Patents by Inventor Ken Stanzel

Ken Stanzel 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).

  • Patent number: 7355141
    Abstract: A welder having an internal shielding gas regulator is disclosed. The welder has an internal gas cylinder and an internal regulator disposed in an enclosure. The welder may be equipped with an auxiliary shielding gas cylinder inlet so that a bulk shielding gas cylinder can be attached thereto and have a flow therefrom regulated by the internal shielding gas regulator. The welder constructed according to the invention is highly transportable, compact, and self-sufficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Albrecht, Tim A. Matus, Bernard J. Vogel, Ken Stanzel
  • Publication number: 20070125758
    Abstract: A welder having an internal shielding gas regulator is disclosed. The welder has an internal gas cylinder and an internal regulator disposed in an enclosure. The welder may be equipped with an auxiliary shielding gas cylinder inlet so that a bulk shielding gas cylinder can be attached thereto and have a flow therefrom regulated by the internal shielding gas regulator. The welder constructed according to the invention is highly transportable, compact, and self-sufficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce Albrecht, Tim Matus, Bernard Vogel, Ken Stanzel
  • Patent number: 6977358
    Abstract: A welder having an integrated gas cylinder is disclosed. The welder has a power source constructed to condition and output an electrical signal suitable to welding and a gas cylinder disposed in an enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Albrecht, Ken Stanzel, Bernard J. Vogel
  • Publication number: 20050127043
    Abstract: A welder having an internal shielding gas regulator is disclosed. The welder has an internal gas cylinder and an internal regulator disposed in an enclosure. The welder may be equipped with an auxiliary shielding gas cylinder inlet so that a bulk shielding gas cylinder can be attached thereto and have a flow therefrom regulated by the internal shielding gas regulator. The welder constructed according to the invention is highly transportable, compact, and self-sufficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Bruce Albrecht, Tim Matus, Bernard Vogel, Ken Stanzel
  • Publication number: 20050000946
    Abstract: A welder having an integrated gas cylinder is disclosed. The welder has a power source constructed to condition and output an electrical signal suitable to welding and a gas cylinder disposed in an enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Bruce Albrecht, Ken Stanzel, Bernard Vogel