Patents by Inventor Jeff Root

Jeff Root 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: 20150298240
    Abstract: A gas metal arc welding system that includes leading and trailing welding torch assemblies arranged to operate in tandem. The leading welding torch assembly further includes a torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the rotatable torch body, wherein the contact tip further includes a passage formed therethrough; a consumable wire electrode passing through the body and exiting the contact tip through an exit hole; and a source of shielding gas. The trailing welding torch assembly further includes a non-rotatable torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the non-rotatable torch body; a consumable wire electrode passing through the non-rotatable torch body and exiting through the contact tip; and a source of shielding gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Marc A. PURSLOW, Jeff ROOT, Bradley A. NAGY, Victor M. PENROD
  • Patent number: 9035221
    Abstract: A gas metal arc welding system that includes first and second welding torch assemblies arranged to operate in tandem. The first welding torch assembly further includes a rotable torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the rotatable torch body, wherein the contact tip further includes an angled passage formed therethrough; a consumable wire electrode passing through the rotating torch body and exiting the contact tip through the offset exit hole; and a source of shielding gas. The second welding torch assembly further includes a non-rotatable torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the non-rotatable torch body; a consumable wire electrode passing through the non-rotatable torch body and exiting through the contact tip; and a source of shielding gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Marc A. Purslow, Jeff Root, Bradley A. Nagy, Victor M. Penrod
  • Publication number: 20120061364
    Abstract: A gas metal arc welding system that includes first and second welding torch assemblies arranged to operate in tandem. The first welding torch assembly further includes a rotable torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the rotatable torch body, wherein the contact tip further includes an angled passage formed therethrough; a consumable wire electrode passing through the rotating torch body and exiting the contact tip through the offset exit hole; and a source of shielding gas. The second welding torch assembly further includes a non-rotatable torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the non-rotatable torch body; a consumable wire electrode passing through the non-rotatable torch body and exiting through the contact tip; and a source of shielding gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Marc A. Purslow, Jeff Root, Bradley A. Nagy, Victor M. Penrod