Patents by Inventor Robert C. Schmick

Robert C. Schmick 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).

  • Method and apparatus for overhead welding
    Patent number: 4414459
    Abstract: Apparatus for overhead welding a first metal plate to a second metal plate comprising a base; an electrically insulated support for granular flux, adapted to span and cover with flux an overhead joint to be welded, on the base; a welding wire guide for directing the wire to an overhead joint covered by the flux support; and a flux feeder at least partially supported by the base for forcing granular welding flux onto the flux support to cover the joint with flux.A method of welding using the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignee: Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
    Inventors: James E. Sims, Robert C. Schmick