Patents by Inventor Jonathan A. Will

Jonathan A. Will 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).

  • Systems, methods, and apparatus to reduce cast in a welding wire
    Patent number: 11020813
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus to reduce cast in a welding wire are disclosed. Example systems to reduce cast in a welding wire include a wire advancement roller configured to advance welding wire from a welding wire supply toward a welding torch; and a wire straightener configured to reduce cast in the welding wire by applying heat to the welding wire between the welding wire supply and the welding torch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Will, Jake Zwayer
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE CAST IN A WELDING WIRE
    Publication number: 20190076952
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus to reduce cast in a welding wire are disclosed. Example systems to reduce cast in a welding wire include a wire advancement roller configured to advance welding wire from a welding wire supply toward a welding torch; and a wire straightener configured to reduce cast in the welding wire by applying heat to the welding wire between the welding wire supply and the welding torch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Will, Jake Bradley Zwayer