Patents by Inventor Sonya Wickens

Sonya Wickens 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 assemblies for dressing electrode tips and methods of dressing electrode tips
    Patent number: 10081080
    Abstract: A welding assembly includes a tip dress unit for dressing an electrode tip and a tip cleaning unit having a brush rotating during a cleaning operation. The tip cleaning unit is used to clean the electrode tip prior to the electrode tip being moved to the tip dress unit. The brush may be a wire brush. The brush may clean multiple electrode tips simultaneously. The brush may remove debris, such as sealer, oil, or particles from the electrode tip. The tip cleaning unit may include a shield at least partially surrounding the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sonya Wickens, Thomas VanderEyken
  • WELDING ASSEMBLIES FOR DRESSING ELECTRODE TIPS AND METHODS OF DRESSING ELECTRODE TIPS
    Publication number: 20160052093
    Abstract: A welding assembly includes a tip dress unit for dressing an electrode tip and a tip cleaning unit having a brush rotating during a cleaning operation. The tip cleaning unit is used to clean the electrode tip prior to the electrode tip being moved to the tip dress unit. The brush may be a wire brush. The brush may clean multiple electrode tips simultaneously. The brush may remove debris, such as sealer, oil, or particles from the electrode tip. The tip cleaning unit may include a shield at least partially surrounding the brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sonya Wickens, Thomas VanderEyken