Patents by Inventor Jeffrey G. Wells

Jeffrey G. Wells 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: 20110220616
    Abstract: Welding torch assemblies including a torch body having a user interface module integrally formed therewith, a welding nozzle, and a torch lead assembly are provided. The user interface module may enable a user to control one or more parameters of a welding operation. The welding nozzle may be coupled to a first end of the torch body. The torch lead assembly may be coupled to a second end of the torch body opposite the first end and may include a weld power lead and a weld control lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Donald Mehn, Jeffrey G. Wells, Caleb Haven
  • Publication number: 20080217314
    Abstract: A self-adjusting liner assembly for a welding torch includes an elongated tubular main body having forward and rearward ends. An elongated tubular retainer including a shoulder is mountable in the main body. An elongated tubular piston including a shoulder cooperates with the retainer in a telescoping relationship in the main body. A resilient member is disposed in the main body and envelops a portion of the retainer and the piston. The resilient member urges the shoulders away from each other and the tubular piston toward the forward end of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey G. Wells, Kenneth K. Pratt