Patents by Inventor Pavel Gunia
Pavel Gunia 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).
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Patent number: 11967249Abstract: Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., SEABERY NORTH AMERICA INC.Inventors: Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla, William Joshua Becker, Justin Monroe Blount, Mitchell James Muske, Jessica Marie Marhefke, Pavel Gunia
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Publication number: 20240001491Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and/or methods are disclosed relating to welding systems that monitor welds performed by an operator. In some examples, the welding system monitors one or more welds performed using a welding tool, evaluates characteristics of the one or more welds in comparison to certain predetermined criteria, and determines a performance score for the operator based on the evaluation. In some examples, the characteristics of the one or more welds include the location of each of the one or more welds and/or the order in which the one or more welds are executed. In such an example, the predetermined criteria may include target locations for each of the one or more welds and/or a target order of execution. In some examples, the welding system may respond to deviations from the target locations and/or target order, such as by reducing a performance score, disabling weld operations, providing guidance to the operator, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: William Joshua Becker, Olivia Arreola, Pavel Gunia, Pedro Marquinez
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Patent number: 11806814Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and/or methods are disclosed relating to welding systems that monitor welds performed by an operator. In some examples, the welding system monitors one or more welds performed using a welding tool, evaluates characteristics of the one or more welds in comparison to certain predetermined criteria, and determines a performance score for the operator based on the evaluation. In some examples, the characteristics of the one or more welds include the location of each of the one or more welds and/or the order in which the one or more welds are executed. In such an example, the predetermined criteria may include target locations for each of the one or more welds and/or a target order of execution. In some examples, the welding system may respond to deviations from the target locations and/or target order, such as by reducing a performance score, disabling weld operations, providing guidance to the operator.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignees: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Seabery North America Inc.Inventors: William Joshua Becker, Olivia Arreola, Pavel Gunia, Pedro Marquinez
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Publication number: 20230095900Abstract: Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla, William Joshua Becker, Justin Monroe Blount, Mitchell James Muske, Jessica Marie Marhefke, Pavel Gunia
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Publication number: 20230080145Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and/or methods are disclosed relating to augmented reality welding systems. In some examples, an augmented reality welding system is configured to apply a visual effect to a simulated rendering of the augmented reality welding system when a simulated arc is present, so as to emulate an auto-darkening lens of a welding helmet. In some examples, the visual effect is impacted by several user adjustable settings. The settings may be adjusted by a user, such as via a helmet interface and/or the user interface of the augmented reality welding system, for example. In some examples, the settings may emulate auto-darkening settings found on conventional auto-darkening welding helmets (e.g., shade, sensitivity, and/or delay). In some examples, the settings may also include other settings unique to the augmented reality welding system, such as, for example a helmet model/type, a difficulty setting, a realism setting, and/or an effect area setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Pedro Marquinez, William Joshua Becker, Pavel Gunia
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Patent number: 11521512Abstract: Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignees: Illinois Tool Works Inc., Seabery North America Inc.Inventors: Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla, William Joshua Becker, Justin Monroe Blount, Mitchell James Muske, Jessica Marie Marhefke, Pavel Gunia
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Patent number: 11514816Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and/or methods are disclosed relating to augmented reality welding systems. In some examples, an augmented reality welding system is configured to apply a visual effect to a simulated rendering of the augmented reality welding system when a simulated arc is present, so as to emulate an auto-darkening lens of a welding helmet. In some examples, the visual effect is impacted by several user adjustable settings. The settings may be adjusted by a user, such as via a helmet interface and/or the user interface of the augmented reality welding system, for example. In some examples, the settings may emulate auto-darkening settings found on conventional auto-darkening welding helmets (e.g., shade, sensitivity, and/or delay). In some examples, the settings may also include other settings unique to the augmented reality welding system, such as, for example a helmet model/type, a difficulty setting, a realism setting, and/or an effect area setting.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignees: Illinois Tool Works Inc., Seabery North America Inc.Inventors: Pedro Marquinez, William Joshua Becker, Pavel Gunia
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Publication number: 20220375365Abstract: Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: William Joshua Becker, Justin Monroe Blount, Jessica Marie Marhefke, Nicholas James Dessart, Mitchell James Muske, Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla, Pavel Gunia, Victor López Márquez, David Barroso de la Rosa, Sergio Garrido Jurado, Jesús Calvo Pérez, Javier Castilla Gutiérrez
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Patent number: 11450233Abstract: Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignees: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., SEABERY NORTH AMERICA INC.Inventors: William Joshua Becker, Justin Monroe Blount, Jessica Marie Marhefke, Nicholas James Dessart, Mitchell James Muske, Pedro Marquinez, Pavel Gunia, Victor López Márquez, David Barroso de la Rosa, Sergio Garrido Jurado, Jesús Calvo Pérez, Javier Castilla Gutiérrez
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Publication number: 20210012680Abstract: Systems and methods to simulate joining operations are disclosed. An example computer-implemented system for simulation of joining materials with or without filler material, includes: processing circuitry; and a machine readable storage device storing machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to display a visual simulation of a three-dimensional joining operation within a simulation domain by simulating the simulation domain as a set of interconnected cross-sectional two dimensional slices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla, Pavel Gunia
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Publication number: 20200262009Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and/or methods are disclosed relating to welding systems that monitor welds performed by an operator. In some examples, the welding system monitors one or more welds performed using a welding tool, evaluates characteristics of the one or more welds in comparison to certain predetermined criteria, and determines a performance score for the operator based on the evaluation. In some examples, the characteristics of the one or more welds include the location of each of the one or more welds and/or the order in which the one or more welds are executed. In such an example, the predetermined criteria may include target locations for each of the one or more welds and/or a target order of execution. In some examples, the welding system may respond to deviations from the target locations and/or target order, such as by reducing a performance score, disabling weld operations, providing guidance to the operator, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: William Joshua Becker, Olivia Arreola, Pavel Gunia, Pedro Marquinez
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Publication number: 20200265750Abstract: Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Pedro Marquinez, William Joshua Becker, Justin Monroe Blount, Mitchell James Muske, Jessica Marie Marhefke, Pavel Gunia, Rafael Esteban Clares
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Publication number: 20200265749Abstract: Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: William Joshua Becker, Justin Monroe Blount, Jessica Marie Marhefke, Nicholas James Dessart, Mitchell James Muske, Pedro Marquinez, Pavel Gunia, Victor López Márquez, David Barroso de la Rosa, Sergio Garrido Jurado, Jesús Calvo Pérez, Javier Castilla Gutiérrez
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Publication number: 20200265748Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and/or methods are disclosed relating to augmented reality welding systems. In some examples, an augmented reality welding system is configured to apply a visual effect to a simulated rendering of the augmented reality welding system when a simulated arc is present, so as to emulate an auto-darkening lens of a welding helmet. In some examples, the visual effect is impacted by several user adjustable settings. The settings may be adjusted by a user, such as via a helmet interface and/or the user interface of the augmented reality welding system, for example. In some examples, the settings may emulate auto-darkening settings found on conventional auto-darkening welding helmets (e.g., shade, sensitivity, and/or delay). In some examples, the settings may also include other settings unique to the augmented reality welding system, such as, for example a helmet model/type, a difficulty setting, a realism setting, and/or an effect area setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Pedro Marquinez, William Joshua Becker, Pavel Gunia