steady for a length of time that is a percentage of the short time for that cycle. Then the current is decreased at the normal rate until the short reforms, and the current begins increasing at the normal rate. The holding steady portion can be omitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Craig S. Knoener, Jake B. Zwayer, Zachary W. MacMullen
  • Method and System for Short-Arc Welding
    Publication number: 20160361773
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing short arc welding-type power is disclosed. The system includes a power supply, a wire feeder, and a controller. The output current is decreased at dive rate when the arc forms. The dive rate is maintained until the currents drops to a threshold, preferably a function of the peak short current in that cycle. Then the current is held steady for a length of time that is a percentage of the short time for that cycle. Then the current is decreased at the normal rate until the short reforms, and the current begins increasing at the normal rate. The holding steady portion can be omitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Craig S. Knoener, Jake B. Zwayer, Zackary W. MacMullen