Patents by Inventor Stephen Kainec

Stephen Kainec 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).

  • Publication number: 20060169682
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate inducing one or more actions, such as generation of a shift report data related to construction device(s), via detection of specified triggering events. The system comprises a triggering component that determines whether a triggering event has occurred a control component that initiates an action in response to the triggering event. Triggering events can comprise specific times of day as determined by a real-time clock that can be associated with a construction/fabrication device, such as a welder. Additionally, actions responsive to triggering events can be tagged for human approval prior to initiation in order to provide system flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Kainec, Edward Hillen
  • Publication number: 20060163227
    Abstract: A system that facilitates dynamic configuration of a welding system with respect to a sensor comprises a processing unit associated with the welding system. A configuration component facilitates configuring the welding system with respect to the sensor upon determining that the sensor is coupled to a local bus associated with the processing unit. A remote access component can facilitate remotely accessing the welding system, the configuration of the welding system alterable by way of the remote access component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Hillen, Stephen Kainec
  • Publication number: 20050103767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method that provide for automated notification to entities (e.g., individuals, groups of individuals, computers, systems . . . ) of welding system related information. The invention provides for determination of events and/or conditions that warrant automatic notification thereof to relevant entities. The notifications are conveyed via a most appropriate subset of available communication modes available. The system identifies most appropriate entities to receive the notification about the event, and optionally determines or infers state of the entities and conveys the notification via a communication mode (e.g., text, audio, graphical, video, combination thereof . . . ) and modality (e.g., wireless, Ethernet, cable, optical, telephone, e-mail, voicemail, pager, ghosting, instant messaging . . . ) that is most suitable given context/state of the event and entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Kainec, Edward Hillen, George Blankenship