Patents by Inventor Rickey R. Hanks

Rickey R. Hanks 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).

  • Welding lead assembly
    Patent number: 6066835
    Abstract: A welding lead assembly for use with a metal inert gas welding system to operatively couple a welding gun through an electrode feed unit of the metal inert gas welder to a power supply and an inert gas supply, the welding lead assembly includes a unitary welding lead having an inner flexible inert gas conduit coaxially disposed within a flexible electrical conductor and a plurality of electrode feed control elements to selectively supply inert gas and electrical power to the electrode feed unit through the inner flexible inert gas conduit and the flexible electrical conductor respectively and control signals between the welding gun and the power supply and inert gas supply through the electrode feed control elements to control operation of the metal inert gas welding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: S M C I, Inc.
    Inventor: Rickey R. Hanks