Patents by Inventor Sarang Misal

Sarang Misal 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).

  • Automatic tip changer for burnback in an arc welding robot
    Patent number: 11376685
    Abstract: A fixture for automatically replacing a defective/burnback contact tip coupled to a torch arm of a robotic welder wherein the robotic welder is configured to feed a welding wire to the contact tip. The robotic welder includes a nozzle coupled to the torch arm which is disposed at the contact tip. The fixture includes a first station configured to remove the nozzle from the torch arm and to hold the nozzle for reattachment to the torch arm. A second station is configured to remove the contact tip from the torch arm. A third station includes a plurality of holding units each being configured to hold an unused contact tip, wherein the third station is configured to move one of the plurality of holding units to a predetermined location to locate the unused contact tip for attachment to the torch arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Anil Bhakuni, Mahmed Yasir Shaikh, Pankaj Bhorge, Sarang Misal
  • AUTOMATIC TIP CHANGER FOR BURNBACK IN AN ARC WELDING ROBOT
    Publication number: 20200398365
    Abstract: A fixture for automatically replacing a defective/burnback contact tip coupled to a torch arm of a robotic welder wherein the robotic welder is configured to feed a welding wire to the contact tip. The robotic welder includes a nozzle coupled to the torch arm which is disposed at the contact tip. The fixture includes a first station configured to remove the nozzle from the torch arm and to hold the nozzle for reattachment to the torch arm. A second station is configured to remove the contact tip from the torch arm. A third station includes a plurality of holding units each being configured to hold an unused contact tip, wherein the third station is configured to move one of the plurality of holding units to a predetermined location to locate the unused contact tip for attachment to the torch arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Anil Bhakuni, Mahmed Yasir Shaikh, Pankaj Bhorge, Sarang Misal
  • Automatic tip changer for burnback in an arc welding robot
    Patent number: 10814420
    Abstract: A fixture for automatically replacing a defective/burnback contact tip coupled to a torch arm of a robotic welder wherein the robotic welder is configured to feed a welding wire to the contact tip. The robotic welder includes a nozzle coupled to the torch arm which is disposed at the contact tip. The fixture includes a first station configured to remove the nozzle from the torch arm and to hold the nozzle for reattachment to the torch arm. A second station is configured to remove the contact tip from the torch arm. A third station includes a plurality of holding units each being configured to hold an unused contact tip, wherein the third station is configured to move one of the plurality of holding units to a predetermined location to locate the unused contact tip for attachment to the torch arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Anil Bhakuni, Mahmed Yasir Shaikh, Pankaj Bhorge, Sarang Misal
  • AUTOMATIC TIP CHANGER FOR BURNBACK IN AN ARC WELDING ROBOT
    Publication number: 20200094343
    Abstract: A fixture for automatically replacing a defective/burnback contact tip coupled to a torch arm of a robotic welder wherein the robotic welder is configured to feed a welding wire to the contact tip. The robotic welder includes a nozzle coupled to the torch arm which is disposed at the contact tip. The fixture includes a first station configured to remove the nozzle from the torch arm and to hold the nozzle for reattachment to the torch arm. A second station is configured to remove the contact tip from the torch arm. A third station includes a plurality of holding units each being configured to hold an unused contact tip, wherein the third station is configured to move one of the plurality of holding units to a predetermined location to locate the unused contact tip for attachment to the torch arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Anil Bhakuni, Mahmed Yasir Shaikh, Pankaj Bhorge, Sarang Misal