Patents by Inventor Michael Scott Bertram

Michael Scott Bertram 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).

  • Tubular welding wire with a thinner sheath for improved deposition rates
    Patent number: 10646965
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to welding and, more specifically, to tubular welding wires for arc welding processes, such as Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW), and Submerged Arc Welding (SAW). The tubular welding wire includes a metal sheath surrounding a granular core. The metal sheath includes greater than approximately 0.6% manganese by weight and greater than approximately 0.05% silicon by weight. Further, the metal sheath has a thickness of between approximately 0.008 inches and approximately 0.02 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hobart Brothers LLC
    Inventors: Steven Edward Barhorst, Joseph C. Bundy, Michael Scott Bertram
  • TUBULAR WELDING WIRE WITH A THINNER SHEATH FOR IMPROVED DEPOSITION RATES
    Publication number: 20170043434
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to welding and, more specifically, to tubular welding wires for arc welding processes, such as Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW), and Submerged Arc Welding (SAW). The tubular welding wire includes a metal sheath surrounding a granular core. The metal sheath includes greater than approximately 0.6% manganese by weight and greater than approximately 0.05% silicon by weight. Further, the metal sheath has a thickness of between approximately 0.008 inches and approximately 0.02 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Edward Barhorst, Joseph C. Bundy, Michael Scott Bertram
  • Root pass welding solution
    Patent number: 9527152
    Abstract: The present systems and methods relate generally to the field of welding systems, and particularly to flux-cored arc welding systems with self-shielded electrodes (FCAW-S). In an embodiment, a tubular welding wire includes a core and a sheath disposed around the core. Further, the tubular welding wire includes greater than approximately 2.4% glassy slag promoter by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Martin Hutchison, Mario Anthony Amata, Michael Scott Bertram, Zhigang Xiao
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUBULAR WELDING WIRE
    Publication number: 20150239072
    Abstract: A submerged arc welding (SAW) wire includes a metal sheath surrounding a granular core. The metal sheath includes at least approximately 0.6% manganese by weight and at least approximately 0.05% silicon by weight, and the granular core includes less than 2% manganese by weight and less than 2% silicon by weight. Further, the granular core does not include components that provide shielding gas during SAW.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Edward Barhorst, Joseph C. Bundy, Michael Scott Bertram
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONDITIONING AN AIR FLOW FOR A WELDING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20140367366
    Abstract: A welding system includes a gas supply system configured to provide an air flow to a welding application. The gas supply system is configured to draw the air flow from an ambient environment about the gas supply system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Scott Bertram, Steven Edward Barhorst
  • ROOT PASS WELDING SOLUTION
    Publication number: 20140027426
    Abstract: The present systems and methods relate generally to the field of welding systems, and particularly to flux-cored arc welding systems with self-shielded electrodes (FCAW-S). In an embodiment, a tubular welding wire includes a core and a sheath disposed around the core. Further, the tubular welding wire includes greater than approximately 2.4% glassy slag promoter by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Martin Hutchison, Mario Anthony Amata, Michael Scott Bertram, Zhigang Xiao