Patents by Inventor Mark S. Fullen

Mark S. Fullen 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).

  • Control system for depositing powder to a molten puddle
    Patent number: 6605795
    Abstract: An imaging system for controlling powder aiming in a molten puddle. In the imaging system of the present invention, an image processor extracts a first image of the molten puddle and a second image of a powder envelope from a composite image of the weld area. The first and second processed images provide feedback for process control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Frank G. Arcella, Bradley A. Cleveland, Mark S. Fullen
  • Welding head
    Patent number: 6199745
    Abstract: A welding head including upper and lower probe members and probe pin. The upper and lower probe members are independently actuatable and biased to follow the profile of a workpiece and supply a balance load to opposed surfaces of a workpiece during welding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Craig L. Campbell, Mark S. Fullen, Michael J. Skinner