Patents by Inventor Kirk Stema

Kirk Stema 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).

  • WIDE PATH WELDING, CLADDING, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20210121981
    Abstract: A welding or cladding apparatus in which one or more energy beam emitters are used to generate a wide beam spot transverse to a welding or cladding path, and one or more wide feeders feed wire to the spot to create a wide welding or cladding puddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: William R. Giese, Erik Miller, Kirk Stema, Shuang Liu
  • Wide path welding, cladding, additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 10799986
    Abstract: A welding or cladding apparatus in which one or more energy beam emitters are used to generate a wide beam spot transverse to a welding or cladding path, and one or more wide feeders feed wire to the spot to create a wide welding or cladding puddle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Giese, Erik Miller, Kirk Stema, Shuang Liu
  • WIDE PATH WELDING, CLADDING, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20170368637
    Abstract: A welding or cladding apparatus in which one or more energy beam emitters are used to generate a wide beam spot transverse to a welding or cladding path, and one or more wide feeders feed wire to the spot to create a wide welding or cladding puddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: William R. Giese, Erik Miller, Kirk Stema, Shuang Liu