Patents by Inventor Thomas Roger Jaeger

Thomas Roger Jaeger 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).

  • CONTACT TIP ROTARY LOCK OF A WELDING TORCH
    Publication number: 20230049194
    Abstract: A welding torch system includes a diffuser assembly that includes a locking mechanism to receive a contact tip. Additionally, the welding torch system includes the contact tip, which includes locking elements configured to interact with the locking mechanism of the diffuser assembly to secure the contact tip within the diffuser assembly. Further, the contact tip is rotated within the diffuser assembly to securely align the locking elements with the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Roger Jaeger, Bradley Eugene Whipple
  • Contact tip rotary lock of a welding torch
    Patent number: 11491574
    Abstract: A welding torch system includes a diffuser assembly that includes a locking mechanism to receive a contact tip. Additionally, the welding torch system includes the contact tip, which includes locking elements configured to interact with the locking mechanism of the diffuser assembly to secure the contact tip within the diffuser assembly. Further, the contact tip is rotated within the diffuser assembly to securely align the locking elements with the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Roger Jaeger, Bradley Eugene Whipple
  • Narrow groove welding method and system
    Patent number: 10953484
    Abstract: A system includes a welding torch assembly configured to establish a welding arc between an electrode and workpieces separated by a narrow groove utilizing power from a power supply while moving the electrode radially in a desired pattern by a motion control assembly within the welding torch assembly. The welding torch assembly includes a nozzle through which the electrode is fed and within which the electrode is radially moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Pagano, Bryan Dustin Marschke, Thomas Roger Jaeger, Nauman Basit, Kenneth S. Dobson
  • CONTACT TIP ROTARY LOCK OF A WELDING TORCH
    Publication number: 20200147715
    Abstract: A welding torch system includes a diffuser assembly that includes a locking mechanism to receive a contact tip. Additionally, the welding torch system includes the contact tip, which includes locking elements configured to interact with the locking mechanism of the diffuser assembly to secure the contact tip within the diffuser assembly. Further, the contact tip is rotated within the diffuser assembly to securely align the locking elements with the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Roger Jaeger, Bradley Eugene Whipple
  • Contact tip rotary lock of a welding torch
    Patent number: 10583514
    Abstract: A welding torch system includes a diffuser assembly that includes a locking mechanism to receive a contact tip. Additionally, the welding torch system includes the contact tip, which includes locking elements configured to interact with the locking mechanism of the diffuser assembly to secure the contact tip within the diffuser assembly. Further, the contact tip is rotated within the diffuser assembly to securely align the locking elements with the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Roger Jaeger, Bradley Eugene Whipple
  • CONTACT TIP ROTARY LOCK OF A WELDING TORCH
    Publication number: 20170080511
    Abstract: A welding torch system includes a diffuser assembly that includes a locking mechanism to receive a contact tip. Additionally, the welding torch system includes the contact tip, which includes locking elements configured to interact with the locking mechanism of the diffuser assembly to secure the contact tip within the diffuser assembly. Further, the contact tip is rotated within the diffuser assembly to securely align the locking elements with the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Roger Jaeger, Bradley Eugene Whipple
  • NARROW GROOVE WELDING METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150076120
    Abstract: A system includes a welding torch assembly configured to establish a welding arc between an electrode and workpieces separated by a narrow groove utilizing power from a power supply while moving the electrode radially in a desired pattern by a motion control assembly within the welding torch assembly. The welding torch assembly includes a nozzle through which the electrode is fed and within which the electrode is radially moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Pagano, Bryan Dustin Marschke, Thomas Roger Jaeger, Nauman Basit, Kenneth S. Dobson